This week was a good one! First off, Marcia is Golden! She has already been interviewed and is super solid! No questions on this one! :) I feel super blessed to have been the one to help Marlinda and her mom get baptized. They truly are an incredible family! 

We seem to have been running into the problem of getting people progressing, and then they hit a wall and we are not sure how to pass it. Zezino and Monica did not show up to church. We found Jose drinking the other day. Jadir needs to get married, but his wife does not want to get married, and its very hard to talk to her!! We also have a few people who are newer, and could have great potential if they can just figure out how to act on their faith. 

This week has been one of the hottest weeks in my whole mission!! You walk outside and you feel like you are already burned. And because it is so hot, I have been so tired. It really takes all of your energy. In one of our lessons yesterday, I had to fight just to keep my eyes open.

So, in my studies I have come across two scriptures that I love. They talk about being a disciple of Christ, which is what all of us really are! 

The first one shows how much we really need to give (this was the scripture that convinced me to serve out my extension to my mission)  Luke 14:33:

We truly need to give all we can to the Lord. This is a process that takes time. A life time! But we can get there if we do it a little by little! 

Next, Luke 9:62:

 62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Like Lot's wife, we can not look back! This I feel applies a lot to the other verse. As we are leaving all these things of the world behind, we also can't look back! Don't worry about it. Trust in the Lord and all will be ok! 

I will still write next week and share some final thoughts. 

I wish you all a good week! :)

Love,

Elder Naylor 

So, here in the mission they call it "dying" when you are ending the mission. Now I know why! I am trying to plan out the toothpaste so I don't have to by another! ;) --And a lot of other things like that!

Takin' a Rest

Sandra and Aldina were baptized this week! We kind of had a scare because we set the interview for Friday but when we went there, she wasn't there. Also, she wouldn't answer her phone. So, we went back later that night. Not there. So we went by early on Saturday. She was there, so we did the interview and she was baptized that day! Kind of stressful, but it worked out! 

Baptism for Sandra and Aldino

Also, we have been teaching Marcia (mother of Marlinda). Ever sense the first lesson, she has wanted to be baptized. She even came up to us on Sunday and asked, "When can I baptize?" We were a little worried, because we have seen a man around a lot. But this week we taught the law of chastity, and she has no problems!!!! She will be baptized this next Saturday, and she asked me if I would baptize her! :) That will be a nice way to end the mission. 

There is another couple we have been working with. We taught them a lesson a few weeks back, and the lesson went really well. Then we talked to the husband a few days ago. The cool thing was that yesterday one of our appointments fell through, so we passed by and the wife was there. We sat down to visit and she started saying "I have been waiting for you. I wanted to go to church to find you but I didn't know where it was." It just goes to show that the Lord sometimes has a reason when things don't go how we think they should, and that He knows what we want.

This is an awesome picture of our Bishop that I took

It's coming to an end people. I am grateful for the time I have had here and the things I have learned! 

Love,

Elder Naylor