Dear Family,
This week has been pretty good. We have 3 investigators that I
will be shocked if they don't get baptized honestly. One is named Darwin. Hes 23 I believe and lives in a part member family that is inactive. We have been
teaching him at the church but I kinda want to go and teach with his family
too! But he's amazing. He asked us after one lesson if he could serve a mission
like us. I almost cried haha. He is super awesome he's reading the Book of Mormon and asks questions about what he's read every lesson. If there was a definition of a
golden example for me its him.
Then we are teaching a member's wife but they aren't married and the member needs to get a divorce from his previous marriage.
Its very complicated....but she is awesome and comes to church every week. She
wants everything with the gospel she has a strong testimony of prayer. I think
we need to talk to her a little more about the Book of Mormon, but other than that
everything is awesome. We taught them the law of chastity so they can talk
about all that. They seem to have accepted it. But that's what is gonna be the
hard part. Getting the divorce from the previous marriage and then getting
married. Her name is Pajola by the way.
Then she has a cousin who we have been
teaching. She is pretty awesome too! But I'm not completely sure sometimes for
why shes talking with us. Sometimes it seems like its just to talk with us
cause we are boys....wink wink. Haha. But when she prayed for the first time
with us....it was so awesome! Honestly one of the best prayers I've ever heard
and I'm pretty sure I didn't understand everything she said. Those are the main
investigators right now. There are 3 others that are could and listen but don't
act. One is the sister of Pajola. I think her problem is that she is living in
a house that doesn't like the church...so that makes things difficult. But she
is awesome she takes notes when we are teaching. I believe she really wants to
know, but she just is being lazy. And its the same way for these other 2
investigators named Jazmine and Laura. They are just lazy....I dont like lazy.
But other than that they are all awesome people!
We still need to find more
people! That's the biggest thing we need to find people. They changed some stuff
in our mission well all of Mexico. The new rule is investigators have to go to church 5 times. It use to be 2. But its better this way cause they are
actually converted and want to go to church! Its not oh hey come twice and we
will baptize you. I'm actually really glad they changed this rule cause I felt
like people weren't prepared to be baptized. With my first baptism...and only
for right now... I didn't want to baptize her. She wasn't ready she did it cause her
parents did and she liked the missionaries. That was a tough situation cause
they all wanted me to baptize her cause I just had to have my first baptism. I
want to baptize people that I know and have been teaching and truly want the
gospel. But I chose to go with their wishes and baptize. I will not do that
ever again. That honestly was a horrible first baptism....it just totally felt
wrong. Anyways
Just have Ryan keep working. They can't get mad at him for
trying and working hard. Cody and Em I'm sorry if I haven't responded to your
letters I read them and am grateful I just don't have much time to do anything. Tell Cody to keep working hard at basketball. Happy birthday
Nessa! Hope all is going well and you are still keeping David in line...or at
least trying!
I need some help! As our missionary plan for the ward we
want to have 1 big missionary activity every month! We are having a hard time
thinking of these activities so....anybody that has ideas please send it to my
blog with my mom and she will send them to me in an email. I'm doing great and
that's all you guys need to know! haha. I love you guys! Thank you for all your
support! Mexico is amazing! The people are amazing! We actually helped redo a
roof for a member today! That was pretty fun haha. But I love this work!
Love,
Elder Hakes
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