Life is short. Stunt it!!!

Dear Family,

 

It seems really weird that I'm already writing to you again. I feel like I was just here yesterday. It is starting to get really hot here in Escondido and it SUCKS.

 

So last Tuesday, after we did email, we went and picked up our groceries from the other Elders' apartment, where we leave the fridge stuff during email, then went home and just kinda chilled out for the rest of the P-day. Later that night, we went over to the Evans' with the intent of teaching the plan of salvation. When Shawn said she didn't do her reading, Elder Spendlove decided that we would scratch the plan and just tell our favorite stories/things in the Book of Mormon. After us and Steven (the husband) shared, she said something about it being really interesting even though she wasn't planning on being baptized. Then it was quiet for a minute and I asked her "why don't you plan on being baptized?" and she said it weas cause she didn't know it was true and didn't think she would. So, Steven, being the Gospel Beast that he is, read a couple verses then turned to the intro of the book of Mormon and read the last two paragraphs. Before he read the last one, he asked her what she thought about the blessing she'd been given while pregnant. She said she believes it worked and that the Priesthood was real. Steven proceeded to read the sentence saying once you have recieved a witness, you've recieved a witness that the entire Gospel is true (see the last paragraph, cant remember wording). And she sat for a sec then said "so if I know the blessing was real...then everything else is too?" and we all just left it silent for a few minutes. Steven finished reading, and as he did she started crying. The spirit was so crazy strong in there. She then accepted our invitation to be baptized, and since then has made it known numerous times that she believes the Church is true and that she got her answer.

 

So that was amazingly awesome. And they had us back the NEXT day! Wednesday we had dinner at a less actives house, and had french toast. Then we taught Shawn about the atonement in depth for about an hour and a half. Oh, and I think Steven added us both on Facebook--haha! And he gave us a bunch of CD's from his mission in Lubbick, TX. We spent the rest of the night contacting basically.

 

On Thursday, Elder Spendlove had to go to a training meeting since he is the new District Leader, so I was put with another DLs companion--who was 2 days old! So I basically trained for half the day which was legit. We biked around a lot and got some potentials just from tracting, which is always a miracle. I think I kind of baffled him with my answers/scriptural responses to some of the Anti questions he asked about. I've got some pretty mean Bible knowledge now from having to look that stuff up, which is a blessing! But we never bash, just try to teach and bear testimony, cause as Nephi says, the guilty taketh the truth to be hard! Hahahaha. Later we had dinner at another Inactive's with just him and a guy staying with him, so it was a man's night! Then Spendlove interviewed one of the other Elders' investigators who was then baptized on Saturday. That service was SO SWEET, but only Joe could make it of our investigators. One of our other dinners was at an older Mexican member's house and she made us some ridiculously good thin steak tacos. Oh man that was awesome. On Saturday I attended the ZL/DL conference and learned about a lot of revelation President Cook has gotten for this mission, so this transfer is gonna be sweet! Our district baptism goal is 15, but we think we're going to exceed it already.

 

Church was great Sunday. We fasted for our district and so all across it some sweet things happened. We broke our fast at Candy's for dinner. She is from Lousiana so she had some ribs, beans and chicken cooked cajun style and that was great. Wre went and taught Shawn after that and she took the Plan of Salvation well, even the Kingdoms of Glory, finally! We're going over there tonight for dinner. After we leave we have a district activity. OH and I made phad thai for dinner last night!! That was really good. I felt like I was at home. Well, better write the individges. In closing, and Ill explain this more next week, our new zone motto is...

 

STUNT IT!

 

Stay tuned for the meaning! Its an acronym...

Love you,

Elder Haskin