Good Morning!!
At least it's morning here in Canada. It's very rainy and warm. I quite like it. Haha, yeah, Sister Raymond is the one that emails me and asks me to say something. I figured that everyone would love hearing something crazy about Canada. LONG LIVE POUTINE!!! Sounds like everything is working out great with classes right now, Mom. That's super exciting to hear. That'll be an incredible adventure in your life. I love adventures. It's what life's all about. That's an incredible scripture, Mom. There's a new Easter Video that came out, just last Sunday, that applies to that exactly. If you go to <FollowHim.mormon.org> the video is right there. Watch It!! That's what we do as missionaries, we help people repent and find a New Life. It's incredible to see that change happen in people.
This week was Super Nuts!! So much happened, but I'll briefly share some of the highlights. So, to start off. We had a jam session with Jose Manuel where I brought my guitar to his house and we played and sang lots of great songs (Hymns/Il Divo ;) It was super fun and spiritual. We taught a lot of lessons this week and we had some baptismal dates fall through, but we were able to set some with more solid people, so were hoping to see some big changes in the next few weeks. We at KFC lunch with lots of leadership, even though we aren't leadership ourselves. Ha ha! And then, last Saturday was a crazy day!!
So to start off, we went to the temple with Jay (our New Convert) and Paul (a member) to do Baptisms and Confirmations for the Dead. Jay was driving and thought we were supposed to leave at 12, but we were supposed to be there at 12 so we ended up being super late. But we were able to see Jay do his Proxy Baptisms and we were able to help confirm Paul and a bunch of other people there at the temple. The Toronto Temple Baptismal Font is INCREDIBLE!!! I love that temple to death. On the ride home, Jay told us about a really good El Salvadorian place that sells Papusas, RIGHT BY OUR HOUSE!!! We had never seen it before, so he showed us and we got SO MUCH LATIN FOOD!!! We got Papusas, Cerviche, and Tamarind Drinks. They were SO GOOD!!! Jay also told us about other Latino hot spots in our area so we're super pumped. Later that night, we went to the adult session of Stake Conference and guess who I FINALLY saw there?? ABIGAIL!! My Cousin!! It was very awkward and we shook hands and took a picture and didn't hug...yet. ;) The next day, I saw her at the Sunday Stake Conference. It was really weird introducing the Spanish people I work with to my cousin. That doesn't happen in life. Except for me. But she is doing well and I'll be seeing her again this Wednesday for Zone Conference. It'll be super fun. Other than that, this week we met these crazy cool Dominicans from Spain and ate lots of Colombian food (Arepas, Pescado, Oreos? :)
Something really cool that was shared at our Stake Conference was the importance of Temple Work and Family History. In Malachi 4:6 it's talking about the Spirit of Elijah coming to the Earth and "turning the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers." I have seen that so much in the last few days. Jay was planning on taking his great-grandfather's name to the temple, but he decided not to because his father (one of our investigators) said that he wanted to the work after he was baptized. It was Incredible to hear that!! The temples are SO important and we can't take them for granted. Family History work is an incredible thing we have, and it's SO fun to do. When we do this, we not only bless all the Spirits waiting in the Spirit World, we bring the Spirit into our lives. So go to the temple!! I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week!!