Hey fam,
Well I`m writing a little bit early cause we gotta go to the state of Mexico in a little while. Tomorrow we have a leadership training meeting. Me and 2 other Elders are going to talk about inviting investigators to make commitments. It should be pretty cool. I`ll get to see pretty much all my buddies so that will be fun.
This week went alright. Elder Memmott got really sick. (By the way his birthday is March 16th, like Todd`s) He had a stomach infection. I personally think that an animal crawled in his stomach and turned everything that he had in their into water. As Memmotts mom would say ``He had the Rocky Mtn Squirts`` He`s better now, but this last week was pretty rough with the whole missionary work stuff. Elder Memmott was in the bathroom the most part of the week and I got some good reading in. I took good care of him though. We are going to go crazy working this upcoming week to make up for the time we missed this last week.
We have also been visiting my recient converts lately and they are all doing great. Yesterday in church ALL my converts were their.
Here`s a little update on how they are doing......
Hermana Paty is sharing the gospel with her family members (even though they dont live here in Queretaro). On Sunday she bought a triple (Book of Mormon, D&C, Pearl of Great Price) a hymn book, and the Liahona for a year (its like the Ensign in Spanish) We taught her about family history work and she got way into it. She has an appointment with the sister in our ward in charge of that this week so she can start working on her genealogy work. She is planning on going to the temple the 27th of March with the stake to see the visitors center and do baptisms for the dead. She says that she has never been so happy in her life and she is really doing great. She is reading in 2 Nephi, but she gets frustrated when she looks at the references at the bottom of the page and she sees D&C because she didnt have one. Now she does so she is excited to keep reading.
Josefina and Karina went yesterday and gave us a reference. They continue going every week even though they only stay for the first hour. They said that their whole family misses us and asks for us (even though they arent members) We didnt visit them all week and they are still reading the Book of Mormon.
Javier (who a month and a half ago was a drunk without a job and a broken up family) found work. He started off working as a welder, but the boss loved him so much that after 3 days of working he made him the boss of the floor team. He is making more money than he ever has in his life and is paying off his debts. Not only that, but Sunday in church he asked me how to fill out the tithing slip. I got to help him fill it out. He payed his tithing for the first time. He wore a white shirt to church for the first time and his wife Martha wore a skirt for the first time. His son also is working with him and he cut his hair. (that in itself was a miracle). They are doing great. Javier is finishing up Alma. He says that he doesnt understand a lot of what he reads, but he feels good reading the book of mormon and that it takes away his stress. I also got to ordain him to a Priest on Sunday. He`s a stud. They are going great.
Luis was ordained last Sunday to be a Priest. One Sunday of the month he cant go because of his work, but they have the goal to get married in the temple within a year. We gave them a picture of the Mexico City Temple and they have it hung up in their house already.
The people that we are teaching are progressing and we hope to have the baptism of Javier and Laura and their family on Saturday. Pray for them! We taught them this week of the Plan of Salvation. They understood it really well. We talked about having an eternal family and they joked about it saying that they cant even stand each other in this life, why would they want to live together eternally. They are awesome. haha. Javier and Laura (the parents) said that they would like to get baptized, but that they want to do it as a family. I think Xotchitl will be the only one that is going to resist a little, but if she says her prayers and reads the book of mormon, I have no doubt that she will get her answer from God.
The zone is doing a lot better. After having 2 pretty bad weeks we are going to have 2 really good weeks to end the month and Elder Allen (the assistant) said that if we can pull off the goals that we have for this month that we will save the mission as far as this month is concerned. We have a lot of work to do. Elder Memmott and I are pretty ready for the challenge.
Im glad you enjoyed your trip to Maui. I just barely got your email. It sounds like it was a great weekend for everyone. I have the best family and I love you all so much. I want some updates on my nieces and nephews. How are they all doin? Have they said any funny things lately?
The work is going great. I love the work of the Lord. I love the mission. I feel like I have learned so much and my testimony has been strengthened a ton. God lives and loves us. He wants us to be happy and the only way we can reach true happiness is by living the gospel. My leaders used to tell me that going on a mission would change my life and I think thats not entirely true. It`s not necessarily ``going on a mission`` More than anything it is ``living the gospel`` all day everyday. Only like that we recieve real happiness. I love the gospel. I love the Savior. I know that He lives. I know that His teachings change people. I know He loves us and wants us to be happy. I know that only through Him we can reach the throne of our Eternal Father in Heaven and enjoy living as a family together forever.
Happy Birthday Todd and Johnny.....You guys are OLD. Thanks for being such great examples to me. I love you guys!
I love you all!
Con amor,
Elder Greg Heap
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