Elder Woodfield is doing so well! He is loving the mission field!
Monday, September 19, 2011
HOLA!
Como estan todo? I hope all is going well at home!
All is well here! It has been raining lots the past few days! But all is good!
We weren’t able to have the baptism this last weekend so we are going to have
it this next weekend! We have 4 baptisms for sure and we are trying to help 2
others be ready for baptism this weekend as well! I hope we can! The sooner the
people understand the doctrine and are baptized, the better! They need the
blessing of the Holy Ghost to continue to progress in the gospel! I love to see
the change and the joy that comes into their lives as they learn and make the
right choices!
I just wanted to say a few things about this week:
First, we had the craziest rain storm I have ever
seen in my entire life!! It was on Friday. We were in the house of a recent
convert teaching about the Melchizedek priesthood and then we saw that it was
starting to get cloudy. We had to walk to our house to make a phone call, which
was a bit far away, so we decided to leave. We were walking in the street when
it started to downpour! There is so so so much water in the storms here! Crazy!
So we were waiting under a covered walkway on the way to our house for the rain
to stop. Then, the wind started to blow! Wind here is rare - it is almost never
windy! But especially this windy! The wind was blowing at about 60-70 mph! loco
loco. It felt like we were in a hurricane! But it only lasted about 45 minutes
so that’s good! Stuff was ripping off roofs and landing in the 4 inches of
water on the streets and crazy stuff like that! But no one was hurt and we are
all doing great now!!! And the best part is, I was dry after! My rain jacket is
seriously the best thing ever!
Other than that, we have just been preparing our
investigators! We have taught a lot of lessons and have had several family home
evenings with our investigators at member’s homes. We have been doing all that
we can in order to help them learn, but also to help them make friends in the
church so they will feel comfortable! I feel like we are doing a pretty good
job with it! They all seem really happy and ready for their baptisms! I am
excited for this next weekend! Make sure everyone prays for them!
Also, guess what everyone?! I have been in El
Salvador for 2 months as of yesterday!! 4 months total in the mission!! Crazy,
huh? I am close to my 6 month mark! Crazy, huh? Time is flying! I hope that no
one misses me too much! I am doing great here! I keep busy so I don’t have much
time to think about home but when I do, be sure and know that I miss it! I miss
you all! I hope you are all safe and happy!!!
Also, I was at the house of a member yesterday and
we were making papusas! Her daughter took a video on her camera and is going to
post it on Facebook! She said she will post it on dad’s wall - Dad just needs
to accept her friend request! Haha anyway! I have also had a few other members
that have added me and stuff - you can see them! There is a little girl that is
in a part-member family. We will be baptizing the rest of their family in
October. Also, just random other members! I don’t think that any of my
investigators have added me or anything but you can talk to Lizzie and get my Facebook
password and log in and see if you want!
Anyway! I hope you are all doing great! I love you
all so so much! I think that is about all! Oh, wait! Derek did you know that
your birthday is on the Independence Day of El Salvador????? It was their 200th
year of liberty this last Thursday! Cool, huh!? Happy Birthday and El Salvador
Independence Day!!!!!!!!!!!! To tell you the truth, it wasn’t a very exciting day!
People had family over and stuff because there wasn’t work or anything but
there wasn’t a fair or fireworks or anything! Lame! haha but anyway! Happy
Birthday Derek! I hope you like my ties!
I love you all!!
Love,
Elder Braden Woodfield
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