D&C 20:10-12

10 And thy brother Oliver shall continue in bearing my name before the world, and also to the church. And he shall not suppose that he can say enough in my cause; and lo, I am with him to the end.

11 In me he shall have glory, and not of himself, whether in weakness or in strength, whether in bonds or free;

12 And at all times, and in all places, he shall open his mouth and declare my gospel as with the voice of a trump, both day and night. And I will give unto him strength such as is not known among men.

Monday, February 23, 2015

Feb 23 2015 Email

Dear Friends and Family,

This week has been a very good week. We have learned a lot, and worked super hard to make the most of our time. You have asked me to update you on how the mission did on our goal of setting 250 baptismal dates. Our record, previously, was about 210 baptismal dates. 250 was a huge leap. A very large gap. And what is a baptismal date? It is a goal. A day that is chosen as a target, and we work towards that day helping our friends read and pray and come to church and live the commandments. If they do all these things, then they will be baptized.

So, Thursday night we were up to 240 baptismal dates set so far. A mission record, but we had not yet hit our goal. So, we prayed some more, worked some more, and Friday, we set another 32. It was a week full of miracles. However Saturday we got an update... That we were down to 252 baptismal dates. At first we were a little dissappointed. ''Why would that many people cancel their goal so quickly?'' But then we realized that those that we lost, we lost in the best way ever. By baptizing them, haha. So, our sadness was long gone.

I got news from Elder Hampel, who is in Torrevieja right now, and he said that an entire family that I found and taught set baptismal dates this week. And, another family that I found and taught has already gotten baptized! ¡Qué alegría!

Anyways, here in Mazarrón, we only set 1. A new friend of ours from Honduras. We had a great lesson with her and her boyfriend, M. She is scheduled to be baptized the 21st of March (we have lots of work to do before then).

C is doing well. We had the talent show this saturday, and everything went really well. Actually it went fantastic. We will send you videos and pictures next week. After the activity, I was talking with A, cousin of the A family, and an investigator that I found a year and a half ago in Torrevieja, and he said to C, ''Hey! When are you going to get baptized?''  (However, he is not baptized either). And C responded, ''I don't know. But I want to as soon as possible.''  He is so awesome. He really loved the activity, and has been grafted into the family very well. 

At the activity, I played a bunch of mariachi violin stuff, sang a little bit in german, and acted as a blind man. It was a great activity. Plus, we got all the left overs!  Seco de Pollo con Salsa de Maní. Very typical Equatorian.

Even though in Mazarrón we didn't set as many baptismal dates as we wanted, we did see some other cool stuff!  In Family Home Evening on Thursday, P, a golden investigator, proposed to his girlfriend! J. Previously, she was really scared of getting married, and really scared of those creepy Mormons. However, recently she has taken more interest in our message, and has resolved her doubts and fears. 

AND SHE SAID YES!  Which means that P for sure will be able to get baptized soon, and then she will. It is going to be awesome!

This week was great. Next week will be better. There will be many good things that happen, and I am privileged to be a part of this work.

¡Os quiero mucho!
Elder Oliver

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