Hello!
I'm glad to hear that you're all doing well and that you're happy! I'm sure Grandma and Grandpa M. are happy, reunited with the rest of their family in the other direction, and sharing the Gospel with them.
Speaking of the Spirit World, on Sunday, the two oldest high priests in the ward spoke about the spirit world and vicarious temple work. The second and third hours went pretty deep too. We didn't have any investigators there, but it was probably one of the deepest sundays I've had in the mission. But hey, Mari absolutely loved it, so it all worked out!
The ward is going to have a temple trip for all the recent converts on December 9th so tonight we're doing a FHE with Mari so she can prepare some names to take with her. She asked her boss if she could have that night off, but she doesn't know yet so just pray for her so that she'll be able to go!
We had a great finding miracle this week. Bishop asked us to check up on a family on the ward list and see if the address, phone number, etc. were still up to date. So we did, found out they had moved, but instead of that family we found a less active, Antonio, who was baptized in New Jersey who wants to come back to church, and his 9 year old niece, Angela, who had gone to church with him before, liked it, and wants to get baptized!!!! Pray for her so that her mom gives her permission to be baptized. Antonio had to work so they weren't able to come yesterday; but since she's been before, she can get baptized on the 4th before the end of the transfer!
We also had zone conference on Thursday, and a Spanish zone conference on Saturday! They were legit. My biggest takeaway was probably that we need to have faith in tracting, finding, or whatever activity we're doing, and then magnify it with our own diligence, working hard even when we're tired or when we've just been blessed with a big miracle. That's when God gives us the miracles. One of my favorite quotes (from Elder Liechty): "If Christ didn't give up on us [in the garden], then we have no right to give up on Him."
Anyway, we're doing what we can so we can baptize this transfer, and I'm grateful for all the prayers you offer in our behalf.
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Here's something that you might be able to do, maybe for an FHE or something. Get that roll paper that's an inch or two wide but that comes on a roll, cut off a portion 10 feet long or so, and just write a list of all the things for which you are grateful. When you feel down or depressed, you can take out your list and read it until you feel happy again! (This is something that Elder Hardy did and showed us in the Spanish Conference).
I love you all and let me know if there is anything I can do to help you out!
Love,
Greg
