Dear Family and Friends,

Well it sounds like you guys had a good week this week and that the temperatures are cooling down over there a little bit. Over here the temperature is still the same. But this week has been an awesome week. First off on Friday we had a lesson with Claudia and we talked to here for about an hour and 15 minutes about going forth with faith. The thing is that she has been needing to move but cant find a house, but her ex boyfriend has moved out and we asked her if she is now ready to be baptized and she was having some doubts about it. Not doubts about the church or her testimony because she has solid testimony but just some worries about moving forward and taking the next step, so we shared mosiah 18 8-10 and we asked her if she is willing to help those in need, to comfort those that need comforting, to serve others, to be a witness of God at all times, in all places, and in all things, and if she is willing to obey all the commandments of God. She said yes that she is willing and wants do all of that. And then I asked her, if you are willing to do all of that then what is holding you back from getting baptized. After i asked the question we all just sat there waiting for her response, she thought for a while and looked up and said nothing. And I said are you willing to get baptized on the 20th of October and she said yes! We got way excited the spirit was so strong in that lesson and it truly worked in her heart and changed her point of view from being without hope, to a view of hope and of faith. We are super excited with her decision and I know it will bless her more than she can even know right now. So that was an awesome experience this week and then after that we had the general conference, to be honest i love general conference it is so awesome to hear the prophets and apostles words and counsel for us in this precise moment. What struck me most was about all the talks about peter and having a true love for Christ our savior. If we have a true love for him than we will feed his sheep, we will look for opportunities to serve others, we will look for ways to help others who are not of the fold of Christ to come unto the Shepard and accept the atonement in their lives. I truly love my savior. He is my Lord, my God, and my friend. I want to be a disciple and a true follower of his Gospel. His Love for us is perfect i have felt it so much in my life and am so thankful for it. I feel it right now as i write this letter. He is the Christ, his atonement is real. Through the atonement we can overcome our weaknesses and become strong, even perfect as He and the Father are perfect. The gospel is true, Joseph Smith was a prophet and Thomas Monson is the prophet of the Lord in these days. I love you all and pray for all of you and i hope that you guys have a good week this week.

Elder Wadman