Week 4

Hey family!!! I love you guys so much! I love the pictures! I really appreciate all of your emails :)

 

This week we went to San Diego for meetings and California Burritos and Horchata. The weather was beautiful and wow traffic was nuts. This past week was full of meetings so this letter won't be long. But, this is probably the most special message that i have sent home so far.

Damian is incredible and his story is a miracle. So recall how I met him at the laundry-mat last Tuesday? I had a strong prompting to go talk to him. I ignored it, it came again stronger, I ignored it, then it came again and I acted. So I went and talked to him. I am so glad that I did.

Damian is now going to be baptized. The sisters have taught him everyday and he is hungry to learn more. He said that when he saw us he immediately felt that he had to talk to us. He knew immediately that he wanted what we had. I guess that was happiness. He has come to church, reads from the Book of Mormon and prays daily. He wants the Priesthood sooo badly and can not wait to serve a mission. He is 21 years old.

His story is a miracle. If I had not acted on the prompting of the Spirit. Who knows where Damian would be today. It immediately brought tears to my eyes when I heard he was going to be baptized. I was overwhelmed with emotion, because I was so close to just letting him be and not talking with him.

The Lord has prepared people for me. I know this. I know that if we seek for the Lord's help and His guidance, he will give it too us, as long as we are inviting the Spirit in our lives. His work is true. I love being a representative of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. People like Damian and the Garcia Family. The work is exploding, there hasn't been a baptism in over 6 months in the ward, now there are soo many. The Lord prepares people and also rewards those who worked hard before us.

THE COMPUTER IS A PIECE OF CRAP AND IT IS NOT LETTING ME SEND PICTURES!!!!!

I love you all soo much and I hope the content of this letter outweighs the length.

Love,

Elder Hays

Baptismal Dates:

The Garcia Family: 07/21/13

Damian: 07/27/13

Guillermo: 08/11/13