Hello,
Well unfortunately i cant say we had any baptisims this week because we had to drop our to baptisimal dates. My new companion, Elder Christensen and I went over there this week to finish up teaching all of the commandments with them but we hit a big brick wall. As we were teaching the Commandment of Baptisim and Confirmation i offered the Baptisimal commitment again, but this time Lidia told me straight up that she wasn't going to be baptized with out Elder Hernandez being here to... She told us that she had confidence in Elder Hernandez and I because we started teaching her but that with out him here she didnt want to be baptized. Yeah it was a little dager to the heart not going to lie because we've been working with her for so long and she's been making changes in her life to make it up to this point, and then she tells us she wont be baptized because Elder Hernandez was transfered. After having said that we could tell that she really isnt quite converted to the Gospel for Jesus Christ and we still have some more work to do with her. We're thinking about starting from the begining again with her to help here realize the importance of this sacred covenent with God. Also we're going to have to help her realize that here on the mission the work is directed by the Lord and not by men, and that the Lord is the one that sends missionaries to different areas because He knows where they need to go. Its a tough cookie to swallow i know, but i'm not letting it get me down because all it means is that we still have a little more work to do with her to help her strengthen her testimony in the Lord and to know that He directs this work and this Church and no one else. So thats the situation with the work right now or at least with Lidia and her daughter Xiomara.
Elder Christensen and I geating a long good though. The other day he made some cookies that were way good, so as long as he keeps that up i'm sure we'll be getting along just fine. He actualy is from Alpine, Utah which practicaly makes him our neighbore back home. He's been out for almost a year now and knows a lot or spanish so we can get around just fine. He's about 6'4 and 280 lbs. so you can see he's a pretty big boy. He played football at Lone Peak which is a little disapointing i know, but we have going to BYU in the future in comin which is cool. He's a big teddy bear and we've been gettin along just fine up to now, and it seems like he's pretty commited to put in some hard work here in Utuado which is good. I think being up here in the mountains is going to push him a little bit and he might start to lose some weight because of all the hills we go up here. Or it could go the opposite way because the people here in Utuado like to feed us missinoaries. We'll just have to wait and see what happins.
OH yeah sorry about the letters in the mail slowing down. It seems like lately all the work is doubling and we hardly ever have time on P-days to write letters home. So i apologize for that, but just know i'm doing my best!
Well i got to start wrapping up for the day. Remember that i love you all with all my heart and i'm greatful that i have such great support at home!
Take care, and we'll read and write next week...
With much Love,
Elder Lopez
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