Weekly Letter #12. July 23rd, 2012

Hello Hello. Ciao Ciao. Talofa Talofa....Hi :) Yup, its been 3 months already! May not seem that long to you outside world people BUT to a missionary...thats quite sometime haha. I hope all of you had an awesome week like I did! But, unless you had 2 people commit to baptism and then asked you to baptize you, I DOUBT IT ;) Haha Yes, It was a very very great past week. HereWiiKoo!!! Tuesday July 17th: Started the day off right and taught a lesson to little Isabella. Went really quick but thats because shes been taught and knows everything. We read from the Book of Mormon and she decided to set a goal to read 1 Nephi-Jacob before her baptism on September 1st. After that we headed to our meeting with President Shumway and all the other missionaries being trained in our zone. A really spiritually uplifting meeting. He's like a spiritual football coach...he coached at Pleasant Grove High. I would best describe his personality close to Coach Whitt...but theres only one Coach Whittingham haha But it was still a great meeting. One of the key things he told us to remember was "We Preach The Gospel. But The Spirit TEACHES." Kind of obvious but when you think about it, that is why the spirit is such a crucial role in an investigators conversion. Deep stuff man...haha Wednesday July 18th: Had a district meeting with the only other Elders in our district who are our zone leaders ha. After we went on exchanges and i stayed in Aurora with Elder Erickson. He goes home at the end of this transfer. We went and saw the Harringtons and committed Brother Harrington to read the book of mormon. After that we went to dinner then headed to skate park to teach the kids who like me down there. Haha They are all great kids. My companion is afraid to go down there but really, they're all great kids. They just need something in this life. Can you guess what that is? Haha After that we went to the Mayne's house and thats how we ended our night. Thursday July 19th: Today we met with Cynthia and found out she is sober and wants to start going to see groups. We taught her the Plan of Salvation and she is very interested in being sealed to her daughter. It was a great lesson and the spirit was so strong. Shes just afraid of baptism because she had a rough expierece with a past interview for it. She'll come around. Friday July 20th: We spent the whole day helping the Alms out at their place and all that good stuff. That night had a zone dodgeball deal. It was a pretty dece friday. Saturday July 21st: We met with Paul and Beth today. Beth has been ready to be baptized for the past few weeks but wouldnt do it because she wanted to wait till her husband Paul was ready. Well, Today, He Was Ready!!! :) He agreed to be baptized, the both of them, on August 25th! They also told me that they have been thinking about it a lot and they really want me to be the one to baptize them. Which was sad and good. Sad cause Elder Decker invited them and then when they said yes, he said "Well, you can choose who you want to baptize you" and Paul Said "Well, no offense Elder Decker but we really want Elder Asiata to baptize us" ...Yo...like i said haha Sad but Happy for me :) Sunday July 22nd: A wonderful sabbath day, like always. Talked to Sam Maples about his baptism and he will be getting baptized on August 4th! :) My First Baptism!!!! We are having a member in our ward baptize him so that is even better. He also wanted me to baptize him but we decided that it would be better because hes so young to have one of the youth leaders baptize him, who is also his families home teacher. Later that night we taught Rocky. His wife is from Spanish Fork by the way! Anyways, he was VERY resentful about baptism. Didnt want it at all. But this past week he has been praying and reading a lot and said he has thought about baptism. We are going to reinvite him next time we see him! He said that he's been praying to find a new house for him and his family cause their old one burnt down. And hes been praying for a perfect house for his family and he said when he walked in a house they were looking at, he said he felt weird. But like "Good Weird" Different he said. He recognized the spirit and said it was a great expierence. So, thats how awesome my week has been. Lessons wise, Elder Decker and I are leading the zone in Lessons taught on a monthly average..I've only been here 2 Months...SWAGGGGGGGGGGGG! Haha I hope all is well with everyone. Thank you for your prayers and all that you sacrifice for my family and me. Elder Tyson Jex- 3 More Weeks my dude!!!! I am so proud of you! You're going to be such a great missionary. I promise you will touch the lives of soooo many people out in Mexico City. I got some pictures from your endowment session! OKAY!!! I see you with that RAY BAN Swag! Mad Faux Hawk! Just so you know, you dont have to get rid of the hair man. Just gotta trim it down a little bit :) Continue to prepare yourself mentally and spiritually for it. 2 years will fly by and the Lost Boys will be at the airport in 2014 to pick you up. I love you uce. Good Luck Till Next Time Be Easy -Elder Isaac Asiata