Dear Family and Friends,
Happy Birthday Dad!! As the song says, one year younger and wiser too, happy birthday, to you! I hope you had a great birthday dad and got plenty of back scratches and ice cream!!
Dad thanks for giving me such a good example and for teaching us the importance of loving and sacrificing everything for your family. You're my hero! I have never heard you swear nor do you drink alcohol. Here it is sometimes sad because the dads have a problem with alcohol. And thanks for always respecting mom! My parents are the best!!
Also that is crazy about Morgan - she got married. Wow time flies by!!
This week was really fast! Wednesday we flew down to Santa Cruz for our leadership council. We got there early so I got to go see the Arteaga family and Paola my converts from el fuerte. They told me that Cilene and Marinela are active. Also they told us how they have passed through many trials this past 6 months and there were times they didn't want to go to church. Please pray for them! Right now Hno. Iver is the 2nd counselor in the elders quorum and his wife, Hna. Roberta, is in the presidency of the relief society.
Also, Herlin from the Pampa got in a crash and the people sewed him so he lost a lot of money and had to move from Lucero to his parent’s house who are members. Please pray for him and his family too.
It sometimes is really hard to visit and see these people you love so much and see the trials they are going through. If there are recent converts in ward, please sit by them and say hi to them at church and minister to them. The first year as a member of the church is a time of trial when satan tries to destroy them.
The consejo was great! President taught us about the importance of obedience, and how the Savior is our perfect example of obedience and love because he submitted humbly to the will of the father in paying for and dying for all of our sins!
Also president told us, I know that Heavenly Father is our father, Jesus Christ is our Savior and that Joseph Smith is a profet of God. If i didn't know these things were true, I would not sacrifice to serve and be a mission president.
This week was a hard one for us. Claudia was all ready for her baptism, we had planned it, and she passed her interview. But then her older brother told false rumors about the church to her dad and her father didn't give her permission, but we aren't giving up. Our goal is that in two weeks she can be more ready and be baptized.
Marilin went to church three hours yesterday and today we are going to teach the restoration to her and her husband. She is so prepared and I know her husband is too!
I love you so much!
Elder Matheson
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