We threw a baby shower!

This week things have really started rolling. I do think it`s possible that we`ll be able to get to the point fo baptizing every week if we really concentrate on it and spend a lot of time on our knees and in our books. There are three baptismal dates this weekend for the zone, and one of them is the long-awaited Britany. Her dad is able to walk a little, but still won`t be able to baptize her, so they`ve given us the official green light to organize everything. It will be Saturday at 5, along with the baptism of her 8 year old cousin (who also wants me to perform the ordinance since his dad can`t either). We`re starting to bury (or more correctly God is starting to bury) the reputation this zone has had for a long time and change things, and hopefully it continues. The missionaries are good and trust in the Lord, so honestly I can`t take much credit for the success.

I spent Wednesday in divisions with Elder Cruz (a different one), who is one of our new district leaders. He has only been on the mission for six months, but is doing a great job. We talked a lot and he had a lot of questions about how to be a good district leader. It`s humbling that he asks me those types of questions, because honestly I wasn`t a particularly good one.

Thursday, we threw a baby shower for Yuri, one of our investigators who is about to give birth. She and her significant other had a good time and were really able to break the ice with the members. They also spent an evening at the house of our ward mission leader and they had a great chat for hours. We need to go see if we can find them though, because they didn`t make it to church Sunday and I`m pretty sure because the baby came. Exciting! Also, she`ll be getting married to her boyfriend soon as well. I`ll let you know as things progress.

That same day an older man called out to us on the street, and said he wanted us to help him get baptized. He visited the church 30 years ago in Tijuana, and he ran into the missionaries not too long ago and they gave him a pamphlet. We brought him to church, he loved it, and he wants to be baptized on the 14th. Super exciting. We still need to pray a lot for him though, because we need to help him stop smoking.

Friday was our big "Flag Day" activity, where we mixed the themes of the Mexican Flag and the Title of Liberty. There was a rally, a flag-making base, a vido, and some games of volleyball. Margarita, one of our investigators who really wants to change but is rather shy, went to the activity with her son and they had a blast. A less-active named Maribel brought her kids and also had a great time. We´re really trying to help these people out on all fronts. More than anything we need to pray for them, so that God can work in their hearts, minds, and lives the things we simply are not able to do or sometimes fail to do.

Pleas pray for our investigator named Sofi. She really wants to go to church and change her life and family by coming unto Christ (she even wants her son to be a missionary), but she needs to find a different job. Her plan was to quit her job today and start searching for work. We´re praying that she finds a good one that will help her provide for her family and at the same time be able to spend time with the family and dedicate Sundays to God.

In other news, zone leader council is tomorrow and wednesday, and we`ll also be going to the temple. Super excited! Also, the asistents asked me how long I`m willing to stay in Arquitectura. Perhaps I`ll be here quite a while longer. I`m ok with that though, because I`m finally figuring out how to focus the missionary work here. Elder Flores is learning a lot and coming a long jsut fine. He`s a very happy guy and gets along well with people.

Well gotta run. Love you all lots!

Elder Lund