HI MOM!!
How are you!! How are the kids!! Did you watch the HE IS THE GIFT video on mormon.org?
Also, read the talks, WHAT IS THE BLUEPRINT OF CHRIST'S CHURCH by Tad
Callister and THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST by David A Bednar. Elder Gomez is
great right!! When I was Skyping dad, Elder Gomez said, "My English is
so so" and dad said "My Spanish is no no" and Elder Gomez was laughing
so hard!! It was great to be able to talk to you all!! I don't think I
have time to write Brady and Cody but I will find some time soon to talk
to them.
So the family of the house that we Skyped from, is
Luis and Yesenia. They are great!! Luis is a Reggae singer and he used
to have dreadlocks to his knees!! They are very receptive to everything
that we teach them and they are getting married and baptized the same
day on the 10th of January.
Sonia
is another investigator that is progressing very well! She has two sons
ages 17 and 19, The 17 year old has problems with marijuana and the 19
year old has two twin babies with his 15 year old girlfriend Paula.
Sonia, Roberto(19) and Paula have all committed to baptism, Sonia is the
only one that attends though, so she is most likely going to be
baptized on the 17th, but we need to work some stuff out with the
others!! I don't know if I have told you the whole story about them, but I
will have to tell you more about them next time and why they are my
favorites right now!!
We have other investigators, but I don't
have much more time to write about them!! Today we are having a zone
activity and I get to play soccer for the first time here, but i miss
basketball very much!! I actually have read a bit of Jesus the Christ, I
am starting from the beginning right now!! Thanks for all the Christmas
stories!! I read them all and a few brought some tears!! Tell Greg
thanks for organizing and sending the Christmas package!! Tell him
thanks for all that he has done to help me and all of the youth
throughout the years!!! It was an awesome Christmas present!! And also
tell grandparents thanks for their gift!! and tell them thanks very much
for taking me and Avery to Missouri!! It was an amazing experience!!
I
don't have much more time to write, but thank you so much for all that
you do for me mom!!! Love you so much!!! and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Elder Paynter
Weekly Rundown,
How
was Everybody´s Christmas?! We had a pretty great holiday season here
in Zumpango! I have loved teaching people about Christ during Christmas
time, because the people are much more feliz and merry! I love
missionary work so much right now! I don´t think that I will ever get
tired of sharing the gospel with other people! Also I love the "Él es la
Dádiva" video! Everytime that we watch it with our investigators or
with the members, I can feel the Spirit helping us to testify of the
truthfulness of our message and the truthfulness of our Savior Jesus
Christ! I have been very grateful for him lately and all of the
sacrifices that he made for us and all the things that he taught us by
his example and all his teachings! My testimony of him strengthens every
day as I share his message with others! It was also great to talk to my
family this week! I´m so very glad and grateful for their support in my
Missionary Work! Just last night our investigator, Sonia, was giving
the closing prayer, and during her prayer she said, "I know that the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Year Saints is the true church" It was
great! She doesn't even know the full name of the church, but she knows
that this church is the true church!! Also we were able to get a less
active youth help us in some of our lessons! He was able to share his
testimony with our Investigators, and I know that his testimony of the
gospel was strengthened as he did!! I'm so grateful for the opportunity I
have to work in the best mission in the world! La Misión México
Pachuca!!
Con amor,
Elder Paynter
I got to "talk" to Jordan via email this morning. I sent him pictures of our "Winter Wonderland"! He couldn't relate...he is enjoying a stifling 80 degrees!
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