07-27-09

Hey-
I'm still here in the Imperial Valley with Hna. Alcantara. Which is fun. But I have a 'new' area. Calexico East. They pulled the bike Elders out so we gave the ZL our area because it was so small & we are white washing Calexico East. But we still have Holtville (we got it in the firstplace, because no one else anted it :) that is where miracles happen! So at church yesterday, the GArcia family came! Guess where they are from??? Holtville! So it's this beautiful family of 8! Alejandro & Laura are the parents. We've re-activated them- sorta. We really didn't do anything, & alejandro (Alex) & Adrean will get baptised. Anitza, Angel, Anel & Andreas are all too little still. But this family is amazing! The members love them. Well, so far we haven't had any natural disasters around here. I don't know if I told you or not- but the mini MTC that we did, got the members stoked. We were eating dinner with the Garcia family in Imperial and we didn't even have to ask for referrals. The Hno. gave us one at the beginning & when we were sharing our spiritual thought from,PMG (Preach My Gospel) the Hna. gave us one too! It was so cool!
Oh, remember Kate Holt? (Soley's sister) Baptized! Finally! In El Centro. I talk to their grandparents every Wednesday at District meeting & they said this Saturday. So the 25th. Yay! What else... Oh the pigeons here are dumb. Super Dumb! Their brains are like taco meat. They do this funny dance and run and skip. And they only fly if it's their last resort. They walk everywhere. We went down to the border shopping today & to the Santo Tomas. The swap meet by our home. Didn't find anything good though. It was too hot. But I did buy a jungle book toothbrush that plays music. Yesterday at church Los Garcia De Holtville had to leave after Sac. Meeting because they have visitors, but Alex stayed! The 13 year old stayed by himself at church! They are so good! Thanks for all the stuff you've sent- It's helped a lot. I'm feeling better, but still sick. The pills I have to take are like the size of a quarter. I'm not a very good letter writer, or speller. Sorry. Mom & Dad, I promise no matter how old & crazy you get, I won't put you in an old people home, and I won't sent you to Holtville. There is a lady that her kids sent her to Holtville, & she's old & has dialysis 3 - 4 days a week, super sick & super lonely. That's all she talks about is how sad she is. But we go visit her. So don't worry, I won't send you to Holtville. Sis. Alcantara & I are pretty stoked that we're still together. We are super amazed. We never even imagined we'd be together for 1 transfer, let alone 2! It's fun, We are also going to put an ad in the newspaper here- All about us.
Andale Pues- Hna. Baker