We have a new mission president :(

Hey good family

 

  So starting off we have news about the new mission president who will be here in July and who will take over the place. His name is John R. Jensen and he's a professor at South Carolina University and is in Geography( pathetic, at least President Jergensen is a really business man dealing the drugs like it's nothing in broad daylight). So ya he'll be here for like my last 9 weeks or so and will do my exit interview and will know nothing about me and it just won't be the same with the new guy.

 

 

  I don't have much time to write things out but i do want to talk about who we are teaching for a bit.

 

 We had a great lesson with a man named Jin He who is from mainland China and is a student here at ISU and he is just amazing. He doesn't speak the best english but the spirit spoke straight to his heart. We taught the message of the Restoration, and he was in complete agreement. He felt time and time again the spirit thoughout the lesson. He cooked us some food first and we had a great meal of crazy pork stuff and then had a lesson with  him that took until 11 at night to complete. He was asking questions that just took us off our feet, questions like " Some times I wonder what is the purpose of life and who created all life..... Do you know who created all life"? " Why do I feel good here and at the church". " If God is real does he know me"? WOW we were able to answer those questions for him and tell him about Heavenly Father and about Prophets and about Jesus Christ who is the Father of our salvation. We told him about young Joseph Smith who was wondering some of the same questions and the wonderful answers to those questions. I don't know how to speak Chinese but the spirit does and it spoke peace to his heart and it was so wonderful. His American name that he has is Sam and so that's what we call him but his real Chinese name is Jin He.

 

  Alyssa's baptism was so wonderful, and she was crying so hard when on Sunday Elder Herrin gave her the Holy Ghost. How powerful and what a testimony builder that was to have the Holy Ghost like a fire come down from heaven and help know of God's love for her. We are going to start teaching her cousin who is her roommate here soon hopefully.Yesterday Elder Herrin and I reset a baptismal date with Sara ( a 16 year old of less-active parents) for March 9th and she has asked that I do the Baptism. I DON"T HAVE ANY WHITE PANTS!!! I've never done a baptism before! It's going to be great though and she is so ready for the fullness of the gospel in her life.

 

  Yea it sucks having lots of snow and out here it's so ugly with all the gray everywhere.

 

Love much Elder Gonzalez   

 

   I'm still a hard core baller coming in at a perfect 6 foot 2 and 210 pounds