Week 12 - Sept 17, 2018

Pieces of cake:+2
Cookie: +1
Elder Freedman: -3

Yeah I ate them. I had to. It's the latino culture I couldn't deny their food ahahaha. Transfers are today and guess who's in my zone now ? ELDER GAVIN ROGERS! Gavin and I have played football together since we were in 5th grade. We are toooooo lit! Also, I got to baptize two people on Saturday! Laura and Gia! That was amazing and they are such a cute mom and daughter. The gospel is going to change their lives. Jesus and Cynthia are still good to be baptized on Saturday so please keep them in your prayers! Their mom almost told us off last lesson and elder Beuttenmuller and I went so hard with the spirit last lesson and she kinda got wrecked. So, she decided to still let them get baptized. Im too excited for them! Jesus birthday is on the 19th and I'm giving him a card as a present that only says "la Vida eterna" or eternal life on it. He better like his birthday present ;) We had a cool miracle this week! Apparently there's a hurricane in the gulf of Mexico or a tropical storm or something I don't know but it's been raining like crazy which is not normal here. So, we were out walking in the pouring rain and we found an old lady outside just sitting outside in a chair by herself with just cardboard around her kind of protecting her from the rain. So, we asked her what she was doing, and she said that she was waiting for us. We have literally never met her before, but she told us that a few years ago, her son died in a car crash and she was thinking about him. She said that every time she prays for help to find him, the missionaries find her. So, she was literally sitting out in the rain waiting for us to find her - this lady we have never met. She just started crying, and we told her that through Christ, she has the promise she will see her son again, but she needs to do some things like baptism first! So, we are continuing to meet with her and have another lesson tomorrow! Its crazy how hard satan is trying against us out here and It's because he doesn't want things like this happening. Oh yeah also I'm 1/8th done with my mission already. Kinda weird. 

Spiritual thought: 
Someday we're going to leave this earth, and the first thing we're going to be asked, is "how well did you love?" Loving others is above everything. Its Gods first commandment! Will we leave the world a better place than it was before? Of everything we ever did, they will ask could we have done anything more? Something I've learned out here is if you truly love someone, you'll treat them with respect. You'll see them and want the best for them. You'll want them to not only be happy In this life, but the next also! So, my invitation? LOVE EVERYONE. Remember who they are and their divine nature - of GOD! 

That simple. 

By the way, If you love me, email me. 

Te amo. Hasta La semana. 

Elder Freedman

Im sorry for the low quality pictures today. i promise next week will be better. 

1. Laura y Gia get dunked

2. the drugs here are real

3. Brother Galvez. literally the best member. he buys us food all the time