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Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 9:01 AM
Mi familia chula,
Elder Whittingham got the trunky papers. All hope is lost until thursday! Help me! Send me a new companion, AAAAAH!
All of this being said I love Elder Whittingham. I wish I could go another round of transfers with him, but he needs to go home! So today we are sending him of right. (Since today is his last P-Day). We are heading down to the Reds Clubhouse to go get decked out. Expect my Debit funds to drop significantly. I have a few reciepts that I haven't reported, but I will give you the damage report next week!
So we met our new mission president last week. He has a completely different facade than President Jensen. He "Chulado" Cafe Rio, but not too much. He's hoping that he might get some shipped in for a zone conference sometime. (There is a new one that just went up in Maryland). Whenever I sent in a letter to Pres. Jensen I never got a response. With this past letter, I recieved a meaningful recall. So far he has a great first impression. I can't wait to get to work with him!
The investigator pool is slowly filling up! This past while we've been working with a less active se llama Andrea Batista. She is Dominican and Solidifies the fact that Dominicans are the best. (Mark it Elders Carlson and Taylor (or soon to be)) Latley she has realized the importance of her children being baptized, and we've had a good deal of support from her. For example she brought 17 year old Pamela, and 8 year old Julio to church. So many of the less-actives are willing to have there children baptized, but fail to see that going to church is a good prerequisite to being baptized. So to see this parental support for these two is invigorating! Both Andrea' and Pamela work an astronomical amount, but if we work we can help Pamela and Julio to baptism. BTW: Yes, at this point Julio would be a member of record. We actually set his bapt. date for the 27th of August, three days before his 9th birthday. So I would like to have his bapt. not count when we call in our weekly numbers!
We are so excited for this next transfer! I've gotten a new vision as to what this work is. When you come out as a cute little greenie you don't really know what it is your doing. After you've had some time to think about it; it rests on your shoulders what this work is. Yes we are to prepare the people we teach for baptism, but our purpose in Preach my Gospel says otherwise. The last sentance is "to endure to the end" (Hopefully that's the right translation). Enduring to the end means going to the temple. Not just getting a calling and doing "stuff". As I've been thinking of my purpose, bapt. has so much more meaning. It's not just a number you can tote around after your mission. It the people that you helped get that essential ordinance to prepare for the Temple. Not just baptism, but the gift of the Holy Ghost. Without it, it would be close to impossible to be worthy to enter the temple. And thus we see, those that keep the commandments, and obtain a testimony of the Holy Ghost, will prepare themselves for the blessings from on high!
I love you all, and can't wait to tell you who's my next chaparito!
Para Siempre,
Elder A. IpsonThe Great Ohio Columbus Mission
P.S. Never, ever, ever do a count down with my mail, e-mails. This has destroyed Elder Whittingham. Please preserve my sanity!
