Last transfer surprises

This last week was pretty phenomenal. Gladys told us that she wanted to be baptized and she wanted to be baptized on Saturday, so well, she got baptized on Saturday and confirmed on Sunday. She was so happy. Yesterday we ate an asado at her house for my birthday and we got to talk to her mom who is a member. Gladys never even told her mom that she was listening to the missionaries, and on Sunday she visited her and told her that her and Robert had been baptized. Her mom was so happy.  It was incredible. I'm so glad that we were able to be instruments in the Lord's hands to help Gladys take this great step.

 

Gladys got baptized 

On Thursday Elder Patey had his last interview with President Ayre and while in the mission home, I got to eat pancakes, American style, with maple syrup from the US! Woohoo!! It was so great! I think I ate about 15... woops. It's not something we eat every day though! Because it was his last week, on Friday Elder Patey and I got to go to the temple. We woke up really early to get there, but it was so wonderful to be there again. I hadn't been in about 10 months. While there I was able to see Gladys Alfonso, a member from Pacheco who works in the temple. I had been praying to be able to see someone I knew and I saw her! Tender mercies of the Lord exist!

At the temple with Elder Patey

Marta was an investigator that Elder Patey taught the transfer before I got to Suárez, but then she was working every weekend and couldn't go to church. We visited her this past week and she got a new job and will be going to church now and wants to be baptized! We have an appointment with her today!

On Sunday we had the despedidas, and it was really hard to say goodbye to Elder Fabila, Patey, Zollinger, Stout and Nuñez, who all were my companions. It's been a good run. One of the best parts was seeing the Ramirez family again, who are doing great! They all wrote me letters for my birthday and they were so sweet. Also, a member who I didn't even know came up to me and said she had someone on her phone that wanted to talk to me, so I took it and it was my trainer, Elder Cruz, who is now in Mexico! He called to tell me happy birthday! He's the best!

Yesterday was my birthday. I'm 20. I'm not a teenager anymore. It's weird. We ate 5 cakes... so we'll be running a lot this week!

20 years old

Transfers! I'm going to be with Elder Lopez for my last transfer of the mission! He was my companion in Pablo Nogués when I had been out 7 months and he had been out 4! It's going to be great!

Love you all!

Elder John William Garrett

La Gran Misión Buenos Aires Norte