Buenas tardes!
How is everybody?! I am doing good down here. I am glad that
everything is well at home and that you are getting ready for Christmas. It
doesn`t feel like it`s Christmas time here but a few people have put some lights
up.
This week we had the baptism of Cristina. It was impressive because she
had only been an investigator for about a month and a half. My companion and I
saw that she has repented a ton, and had a testimony of the Book of Mormon, so
that she was ready for her baptism. We had to teach her almost all of the
commandments and the Plan of Salvation, and the Restoration this week so we went
on splits quite a few times. I went every time to go teach her with our ward
mission leader, Marcario. They weren`t the greatest lessons I have ever had but
she learned what she needed too. On Sunday after church Marcario baptized her.
You gotta love that trademark green Iztapalapa water. The Xalpa ward isn`t quite
as sharp as Contreras in their missionary work, but they do give us a ton of
referrals.
We actually taught a ton of lessons this week, including twelve
with a member there with us. Elder Herrera got a lot better in our lessons and
set like 9 baptismal dates with our investigators. One of them was a nine year
old kid who`s mom is less active. His name his Raymundo. He actually was just
baptized by immersion in another church. We wanted to help him see that he would
need to be baptized by somebody who has the authority to do so. We taught him
all about the priesthood, how it was given to the apostles and how it was lost
when they died. Then we explained how Joseph Smith recieved the same authority
from the same apostles. We used some good examples and then at the end invited
him to ask Heavenly Father in that moment if the church is true. He did it and
when he said Amen, my comp and I didn`t say anything. He told us that he felt
something in his heart, and then said it feels like "Dios esta en mi corazòn."
It was amazing to see a 9 year old boy feel an answer to his prayers and now he
has a stronger testimony than anyone in his family. We had a lot of
experiences like that as we taught this week. We should all have a testimony
from the Spirit that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints is the
kingdom of God on the earth. If you don`t know, ask Him. If you do know, keep
asking Him. If there is an answer that we haven`t recieved, we just have to want
it more.
Right now I feel like I am in a weird stage in my mission. I really
want to keep getting better and not stop progressing. I am trying to stay
focused on my purpose of inviting others to come unto Christ and to become more
like him. I love to read how my friends our doing in the other missions. Elder
Stockard is running the streets in Tampico as an assistant. I got a letter from
Elder Christiansen this week and he is a great example to me. I am glad I have
such great friends and family as examples because I need it.
Thanks for your
letters and I can`t wait to talk to you! I don`t know if you`ll me in Boise or
Fallon, or walmart, but we`ll talk! I`ll practice my english so that you can
understand me well.
Love,
Elder Hubbard
