Wake me up when September ends.

So it was a crazy week. It started with the activity that we won (we got 2nd place this week by the way...the sister missionaries will be having a baptismal service for eight people this week). District class was done in our house of prayer which I rented. Then we went and sealed the deal for our new house and signed the contract...and had one of our investigators (José María) help us move. We were also running all over the place trying to visit everyone and invite them to conference.

Conference, by the way, is a thousand times cooler when you`re a missionary. I loved it. I found a precious treasure in almost every talk and actually recognized a good number of the seventies. Some of my favorites include President Eyring`s talk on training priesthood bearers, Elder Waddell`s talk about learning from a mission, and Elder Cornish`s talk on prayers, among many others. Also, what`s that about a temple in Paris? I thought that would never happen.

There was an overall spirit of progress and the importance of our work in the conference, which ties directly into our duty in preaching the gospel. We`re doing great and important things here, and every member of the church has that duty to carry the name and gospel of Jesus Christ unto every ear and every nation.

On Sunday morning José María was baptized and his family was there to see it. It was a very spiritual experience, and he`s very excited not only to grow in the gospel but also to serve. He wants to help people find the blessings God has ready for them. We`ll be working closely with him. This next weekend Augustin and his sons Irving and Kevin have their baptism planned as well. Everything went well with Augustin`s stay in the hospital and he should be all set. Please pray for them as we visit them and prepare them to take such an important step.

I`m progressing and growing and organizing priorities, and my companion is starting to fill in his shoes (and lose the weight he gained at the MTC). We`re working well together and he`s awesome. Say hi to everybody.

Gotta run.

Love you, Elder Lund

PS Is David getting my emails?