The work moves on!

Buenos tardes mi familia!

So we are still running around here in Anahuac. End of the months are always busy because for some reason it is when everyone wants to get baptized.  I did some interviews with the zone leaders this week. I was pretty happy with my district. We had a great month.  But more than that, I was happy to see how many people were able to be baptized and start this life changing experience. There were a few single people that got baptized and 3 families. I just imagine all of these people going to enter into the Celestial Kingdom with the missionaries that taught them. It talks in D&C about how if we just bring one soul into the kingdom of God, how happy we will be. And imagine if we bring multiple people! I think that is where the real joy will come from. Not as much here in the earth, but more when we are going to the Celestial Kingdom. Now we all just have to endure to the end to be able to receive it!

We had our zone meeting on Tuesday. The zone leaders gave me the weirdest topic. "How to be santo" it was kinda odd, but fun to talk how we all can be and are saints.  Also I did this interview for the Hermanas in Cuajimalpa. This lady was pretty good, but a bit odd. She told me that she was so happy we were there. She said she was laying on her bed the other day and closed her eyes. She said she received a revelation that my companion and I were walking up to her house. She said I had a golden circle around my head. I wanted to laugh because that is what the Saints in the Catholic Church have. But it was a nice comment. Haha.

Yesterday we were able to have the baptism of Concepción. She is really good. I think I told you a bit about her. Her daughter and grandson were just baptized a month ago. She kind of has a weird creepy thing for white guys, so that makes me feel uncomfortable. That is probably why she wanted me to baptize her. haha. We had a good baptismal service and I am really happy for her.

We are working with a kid named Fermin. I know this is kinda weird what we are doing, but it is to help them.  Isaura was inactive. Her grandma is active though.  Isaura is 17 almost 18 and she had a kid with Fermin who is 16. They are living together. Fermin isn’t a member, but he wants to get baptized and do things right in his new family. So this Friday we are planning on marrying Fermin and Isaura! Like I said, it is weird to be marrying kids, but also it will be good so they can do things right and live the commandments.

Brenda and Miguel were confirmed yesterday as well. The work moves on!

This one convert from Madereros also heard I am here in the stake. She is about to complete a year (this week I think) and she wants me to go with her to receive her endowment. I hope I can receive permission. She also sent me an apple pie. So that made my day. She is like a Mexican Sister Seymour! haha.

That is about my entire week. I wish I had a cool story. Tuesday night was a huge shocker because the secretary called me to ask which airport I wanted to go to. That made me really sad and realized how little time I have. It was a bit of a reality shock. I was really thinking about telling him to send me to London to go meet up with Dallin, but then I thought that that wouldn’t be that much fun because I would still have to get released. So I decided I will go back to Portland, Maine.

Anyway, all is well here in Mexico. I love being a missionary. Sometimes I just love looking at what I am doing. I love the feeling when someone decides to say a normal prayer (not memorized). I really feel like I am helping a child of God come closer to Him. Thanks for your support and love!

-Elder Thomas