"Searching for New's"--July 25, 2016

This week was pretty normal.  We stepped it up searching for "new's" but it didn't go great.  We had  a ton of lessons, but we'll have to see how they progress.  The area is actually kinda burned from the last elders.  I heard they might close it and combine it with the other area from the branch, but we will see.

This week I did divisions with a new elder in the district from El Salvador, Elder Sanchez.  He's pretty cool, and we got a lot done.  I like being with the new guys, they always work hard and are obedient and all that.  But during that division, it rained harder than I've ever seen.  We went and played soccer in the rain with some kids, because we couldn't be more wet.  We were playing in 4 inches of water in the Rain of Fear.  So cool.  Then I went on divisions with the ZLs.  I went with Elder De la Cruz and that was awesome.  I loved learning from him.  I went to his area and met some great people.  Then I went on divisions with Elder Paul to do a baptism interview.  That was a great experience, but at the end I had to say no.  She had some doubts, and she told me she wanted to resolve them before her baptism.  The bad part is no baptism. But the good part is that she will one day, and she will be an incredible member.

Then today we climbed a super high mountain.  It was great once we got there, but we spend a long time just walking and sweating.

Our investigator Cesia is doing great, and there's nothing stopping her from getting baptized.  Just finishing the lessons and preparing all of it.  I'm super excited.  Other than that, we have a  couple of others, but nobody close.  We just need to trust God and work hard.
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Elder Ben Gozart

Elders Gozart and De la Cruz

Apartment in El Carmen

Elders Crosgrove and Gozart

Elder Gardner