Letter Dated September 11, 2012

Dear Mom and Dad;

I'm glad to here everything is going great out there in the world, ha ha. 

We went to both the rededication of the temple Sunday and we went to the activity on Saturday.  They were both really cool.  Really good.  It's been a long time since I've been able to go anything that had to do with the temple.  I had forgotten how helpful that is.  Its only been like 17 months, ha ha.  I can see why it would be important to attend often.  It really does help to give a desire to try a little bit harder.  It was cool to listen to President Eyring and Elder Christofferson talk.  They told some great stuff.  Its like General conference but better cause well it is in the temple.

So we hope to have the baptism of Fernando on Saturday.  It kinda depends.  Sometimes he has to work the weekends.  We should know tonight if it will happen this Saturday or if we will wait.  He is doing really well though.  We are pretty content.

With Fransisco, he is still doing really good.  Struggling to stop smoking.  He should get baptized in a little bit as well.  We have taught him a lot.  So we are pretty content with what has happened to him. His dad was able to go to the dedication.  That was good for him.  We are working really hard with both Fransisco and Fernando.  We really hope they both get baptized in a bit.  Honestly its really weird, we have more men that are investigating then women. That's not normal, ha ha.  Usually we teach lot of women and a few men.

So about pictures, I would like to send more, BUT, the cyber we go to now doesn't let us.  So I'm not sure when I will be able to send a few more.  I'll find something.

We have transfers this week.  I don't think I'll leave Tres Arroyos yet, but who knows.  I have been here fore 4 and a half months.  That's how long I've always been in each area.  So I guess you'll know Monday.  I hope I don't leave, I want to see Fransico get baptized.

We just started to teach a less active family.  Flia Tolosa.  They are really good.  But the mom and the 15 year old daughter only go to church.  The dad needs to go as well.  So every Monday for the next month or so we are going to pass by and see if we can help.  They want to go to the temple and they have a good knowledge.  They just need to go.  Bit frustrating.

We talked to Josefina again.  I don't know if you remember her from before.  She is realllly good.  BUT she doesn't really do much.  We are giving it a shot again just to see what happens.  Well she reads. A good amount.  But doesn't go to church. She has a testimony and want to get baptized and repent of what she has done before.  We will see what happens this time.

This week we have lots of good things that could happen. we are pretty excited. 

Well, I hope everything goes good with the house.  You'll have to send me pictures of it sometime.  I would like to see it.  That and you need to explain.  How is it in another Stake?  The city Oak Ridge has 2 wards no? So each ward is in a different stake?

Sounds like good stuff.  Keep on walking with your 80 year old friend.  That's amazing that she is still out and doing stuff, ha ha.

Anyway, that's about all I have to say.  Not much this week.

Have a good week.

Love,
Elder Obray