Lehi's Dream

Hey, gotta write really quick.

So I spent some time in divisions this week with two newer Elders and helped them out a lot, since they were having some troubles with adjusting to the mission. It was great, and they´re full of hope and the spirit. I have really high hopes for them, and what they can do for the mission in the future.

Also, Saturday we had a "Lehi´s Dream" activity. We had a tree spray painted gold with fruit and a string people had to follow blindfolded, and my job was to essentially lead people astray...the opposite of what I do every other day of the week here. I had a packet of cookies and got a LOT of people to come after the cookies...it was really easy. I also was able to lead a number of people away by simply telling them that I would help them get there and leading them by the hand into darkness. It was actually a fantastic lesson about how Satan works and how careful we have to be to hold on to the word of God in order to not be led astray...because it is easy to get lost.

Church was nice. The assistance in church is going up...even though nobody from the bishopric was there this week. Not sure what happened just yet, but I`m looking into it. Everything ran smoothly though.

My biggest concern right now is that the father of Britany (our baptismal date) is sick...or more correctly dying. He may not make it many days more, and it´s been really hard on this family that is trying to become active in the church and do set things right. Yesterday they asked us to come over and talk to the father (Jaime) about Britany and the baptism, and we ended up talking to him for a decent amount of time. He´s in really bad shape. Please pray for him and for that family. It´s about all we can do for them right now.

Well gotta run. Love you mcuh! I`m sure you`re doing great in institute, and I`m glad you got to have some fun in DC as well. Discovering new cultures is great.

Love,
Elder Lund