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Hna Schomburg and Hna Garcia
Rooftop

[to read the scriptures]

J´s babptismo

i dont know what just came out of my fingers

i cant

okay, but okay,

let's start over

J actually get's baptized this week! His baptismal date is for the 29th (and was from the start, haha), so yeah! He did have some very interesting questions for us last night concerning the difference between angels and archangels and also if the aliens that are living here on the planet take part in the plan of salvation

we told him he would have to take those up with God

but he is progressing and he reads everything we give him and he has so many questions and is doing super well and the best part is that he lives with members of the church (who were more or less active) and they are now going to church and are helping J to understand the doctrine of the church! They are always there to answer his questions and help him get to church and the activities. He is really quite amazing; we're very happy to be teaching him and helping him towards his baptism this Sunday :D

this week was a little wonky.

it has been a wonky week

but we had a conference with Presidente Gonzalez and it was AWESOME and

i got

to direct

the musical number :OOOO and from what i understand, it went well *thumbs up* wooooooOOOOOOOOOOO

ay que me agarró el frío ahora :( [I think this says she caught a cold.]

okay sorry, anyway, and we did a whole bunch of things and it was a really great week, but our numbers were PITIFULLY LOW but it's okay because we are going to get better and that's all there is to it. We made some mistakes, but we are going to fix it and we are going to have an awesome week; I am 100% positive :)

also, i started doing something risky this week

well, i started thinking about all the missionary stories that i've heard about how they rob their bags in the end of their missions and all that and they rob their scriptures and their stuff and i looked at my spanish triplet

and i said

and took it out of my bag and i no longer carry it with me :O

maybe youre saying 'WHAT KIND OF MISSIONARY ARE YOU NOT EVEN USING THE SCRIPTURES' but that's where the risky comes in

because i always have a Book of Mormon with me in case we come across somebody that wants to have it, but it's blank and all that, hasnt been marked ever

and I have been using that this week to proselyte

a blank, non-marked Book of Mormon.

Maybe you're still saying 'i dont understand'

as a missionary, we use the scriptures ALL THE TIME and every other second we open up the scriptures to something about the topic that we've been discussing and in my triplet i have everything that i could ever want in the world marked with special things in the margins and little marker thingies so that i can turn to the pages easily

my scriptures are so beautiful and i love them so much they are the perfect tool and have everything marked

BUT I DONT WANT ANYBODY TO STEAL THEM FROM ME

so, i now have to rely on the things i have learned and the scriptures i have learned and the verses and chapters and all that stuff and just

turn to it

in a blank Book of Mormon

and thanks to the help of the trusty Holy Ghost, i have been able to do it

THIS IS A GREAT TRIUMPH FOR ME

I AM NOT VERY GOOD AT SCRIPTURE MASTERY OR KNOWING WHERE THINGS ARE OR FINDING VERSES I NEED BUT I CHALLENGED MYSELF TO LEARN THE THINGS SO THAT I DONT HAVE TO RUN THE RISK OF LOSING MY SCRIPTURES THAT I USE TO STUDY EVERY DAY AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT SO FAR AND IT FEELS SO GOOOOOOODD TO HAVE A KNOWLEDGE OF THE SCRIPTURES AND LET THE HOLY SPIRIT GUIDE AND JUST

i highly recommend scripture study

it is the actual BEST

READ THE SCRIPTURES

and if you ever need a reminder to read, think of my dad. Not only because he is a wonderful example of scripture reading and I have memories of him reading the scriptures every morning while i got ready for school, but also because his name is Lee.

LEE TUS ESCRITURAS

ba-dum chh... *spanish puns*

i put that in google translate to make sure it translated well there but it doesnt hahahaha, it says 'read your scriptures' just in case

BUT ANYWAY

everybody remember to read your scriptures every day, even for only 5 minutes, and pray everyday, and go to church on Sunday! Try a little harder to be a little better and the Lord will bless you more than you can imagine! Of that i testify in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

I LOVE YOU ALL AND WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY WEEK AND A VERY AWESOME GRADUATION TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE GRADUATION AND LITERALLY WHAT MY LITTLE BROTHER CONTINUING ON TO MIDDLE SCHOOL WHAT EVEN IS HAPPENING