One Of My Best Weeks!!

If I were to write each highlight and blessing of this week, this email would be a ten-paragraph essay. I typically go into detail, but I am going to summarize my week since SO many things happened.


A theme I saw from this week is baptism.
Read why:


We put three people on date for baptism!!! Their plan is March 23rd. Fabiola, Maria, and Jorge are their names. They are Honduran siblings who are learning English with us.
A friend I taught back in Kent in September 2022, named Edelmira, is getting baptized this Thursday!! I get to attend that!
Elder Thompson and I attended three baptisms in Bellevue yesterday! They are friends that Elder Thompson taught. I don't know them since Elder Thompson served on the side of Bellevue where I wasn't. I loved seeing all of those members though! They remembered me and we had so much joy reuniting. The baptismal service was wonderful!
Claudio came to church again! He is amazing!
We are teaching a friend named Fernando, and he got a ride to church from our member!
I shared my testimony yesterday, and it was powerful! I felt the Holy Ghost powerfully because I testified of the truth of the Holy Ghost and the Plan of Salvation. I also passed the sacrament. I teared up at these things because I worked so hard this past week and felt good about my efforts. The sacrament is a beautiful thing!
I got to eat delicious ribs with Alejandro and Eduardo. We taught them the Plan of Salvation, and they loved it!!
Yormi gave me a nice fade haircut! He and his wife are regularly taking the lessons with us now.
We made 6 new friends, had 3 member-present lessons, saw 2 friends at church, and put 3 people on date for baptism!! This was a fantastic week for sure!!
I love what I do.


Here's a quote I liked (not quite word for word):


"A true friend is someone who makes it easier to live the gospel of Jesus Christ." - Elder Robert D. Hales


¡Hasta la próxima semana!


Elder Jones








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