Hey there good family
SO i know that it's wednesday and that it's way latter in the week but I am getting an email off. So on Monday I was spending basically my whole time on the computer helping this old guy get an email account all set up and having some struggles with getting all the information. So I was able to get all the emails read and I was able to email President Jergensen but just wasnt' able to get a note your way before it was time to leave.
I was able to have one of the biggest miracles of my mission on Saturday was Jared Veach baptized. He was looking so good in his suit and having so many members there to support him. Elder Herrin and I invited a ton of non-members there and were able to have several of our investigators there to witness that powerful moment. While Jared was getting changed Elder Herrin and I were able to teach the Restoration lesson the everyone there in the chapel and had pamphlets for everyone to follow along with. We gave the really shortened version and it was very spiritual. He was confirmed on Sunday and it was amazing. I was able to be in the circle and he said that as soon as we put our hands on his head that he felt a "shock" just go through his body and it was great to hear that he was baptized by water and of fire.
We picked up a new investigator named Ben who is a friend of a member that just went on a mission and he is a student in computer engineering over at the university and he's so sweet. He's the most prepared investigator that we have right now and we're having dinner with him at a members tonight witha lesson.
Last week was transfers and we have some new additions to the zone and we unfortunantley had to take a missionary that was only out for 6 months to the airport to go back to provo. It put a giant rock in my stomach to see the airport. I'm scared out of my mind of that place. I don't want to leave and it put things into a little more perspective when I saw the planes and realized that I have to leave everything on the table here. I might only have 4 more weeks here in Ames and i want to it to be the best 4 weeks ever. I will never be more tired then ever before in my life but it's going to happen.
we did have a black out week this past week and the numbers looked like this 1 1 4 2 9 4/3 3 6 2 2 2 2
I love my mission and I did put in the mail my card with pictures in it. I don't know when it'll get there but please send it back because i made a goal to take more pictures and will fill the other one up soon.
We had a stake Priesthood meeting this past week that we as elders taught the Priesthood holder in the stake in smaller groups how to give the NML's has been a bit of a problem in the stake. It was so much fun and we had such a good spiritual experience with our recent convert Tom who is trying to have his family come to the knowledge of the gospel. I just love this ward and I love Bishop Thacker who has our back in all the things that we are doing.
We had zone leader Council yesterday and me and another elder are the oldest ones in that council ( as far as who has been there the longest) and it's crazy to know that things are coming to a close). We had texas road house and both were paid for by members haha the Lord is blessing us so much and now I'm getting fat haha but not really just muscle and a little bit of fat haha
We have an exchange with the story city elders tomorrow and then have a zone meeting on Saturday where we'll try to get some good investigators there to role play with. The work of God is moving forward here.
I love you all and hope that you all have a great Valentine's day and remember mom that I have a pin on my suit that is a heart/breast cancer awareness pin and You're always on my mind.
Elder Gonzalez Ames Iowa
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