Week 14 - Birthday Week

Baptism of Roberto

Familia!

Love you all sooooooo much!

The work here is going great. I´m loving the work more and more each day. Obviously there are ups and downs and the work is really hard at times, but when you see the success of someone's life changed, it´s so worth it!

A Birthday picture from Elder Morgan's niece Sydney!!

Okay, first off. Thank you all for the birthday gifts!!! They´re sooooooo awesome!

Everyone in Mexico thinks Elder Morgan looks like Superman!

This week I'll share some spiritual experiences. We went to the house of an elderly woman in the ward originally just as a plan for the day to see if she had any references for us. When we arrived, in the middle of us talking with her, she started to wince and cry and asked us for a blessing. She has rheumatoid arthritis and she was all alone in the house. She told us that that night it started to hurt her really bad. She told us she knew that God had put us in her path because she needed a blessing. We gave her a blessing and immediately she calmed down and the pain subsided. I know that the Priesthood is real and that miracles are wrought by way of faith.


Okay, this week was my birthday for those of you who didn't know. The truth is that a birthday on the mission is just another day of work! However, this day of work was particularly special because we had a baptism! Roberto was baptized this week, confirmed, and given the priesthood. He's 21, just had a baby last month, and got married this week! It's crazy. He's so ready and prepared to move forward in the church. It was such an amazing birthday present.

Roberto's Family

Also, this week on valentines day we got to go to 2 weddings. Basically all the wedding was was a bunch of people got together and there was some representative that got up and pretty much just said, Okay you're all married now! haha. But it was cool to go see.

Mass weddings

Elder's Wood, Portilo, and Morgan at the weddings

Reyes Family Wedding

Reyes Family Wedding

Roberto's Family Wedding

Roberto's Family Wedding

Editorial note: Elder Morgan emailed me separately and said that about 500 people got married.  The marriages are conducted by some government official.

This week we have 5 baptisms planned, so we'll see how it goes!

Cake!!!!!

For my birthday we bought a chocolate cake and ate it.

Today we got permission to go to a plaza here in town which is basically just a shopping mall. It was really weird because it was like being back in the states, but I got to eat a couple of western bacon cheeseburgers at Carls Jr..... HEAVEN.

Elder Wood contemplating calling home! (Just kidding :-) )

This work is so special and I know that it is lead by The Lord. He is the one who is preparing these people to receive our message, and our only responsibility is to find these people and teach in such a manner that the Spirit can touch the hearts of those we teach.


I love you all so much and want you to have a great week!

Love,
Elder Morgan