Hey there all! this was a good week for me! we had a baptism and it was a special one for me. we had been working with this man, José for a while and trying to get him to stop smoking and he was having a lot of problems with it. but after he signed his contract we made he didnt have one problem with it. it was really cool bc his son got to perform the baptism before he leaves on his misison. God does things for a purpose and i can for sure see a purpose in his baptism being right now.

thats good you had a good Thanksgiving. mine was ok i guess, we had a burrito haha this man lived in the US for 20 years so he knows how to cook some good food. we are going to baptize him in a couple of weeks and he is the closest person here to me, we speak a lot of english together maybe thats why ha but he also makes me the best pancakes and omlets and cooks like an american. man i miss our food but its ok, im adjusted to my rice, eggs, chicken and beans. maybe ill be like tace when i get home and only eat rice..well ill want beans also. the beans here are to die for, they are so much better than what we have in the United States. what did you guys buy on black Friday?

im glad to hear about the people the Hiram Sisters are teaching. all the person needs to have is a a thirst to learn. there is a scripture in alma 32 i think, im not sure but it says just give way for a little portion of his word in your hear and let it sprout like a seed. if its a good plant keep it and if its a bad plant cast it out. so, teaching about Jesus Christ is good so he will keep it! maybe if they arent baptized when i get home ill talk to them a little bit.

a cool thing is this last sunday i was in coorelation meeting with our bishop and he asked what more he could do for the ward, and i brought up home teaching. he then went on to say that they didnt really have a home teaching program here so do you know whose going to organize one? yep me, im going to do it with him this week i believe. i knew there was a reason you wanted me to wake up early and go to those 7 or 8 oclock leadership meetings with you on sunday dad, so i would be ready for stuff like this! im excited for this opportunity to help out our ward. Getting to see how a ward council operates while preparing for my mission was really helpful!

thats about it for me this week. i dont have my camera with me right now so ill send pictures next week! i cant wait to open the package when i get home. have a safe, fun week.


Love,
Elder Herman