Easter Week

Hello my family! Well, I'm not sure what to say. It's been a different sort of week, huh? It was kind of interesting to start of my week last week with the knowledge that Erin was in the hospital and probably going to lose little Taggart. It definitely made me aware of different things all week. I thought a lot about the Plan of Salvation. I thought it was ironic how for me, one of the themes that I thought I recognized in conference was that the Plan was talked about many times. Before, whenever we taught the Plan to people, well, I always knew it was true. But I think now it is even different and more real to me. Sometimes you have to gain a real testimony of these principles that we teach people. And I've been reminded even more about how blessed we really are. How blessed I am.


Well, we're still waiting on our baptisms with Araceli and Cibelly and Alma and Pablo. Their dates are coming up this weekend, but the marriage thing has to happen for both of them first. We'll see. I still believe it's possible, but they have to take that step of faith. It's hard. Jennifer and Jessica got baptized this weekend. Stephanie said she wasn't going to get baptized because she ended up having the same "problem" that Jennifer had the first time we postponed the baptism. But this time it wasn't going to be postponed. It was really nice and so special for their family. Our ward mission leader-their uncle, and his family, and the girls' mom have been waiting for years for this to happen. I'm so happy for them. I was sad for Stephanie though. Because I know she wants this. But she also told us that her Dad said she needs to wait another couple of months. Another couple of months could really mean a year. I'm sure she was disappointed to not be baptized with her cousins.
Sunday S. Lewis and I taught Relief Society. Wow, never been something I've aspired to do. Especially in Spanish. Especially teaching these women how to be missionaries. I don't think they got the message we were really trying to get across, but at least we didn't have a mental breakdown trying to prepare for it.
Then the elders had a baptism after church. With the baptisms this weekend, especially on Saturday, I kept thinking how interesting it was that these people were being cleansed, getting a chance to live with Heavenly Father again, while you were all together at little Taggart's funeral, and he is already in the Spirit World waiting. Wow. Having those baptisms at the same time made it really special to me. Hmm, what else.
We found quite a few new investigators last week, so that was really good. Hopefully they'll actually be pretty solid. We'll see. We also lost quite a few investigators last week, so we're really searching for those who are ready. Well things are going really good here. Last week of the transfer, I'm not sure where I'll be/with who next week, but I'm not too worried. I would just really love to spend my whole mission in Spanish. My old companion Sister Dutson and her comp are leaving next week, and I really don't want them to go. It just reminds me of how much time is just flying by.
Well my family. I love you all so much. I would've so loved to have been with you all on Saturday, and all last week. But I was thinking about everyone. Thank you all for you love and support. I'm pretty sure we are more blessed as a family than we can sometimes handle!