Everything is going well. I`m just hear in the computer cafe with Elder Memmott. He got here last night and we have already had some great adventures. Before I get into that though, I`ll talk about this last week. My last week with Elder McElvain.
Another great week. We had some miracles happen as usual and Elder McElvain was able to end his mission baptizing so that was great. In the week it was hard to work a lot because we were in other areas and stuff. We are teaching some cool people, but we didnt have very many new investigators in church though. We are teaching a guy named Chaquer Dajlala. His ancestors are from Arabia, but he is born and raised in Chihuahua. He is really funny and has a mini restaurant. He always makes me green chili burros of machaca. It`s delicious. Anyways, he has had some struggles in his life and is seperated for the moment from his wife. He wants more than anything to have his family together, but he needs to repent for some things in his past. He takes notes when we teach him and told us this week. ``When I convert myself, I´m going to be Bishop`` I think he beats out Krazy Karl easily on the crazy scale. His common language is swearing after every word, but he is getting better. He has a son that lives in Salt Lake and is goin to visit him in Agosto. We will see how he progresses.
We are also teaching a guy named Jose Miguel. He is great. Really humble and willing to follow the Lord. He shows up to church by himself and is doing great. We still have to teach him some commandments, but if everything goes well and he doesnt have problems than he will get baptized on Sunday.
We had some miracles pass in the lives of Josefina and Karina. All week they were not sure about getting baptized. We have taught them about everything, but they felt like their family would get mad if they changed religions. We were trying to help them see the importance of being baptized and they understood and wanted to be baptized, but something was holdin them back. We had them get interviewed even though they werent really sure. In the interview of Josefina she said that she didnt want to, but her daughter Karina accepted it. She is only 15 though so she needed her mom to sign for consent. They told us that they werent going to do it because their family members would kill them if she did. That happened on Friday. We prayed that night for guidance to know how we could help Josefina and Karina and had an appointment for Saturday morning. When we got their in the morning they were sweeping and mopping their house. Elder McElvain grabbed the mop and I grabbed the broom. We started doing it for them (They have a pretty big house) We swept the porch and the house and we were singing to the music that they had playing and it was really funny. After cleaning for a while their family members got their and saw us cleaning the house. They started laughing because we were singing the Mexican songs that all the drunks listen to. They started talking to us and were more receptive. At the end of it we sat down and Josefina said that they were going to get baptized. They got baptized that night at 7 and we spent the day telling the members about the baptism. It was awesome and everything turned out perfect. They got confirmed members of the church yesterday and I got to confirm them, because Elder McElvain left yesterday at 5 in the morning to go to the state of Mexico.
I spent all Sunday with a joven named Sarul Zarate. He is a stud. He helped me out a bunch and is the same age as Bead. Then Sarul`s dad took us to go get Elder Memmott at the bus station in the centro.
Thats a new story. Elder Memmott got here at like 9:30 last night and at 11 the Hermano Zarate had to pick up his daughter from some restaurant where she works. So for an hour and a half last night we were walking around the centro of Queretaro checking out all the huge Catholic church`s and big fountains and the big Arches. (I`ll send you pictures of some if it that me and Elder McElvain checked out last Monday) It was fun. The city looks amazing at night. When you come we will spend a whole day here in Queretaro. It was a fun night though. Two white kids and a joven with suits in the centro. It was really fun. The good thing about Queretaro is that it is extremely safe. (i dont want to jinx myself) but it`s a fact. There are a lot of policemen and everything is really clean and lit up.
Oh and my email did change it`s gregheap@new.myldsmail.net but if you send it to my old address it will automatically get to my new one so dont worry about it. I got your emails and the email from Kurt as well. The church mail converted to a ``gmail`` based program and it`s way better. So thats that announcement.
Also I have some really sad/bad news. Elder Francis had a boiler blow up on him on Saturday. He had some 3rd degree burns and is in the hospital. I dont know a lot of the details, but I just ask all of you to pray for him. He should have been getting home to see his family today, but instead is in the hospital...stuck in Mexico. I`m going to try to visit him next Monday if I get permission. We`ll see what happens. Keep him in your prayers.
For right now I gotta go. I`ll send pictures in a little bit. We are going to go eat with an Hermana.
Thanks for your love and support. I`ll talk to ya`ll later!
Cuidense
Con amor,
Elder Greg Heap
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