At long last :)

This has been a fantastic week. On Tuesday I had the opportunity to go on exchanges with Elder Hansen in his area which was pretty fun because the two of us started our mission together. We had a great time working together and later that night we called for empanadas, so that's always a great way to end the day.

Exchanges with Elder Hansen and empanadas

This week we found a lot of new investigators. Luis was one of them. He is the neighbor of a recent convert and is pretty excited about learning about the gospel and going to church. Unfortunately, he couldn't go to church yesterday, but he's got plans to go this coming Sunday.

This week we found an older couple, Waldo and Estella. They aren't married to each other. When we explained about the law of chastity and baptism they decided they want to get married. We are going to help them take out a date in the Registro Civil on Wednesday. It is actually pretty incredible how easily they accepted marriage. They also came to church all by themselves yesterday.

On Friday I got to go on exchanges with one of the zone leaders, Elder Bobadilla from México. He is really great and we had a lot of fun together sharing experiences, because we both served part of our missions in Pablo Nogués. He also made me tacos later that night, so that was nice.

Exchanges with Elder Bobadilla

The big news this week was Juan Domingo and Mónica getting baptized! Wooooooooooo!!!!!!! Juan had waited almost 2 months with all of the trials that he had to overcome, but he was so ready for his baptism yesterday. It has really been clear the conversion that he has experienced. Almost every day this week when we went to visit them they were at the table studying the Book of Mormon, the lesson pamphlets, and the Gospel Principles book. Juan is such an example to me of enduring to the end and staying positive when we have trials, as well as inviting neighbors to go to church with him. Adrián Rojas, a convert in the ward, baptized Juan and I baptized Mónica. It was a really special experience.

Juan and Mónica's baptism

I love you all and I trust you are all doing well. Remember, "If you let a hypocrite come between you and the Lord; the hypocrite is still standing closer to the Lord than you are." (Mark Scott)

Que la fuerza les acompañe,

Elder John William Garrett