Against the River Flow

Have you had any baptisms lately?

Not recently, but this week we have up to three. I hope they all follow through.

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This week we were blessed with cooler weather, and that weather brought with it a plenitude of rain, and with the rain came an notified switch from streets to rivers. If anyone remembers the classic game 'Frogger', they'll understand the type of proselyting we need to do. XP Oh well, it's better than the burning sunlight.

Anyway, this week involved a lot of sunlight, a lot of walking, and very few lessons taught. Recently we've been running into a wall as some of our investigators begin to cease visits and or progress, and new investigators are in rare supply. As a result, we pass a lot of time walking in the empty streets of Osório. However, we do have great blessings that come along-side these tribulations, as all of the investigators that we have been able to teach are progressing rapidly, and all of them preparing to be baptized in these next few weeks! This week will be a special blessing, because three people are preparing to be baptized that hadn't been progressing for the last few months, then suddenly started booking it to the finish line. Their stories have already been scattered across my letters from time to time, but now their stories will be getting even better.

But, as far as cool stories go, I'll talk about a few others. In church this week, we had a ton of investigators, including two brothers in jeans and sweaters. We'd contacted them first downtown, sitting on one of the park benches, where they had expressed a great desire to follow Christ. When we passed by their house on the other side of the city, we learned just how special they are. They live in three, and as my companion likes to put it, their house doubles in value with just our presence in the room. However, despite the circumstances, they are truly faithful, humble, and motivated. They walk through the whole city almost every day for their work, which rends near to nothing. But, when all is said and done, they were happy, and in search for something even better. The moment we began to teach, they accepted everything, and even began testifying to us how they already knew it was true. They accepted baptism and  will soon enter the waters they've always wanted to.

I guess I'll finish with one of their words. "If it wasn't for God, we'd have given up on life a long time ago. Because God is, our life has purpose."

Thanks for everything, and sorry I never have time to write more. 

Sincerely,

Elder Angus

Phrase of the week:

E aí (ee ah-EE) Meaning literally 'and then,' but commonly used to greet people. aka "Yo"

P.S. We totally taught Elvis this week! I knew he wasn't dead. :D