San Diego #25 12-22-08

Hola Familia Mìa:

First of all mom: Liz Walker says thanks so much for your card you sent (a while ago). She reads it all the time because it's so nice. -Thanks for sending it to her-.

Okay, what happend this week. Monday was a huge miracle with the Malfabon family. They've been less active for a very long time and ever since I got to Spring Valley, we've been working with them. Me and Schallen worked a lot with them, but never saw any progress. I've loved them from the very beginning though. They are so sweet. The Hna gave me her sweater on night when I forgot mine. And the Hno. makes me laugh all the time. So when Sis. Howarth came here, she struggled because we couldn't see any progression. Then on Monday, we were eating dinner and talking and they finally started telling us their doubts and as were were answering them, the Hno. started to talk about what he does know and believe, then he started to talk about his doubt about the Book of Mormon and as he was talking, he solved his own doubt! He set a New Year's resolution to come back to chruch, bue we talked them into doing it the last Sunday instead. Ü.

We are going to be the ultimate Preach my Gospel mission. We have been asked to commit on the first lesson now! The mission is going to explode! Then we went, well, we've gone to the temple to see the lights a whole bunch lately (with inactive and investigators and recent converts) I'll send some pictures with this letter. But we went with Leticia on Saturday and she loved it. It was super fun, but really cold.

Saturday morning we went for Ward Temple day. 16 members from our ward (6 were missionaries), but that is the most since I've been here! The session was in Spanish as usual and as we walk in, they guy at the door asks if we want headphones and we say 'no, we're okay' and he looks at us and says 'Oh, porque son Mexecana verdad?" (Oh because you're Mexicans right'- Ha ha, it was pretty good. I got a kick out of it!

Let's see, what else...It's been raining tons lately.

Okay, yesterday was the baptism of the Gonzalez family. Ruben, Fidencia, and Teresa. Turns ouf Melissa isn't accountable. So the family prayed about it, and she didn't get baptized. She had a blast though! Everytime they dunked her sisters and dad, she bursted out laughing (Melissa has Down Syndrome) But they are all very happy and are super excited to go to the temple. Very cute family.

Well, let me think if I can come up with a funny story...Ok-so I can't think of anything. This next week will be full of dumb stories of my mishaps

SB