Well from the pictures it looks like you guys got hit pretty good with a little bit of snow this past week. That is crazy to see snow from the pictures when it is still so hot down here. Well we too got hit by a little storm, well i guess it was a big storm, I think they called it Hurricane Sandy. Well luckily we didn't get hit by the big part of the storm but we did get hit a little bit. From, Tuesday until Saturday it poured and when i say poured I mean that it poured! We still went out and worked and everyday it felt like we were just swimming between appointments. Like no lie it would have been the same if we would have jumped into a pool. We got soaked from Tuesday til Saturday and on top of that because of the storm a big tube broke that gives water to all of Barahona. So the whole city of Barahona hasn´t had water in the pipes since Tuesday and then they fixed the tube and we got water last night so it was like we were camping, being without any water, it was quite the week. However, the Lord did bless us for going out and getting soaked everyday this week. On Wednesday it was the worst day of the storm and it was just coming down and the assistants told us that it wasn´t mandatory to stay in the house but if the rain made it impossible to work then we could go back to the house. I looked at my comp and told him that i wasn't going to stay in the house and he agreed with me so we went out and decided to give her a try in the rain. Well we showed up to the first house and it was a lady named Natasha, she told us to come in so we went in and started teaching her. We taught her about how families can be together forever and it just so happens that she had just given birth a couple weeks before that so it really struck her heart. And it is a true desire of hers to have a eternal family. So we left her a pamphlet about the plan of salvation and then we went back on Friday and she had a ton of questions for us and we explained the plan of salvation to her and then last night we had another lesson with her and she accepted a date for baptism and promised to come to church this next week so we are pretty excited about that. So that was our first lesson on Wednesday, and then our third lesson on Wednesday we met this other lady that was confused about why there are so many religions and how she can know which one is the true religion. So we explained the restoration and how Christ formed his the primitive church with prophets, apostles, and authority and that through time there was a loss of the true authority of Christ. And that in 1820 God called Joseph Smith to restore the church with prophets, apostles, and the authority once again in the earth. And that the only way that she can know if it is true is through praying and asking God if Joseph smith really was a prophet and if the church was restored through him. Well we passed by yesterday and she said that she has been praying about it and that it feels right, and we asked her if she is willing to be baptized for someone who holds the priesthood of God and she also accepted a date of Baptism. So the Lord definitely gave us blessings for going out and working through the storm. But all and all its ended up being a really cool week for us, our other investigators are progressing, Pepe and Peluche are getting baptized on the 10th and then Bolivar will be getting baptized on the 17th so things are really rolling right now for us and its really exciting times. Well I hope everything is also going good for you guys back home and that you are enjoying that snow. Jack congrats on the baptism and Sara on the baby blessing! Anyways i hope you guys have a good week this week and I love ya all.
Elder Wadman
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