Dear Curtis,
I am so excited to hear about Dexy’s baptism. Please tell us all about it. Who attended? Did her family and friends all come?
No she didn´t want her family to come to the baptism and we haven´t yet had a chance to meet her family but we are going to try and set up an appointment this week.
You said you were teaching some of her siblings, how are they progressing?
We aren´t teaching any of her family yet.
What about her parents?
We aren´t teaching yet this week we are going to try and set up an appointment.
Are they willing to listen? Are you teaching her friends and their families?
Right now we are teaching the family of one of her friends but the problem is they don´t want to come to church because it is a ways away.
You said you were going to baptize her, did you?
Yes
Who did the confirmation?
The bishop
Was she confirmed in church on Sunday?
Yes
How is Isabel doing?
Isabel is doing good she is excited for her baptism this Saturday so things are going really good.
Did she attend church?
Yep she did!
Is she ready to be baptized this week?
Yep! She will have her interview this Wednesday and then Saturday she will be baptized.
Do you have any other investigators who are ready to be baptized?
Right now we don´t, but we are working on it we have a family of five that we are getting ready for baptism, but they are a few weeks out right now.
How is Esther doing?
Esther is doing good she hasn´t been coming to church so we are working on that so that she will come and then when she has been coming to church for three or four weeks she can be baptized without problems so we are just waiting and exorting her to come to church.
Shirley is the one that is going to go to school in Guayaquil and she went last week and she is there right now.
When does she leave to go to Guayaquil for school?
Last week.
What is she going to study there?
She is going to be studying computers and design I think or something like that.
You said you would send us a photo of her.
I took a picture last Sunday, but the problem is I left the camera in the house so I can't send you a picture right now.
How is Mosche doing?
He is doing good he is back with his wife or his girlfriend so we have to help them get married but I don’t know if they want to get married so we will see what happens.
Is he still listening to you on Saturdays and Sundays?
Ya, he still is, but his wife won´t let him come to church. So it is hard for him to progress, so we will see what happens.
You said you have an inactive family that gave you a reference. Are you still teaching them? Tell us more about them, please.
Yep they are the Arias family, a family that consists of the mom and four daughters that are eight or older and three kids one girl and two boys that are younger than eight. They are progressing the mom wants to be baptized so we are working on it. We still need to teach them a lot more before they can be baptized so that is where we are right now.
Tell us more about your companion. What city in Guatemala is he from?
He is from Guatemala city or the capital.
How many are in his family?
There is his mom and dad and then he has his older brother and an older sister and then him and he is the baby in the family.
How long has he been a member?
He has been a member all of his life.
Where did he serve prior to coming to you?
He was in Babahyo for six months and then he came here like I did.
This is Elder Dan Mitton with Elder Mauricio R Hernandez.
Elder Mitton was his trainer in Babahoyo.
Who were his other companions? There was a Mauricio R Hernandez who was companions with Dan Mitton in Babahoyo. I wrote down that Dan was his trainer. Is he your new companion? I am attaching a photo. Is this him? Send us a photo of him if you can.
Yes, he is my companion now. He was with an Elder Mittton, Elder Donoso and an Elder Rodriguez and now with me.
Please take a look at the other photo and my guesses about who each missionary is. Correct it and send it back please.
Please send photos soon. It has been a very long time since you sent us any. We only have a couple of photos since you have been in Valencia. We want to see the people and the places you visit and your apartment and your companions. Please.
Have you received any more packages, letters or cards?
Tell us about the people you are teaching.
I love you so much.
Love always and forever,
Mom
It sounds like you have been very busy. Congratulations on the baptism. I am glad it worked out. Next week, pictures, for sure! Promise me!
What special experiences have you had this week?
I am actually planning on bringing my camera to the cyber and leaving it there and having them put all of the pictures that I have on my cards on a dvd so that I can send it to you, so I think I will drop my camera off a little later today and pick it up tomorrow with the dvd all ready to go. But next week I will have all of the photos in one disk to send you some, ok?
Okay. It has been a very long time since you sent us any. We want to see all the places and people. Thanks.
Are you getting along well with your new companion? What does he like to do? I sent a photo of a missionary I think is him. Is it?
Yes that is him. He likes the computer and stuff like that. I gotta ask him more. He doesn´t like to talk very much, so I don´t know much yet.
You are together all week long. I know you are supposed to focus on the work, but you could ask him a little bit about himself. :)
What spiritual experiences have you had this week? Anything funny?
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