4/18/2011

Hola Familia! This week was a great week! Our three baptisms all went well, but it was pretty scary. We needed the baptism clothes and the zone leaders didn't bring them. So we were way frustrated and were going everywhere to try and find clothes! We found some for the guy and needed one for the mom and her daughter. We can't reach the zone leaders because they don't have phones. So we were thinking of what to do. We decided to try and find their house. I lived there are for a week, but it's way confusing. We took the micro that goes through their area Campa Rosa, and I didn't recognize anything until we passed this park that I had remembered. We got out of the bus, and I couldn't remember much. So we just started walking with what felt right. Then finally after a couple minutes of walking and turning down a few roads, we found the house! We hurried up to the members that live next door and they said there was a guy inside painting. We were lucky because the door was open. We ran in, found the clothes, and hurried to the baptism. We were there just in time to meet our investigators. We were so relieved that we were able to make everything run smoothly. I'm so thankful that the spirit was there to guide me to the house. If we would have taken one wrong turn, we would have never found the house. We are teaching this girl now, whose parents are members, but she isn't baptized and wants to be. She is way smart and answers our questions better than most of our adults do. She will be baptized this week or the next. She lives in Carmen also. It's like a second area to us because there aren't missonaries there still. But more about the baptisms we had Saturday. I baptized the mother and her daughter. It went well and I didn't have to repeat it. My companion baptized the 22 year old guy and he recieved the aaronic priesthood yesterday. I also recieved the privilege to confirm the daughter into the church and confer the gift of the holy ghost. It felt great and I could feel the spirit so strong. Even though we were in front of all the members in sacrament, I didn't feel nervous at all, and the words came without any problems. Me and my comp. also had the opportunity to speak. We spoke and the spirit was strong, and all the kids were quiet! It was great. A little more about another one of our investigators who we taught once. He came to church the next day, then we brought him again and he found out he has another friend in our ward. The other priests got a long very well with him and they were asking me in front of him when he could be baptized? My comp and I havent even taught him about that yet, ha ha. It was funny. But I am feeling good now and the mission is starting to come along a lot better. Cambio is Wednesday, so I will tell you what all happens. Thank you so much for all your love and support. Cassi has the address for packages that is a lot easier to get to me through the Church. I love you all a ton and pray for you. love, Elder Christoffersen