Elder Jeffrey Hurst: Week 36: Harlingen-San Benito

What a week!

This week was pretty good, we found some really cool people. The first one we found had been taught by the misisonaries before and we taught him the restoration and he liked it. We set up a return appointment and tried to go back but we haven't been able to talk to him since.( Seems to be a recurring problem with a lot of people here)

We had a really good lesson with an investigator that we have been teaching. We taught her the plan of salvation and focused a lot on eternal families and how she and her family can live together forever. We invited her to be baptized and she said that she would prepare for April! So that was really cool. We had invited her before but she was hesitant. We are going to keep teaching her and hopefully good comes out of it!!

On Saturday we found a super kid named Carlos! The other elders had talked to him a week or two ago and we had passed by but never found him at home. We were working down pretty close to his house and we hadn't planned on going by him but we decided to and it was super good! We taught him a little about baptism and he said that he wants to get baptized. He didn't make it to church but we are going to work with him and start helping him grow spiritually.

We also talked with the Olvera family. They are a family that had been taught by missionaries about 8 months ago. The parents couldn't get baptized because they are waiting to get married. We went by and talked with them for a little while and we asked them why the kids hadn't gotten baptized yet? They said they didn't know they could and we said of course they can! So we are going to work with them and prepare their kids to get baptized!

On Sunday one of the member's sons got baptized. His name is Carlos. He is an awesome little 8 year old. He was so excited to get baptized! After he came up out of the water he just let out a huge sigh! I love that little kid!!!

This was a pretty successful week. We did a lot of good work! I'm excited to go out and work this week! It is most likely my last week here in Sanny B:/ But we will find out! Pray that I stay!!

I would love to have another 6 weeks here. But it's all up to the Man upstairs!

I love you all have a good week!