Hello my peoples! This week
was a tad bit rough with a LOT of fallen charlas, empty contacts, and only one
person at church yesterday. But that one person gave the week a happy
ending, and now we have many ideas in terms of finding new people this week.
Raúl finally came to
church! Adolfo was such a ¡CAPO! for bringing him, the members did brilliantly
in greeting and fellowshipping him, and he was not scared to share opinions; it
was the happiest I've ever seen him! He is well on track for his baptismal date
of the 12th of August, and has prayed and recognized his answer. And
Victor and Patricia will be officially taking out their marriage date this
Wednesday. Great things happening here!
Utah all over Again:
It had been predicted that, starting Wednesday, it was going to rain all
week. Huh. Up until Saturday afternoon, it was nice, sunny, and
clear; I actually sweated a couple days for wearing my coat. But after we got
to our lunch on Saturday (still sunny when we walked in), BAM!
Torrential downpour and thunder! Skies dark as night! And then after 10 minutes
or so, the clouds stayed and the rain completely stopped. Now today it is sunny
but freezing. I swear Utah and Uruguay are polar cousins; they can't make up
their mind on weather.
A Veces Satanás es Muy
Pesado (Sometimes Satan is Very Heavy): Just like Satan tried to stop Joseph Smith from praying to
God, he does everything he can to stop the work of God here. We were at a
charla with Jessica, seated outside, with a member present, reading 1 Nephi 8
and talking about the Gospel and the Scriptures. All of a sudden, her dog
starts barking incessantly, a truck with huge speakers blaring advertisements
inexplicably stopped 15 feet away from her house and stayed there, and her
girls were fighting and rolling around in the dirt. Poor Jessica; she was
visibly distracted.
Dois Passos à Frente (Two
Steps Ahead): We went to Antonio
Guerra this week and talked about temples, because he is approaching his year
mark as a convert. What we didn't know is that he had already taken the temple
prep class, AND gotten his recommend signed by the branch and stake president,
and literally had nothing to do but wait for August 13th! We were
surprised but, knowing Antonio, not shocked.
Wow! That is so great
to hear about Kegan! Tell him best of luck for me! I am a tad bit jealous of
the Cactus Coolers soda pop you sent to Elder Durgante in the Provo MTC...Just
a tad. Crazy fun week! Love you Mom.
Emma, ¡que bueno que
estés perfeccionando tu aerial! ¡Di hola a Sami Jo para mí! (It's
good that you're perfecting your aerial! Say hello to Sami Jo for me!) You slayed the beast! Way to go on the AP
Physics test pass! Your brother here failed his first AP test... Haha going
from the subpar to the extra mile; way to keep up the Newman heritage! ¡Te
quiero mucho! (I love you so much!)
Bear! Way to take the
soccer tournament championship and to come back strong! No worries, I am almost
to halfway point; in a year you'll have a brother home again! Love you!
Way to be a great
friend, Callie! That is the best way to get friends. I hope you enjoy your
sleepover at Grandma's house! Love, Jackson.
Excited to see a
printed copy of your talk buddy; I'm positive you rocked it. You are going to
be an incredible missionary in Bolivia and are going to bless so many lives. Is
your email christian.newman@myldsmail.net? Here's some
cool scriptures I've found about the temple: Abraham (especially the drawings);
D&C 130:10-12 & Revelation 2:17; D&C 84:32-40; D&C
38:31-32; Micah 4:1-2, 5 and Isaiah 2:1-5; Exodus 28:36; 29:4-9; 30:24-25, 30;
Psalms 48:1-2, 9; Rev. 3:12, 20-22; 7:13-15; 2 Nephi 5:16; Malachi
4:5-6 and D&C 110; Matthew 16:18-19 and Helaman 10:7. Love you buddy. 8
days til the greatest experience of your life so far!
Can't wait to see the
letter you've got for me! I recently read your first one again, and am
preparing one for the fam bam as well. Love you Pap!
Mom’s Questions:
1. What are some interesting
facts about Elder George? How many are in his family? Have any other siblings
served missions?
He is the
oldest of 5, has worked a lot with cars, and has built a truck! And he is SUPER
easy to get along with!
2. What ways have your
grown this week?
I've definitely learned to have
patience and to keep going when nothing seems to be going right.
3. Did you get your
package for your one year anniversary yet?
Yep! The
wait begins until Aug 2nd when I can open it...
4. What does 4’s up stand
for that you talked about in your last letter?
Preparing
to go all-in into the 4th quarter. It’s why we used to hold up four fingers at
the beginning of the 4th quarter in football games.
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