We didn't teach a ton of lessons this week, but it was a really good week.Elva and her boys were baptized!
I love this family. Tad and Emilio are the quirkiest little men I've ever met, but they have hearts of God. Their mom is the most nurturing person. She works in a foster home and takes care of many other people's children in addition to her own 4 and I couldn't be happier for them and the decision they made.
We found out Tuesday that she would be off on Friday, so we whipped together some invitations, a program, made all of the calls and got a baptism ready. It was announced at church so only the people who really mattered in their lives made it out, so it was a very simple and very pleasant service. A big thanks to the "R" family for helping us! And congrats to them (They're expecting ... a baby)!
We were biting our nails to see if they would be confirmed on Sunday, and miracle would have it she got Sunday off as well. They're Mormon Primo! Haha, she said she was so nervous before getting confirmed she didn't sleep the entire night. There was no reason to be nervous, it was easy as pie.
Her cousin Jennifer--who everyone calls Carlos or slim--and who we call Slim Shady (which falls in line with the really rude Mexican culture that also nicknames really skinny people Gordo) came to church, plans on coming next week and is diligently studying the scriptures.
We didn't work last Tuesday because I got sick and was a little too feverish to ride the bikes. Something is going around the District, and now we're all left with hacking phlegm coughs.
Elder Rogers is dying in a week. We celebrated his birthday with him on Friday, haha is crafty mom, who i guess majored in chemical engineering, sent a box full of mason jars packed with chocolate zucchini cake. We frosted it and it was as fresh and delicious as could be. Haha, I couldn't help but think that anyone with some Zollinger blood in them would have come up with some similar cake shipping scheme (including not being able to resist putting zucchini in it).
Happy Fathers Day!
I thought I'd just attach a part of our email from President Slaughter this week.
Today we too can remember our fathers: God, our Heavenly Father, the Father of our spirits, from whom we descend. Adam our first father, who fell that we might be. Noah our father with whom the priesthood covenant came through the great deluge. Abraham our father of the covenant whose blood runs through our very veins and whose promises are ours if we continue faithful. Jesus Christ, whose sons and daughters we become through spiritual rebirth. We truly are of a royal lineage. We have reason to greatly rejoice in our fathers and in the great blessings that come through them. I believe there is no other people on earth that have greater reason to celebrate fathers day than do we.
We have an inspired mission president, I am very grateful for his efforts in serving the Lord in the mighty TSAM.
Faith is a decision to exercise the hope we have in the saving grace of our Lord. Make the decision, and live by your faith!
I love you and I miss you!
Stay ever Salty!
Elder Tyler Meidell
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