I want to play Dominion Now... (2/24/13)

Dear Family and Friends,

What a week! I talked about the Zone Activity in my email last week, but that was not the end of the zone get togethers. One Wednesday we had interviews with President Barrientos, so we got to gather again as the entire zone. We did a cooking demo, where each of the districts cooked some dishes to share with everyone, so we had BBQ chicken, a vegetable stir-fry, spamlettes, pork, lumpia, and no bake cookies and rice. That was quite the event! It was great to be able to have an interview with President Barrientos. He is an awesome mission president and he and Sister Barrientos love all of us missionaries so much. I also had the chance to talk with Elder E about Dominion. I haven't played that in a long time, but I can wait another 19 months. 

On Tuesday, we taught Ev, one of our investigators who was a former investigator but was never baptized. She asks lots of questions, though most of them are just little detail questions that just distract from the lesson. It makes teacher her a bit hard, but I've figured out that the Lord is working to teach me patience. She told us that she wants to be baptized in the river Jordan in the Middle East and will pay for plane tickets if we will baptize her there. I'm not sure what to think about that besides that I'd rather not get shot by what ever people currently control the river Jordan. Her brother-in-law, Am, is a different story. He loves learning and he accepted a baptism date for the 30th of March. He isn't positive he'll be here since he's moving to Houston, but he still wants that to be the goal and he told us that if he moves before he gets baptized he wants to continue learning and be baptized in Houston. International Referal!

Sh got baptized on Saturday! It has been almost tree months from when we started teaching him and he has come such a long way. He was super excited and it was a great spiritual experience for him and everyone who attended. It was great to get to see R, his brother baptize another member of him family. Now we are going to start teaching one of their sisters and we are looking forward to seeing another member  of their family come unto Christ.

Well, it's transfer day, though I already had my transfer. We are getting lots of new missionaries this transfer, so I am super excited to have some new 18 and 19 year old missionaries start the work. The Lord is hastening his work and there is no power on Earth that will be able to stop the work. We are all greatly blessed to be a part of the Lords kingdom and have the duty to help bring about his work. Keep building your personal testimonies through study and prayer and then be ready to share it with those around you. The Lord is on our side. He lives and loves us. I know this with all my heart. Keep the faith! Mahal Kita!

Elder RWood