Week 44

Una Semana Maravillosa en Memphis!

Elder Geddes, Alvaro,& Elder Diaz

  Well this week was an awesome week here in the mission field!!  To start off the week in an unreal way the entire mission went to Little Rock for the I-Pad training.  We had a to leave here really early in the morning and all got to go over on a pretty sweet bus.  Then we arrived in North Little Rock.,It was nice to be back there again for a little bit, and to see some missionaries I hadn't seen since I came over here in Memphis.  Then we had the Meeting and Elder Zwick came to the mission again for the training.  He is a super awesome guy, and always brings the spirit so strongly when he speaks.  The training went well, and something I really like that he said was "Build yourself up from the best that you are now".  It's so true, no matter how much we know or how strong we are, we can always start becoming stronger today and become a better and strong person.  And to answer you question I did see Elder Hunt and Hermana Lewis.  The training was great and then we headed back to Memphis.  We should be getting our I-Pads sometime this week.  It is going to be a really awesome missionary tool, we are looking forward to getting them. 

All the Spanish Missionaries

          Elder Geddes and Elder Hunt

   

Then for the even greater part of the week were were able to teach Alvaro several times this week preparing him for his baptism.  It all went really well, and he accepted to live everything and most importantly take upon him the name of Jesus Christ.  On Saturday we had his baptism and it all went really well. It is always a great feeling seeing an investigator entering into the waters of baptism and opening the doors for eternal blessings.  Also the East Elders had the Baptism of Patricio who is the Grandson of one of our members.  It was a great service for both Alvaro y Patricio.  Elder Heaton and I were both able to baptize on our 10th month mark!  Elder Diaz actually had the opportunity to baptize Patricio.  Then they both were able to receive the holy ghost on Sunday,  I was able to confirm Alvaro!  A cool story about that was Alvaro after his baptism on the way home dented his rim on his car and his dad wasn't going to let him go to church the next day.  But Brianda (his girlfriend) told us she was praying for him and told him this is the first trial and that he needs to make it to church.  So he was able to come and it all worked out really well.  He was really happy, and you can already see a really big change in him.  It was also awesome to see how happy Brianda was after waiting for over three years for this day!

  To top off this great week, on Sunday night the Garcia family from the branch wanted us to come teach a cool family that they had met and who had some interest in learning more about the church.  So we were able to go over there and teach with them and share the restoration.  Teaching with members is always so great, and even greater when it's a referral from them.  The lesson went super well, and they had some really good questions.  The Garcia's bore some great testimonies which is always the best.  The referrals name are Claudia y Fidel.  We might have a FHE with them at the Garcia's home tonight!  Claudia told us at the end that she had been looking for a church and was a little confused.  But that once we came over and we taught she said she could already feel something different.  The spirit is the most powerful tool there is as a missionary!  

Alavaro and Brianda

Alvaro, Brianda and her family

 All is going great here in Memphis, we have been getting a lot of referrals from the branch recently and serving with Elder Diaz is awesome!!  The work is going really well!  .  Have a great time being back with Andrew y Jourdon in Utah.  Have an awesome Birthday on the 6th.  I hope it's a great one!!  Are you turning 30?  Haha! Love you tons Mom!  Que tenga una buena semana!!  Feliz Cumpleanos a ti!  

Con Amor,

Elder Geddes