San Diego #34 3-2-09

Well Family:

March is here and I'm feeling the heat and my missionary tan is coming back. On saturday we went to the swap meet. Pres. Donaldson told us to be creative in our finding efforts-so-us and the englsih elders got a booth and swap-meeted it up. We met lots of interesting people...but it was successful. We might do it again next weekend. We need lots of bright shiny clutter to get people's attention though. Every since I've got here me and all of my companions have always joked about going to the swap meet, so I just lived every Spring Valley sister's dream! People here are serious about this-most people that go-do it for a LIVING. Serious business.

Sam got baptized yesterday! The whole chaple (STACIE'S SPELLING) was full-not just of people-but of investigators! It was good.

Ruben Gonzalez did one of the baptisms (3 people got baptized, not just Sam) But Ruben did it!! He was so excited-whe it was over he looked over at me and gave me a big thumbs up! Melissa wanted me (no one else) to take her to the bathroom-so we did and she went in the stall (remember she has Down Syndrome) and started dancing and singng at the top of her lungs "My Maria" and "Whoo-oo" over and over for like 15 minutes before she finally went to the bathroom, the she didn't want to wash her hands and was adament about it! So I raced her-she won and rubbed it in my face the rest of the night. People kept coming into the bathroom adn when we came out-everyone turned and looked. Pretty funny...

Thanks for all the post cards-there is NO WAY I am writing back to all of them! Just tell them thanks.

That's about it I guess. Thanks for the package

Love, Hna Baker

P.S. Los Gonzales mandan muchos saludos! (THE GONZALES' SEND MANY GREETINGS!)

P.S.S. Mom-turns out I can see better when I wear my glasses! So I just use them in the day too. Just driving pretty much.

Thanks for all the stuff!