Letter #65- "So What´s It Feel Like to Be a Ghost!?"

Louder Now!!!!"

That Taking Back Sunday was for Joshua and for dad. because I know dad thinks that Taking Back Sunday is the funniest name since Terd Fergassen. hahahaha. 


So this week was AWESOME and GRANDE!!! A lot of things happened. So we started taking care of this branch called Borda do Campo. They lost their missionaries. They called us about a reference. We went there and baptized her on Saturday! Her name is Camila. She is 9 years old. She had been going to church for a long time and kept asking, Can I get baptized!? hahaha How elect is that? Well when she was getting her interview, I started talking to her mom. I ended up just teaching her the first lesson with a few members present. It was awesome! and then I was finishing up the lesson and I was baring my testimony and I just blurted out something about temples. I didn´t even want to. It just like came out. and then I was like, well, I better explain temples to her. So I explained temples to her. and I did a baptismal invite to her and she accepted (didn´t mark a date, she´s not married). 


The next day we drove out there (took the bus actually) to follow up and have her sign the baptismal form and she came out with the Book of Mormon in her hand and I said "Oh did you read and pray?" "I read it, but I haven´t prayed yet. and I don´t need too. I already know it´s true. Everything in this book is true and it´s from God. I want to be a member of your church, because it is the only true church. It really is Christ´s church." 


I think my mouth dropped open so much that it hit the ground. Me and Elder Elias looked to each other. "WHAT?" She said, "years ago I was searching for the true chruch and I prayed one night and had a dream that I was walking up to a big white building and a man dressed in a white tunic came out and greeted me. It was the Lord and I begged him to let me enter into His house (for it was His house) and He let me enter. And last night (facing me) Elder, when you were talking to me, I never felt so different and I know it was the Spirit and then when you started talking about temples, I knew already that your church was true." 


I cried. Right then and there. My family, you know I am a big baby. She said "I don´t think it is by chance that I have been searching for the true church and my daughter went to your church and all of a sudden wants to be baptized. She´s gone to tons of churches and never wanted to be baptized. and then you get here and start talking about temples. It´s all true." She signed the form. Went to the bapism, went to church. When she gets married, she´ll be baptized.

Transfers were this week. Elder Elias was transferred! He is now in Curitiba. I am with one of my old friends (and new comp) Elder Andrade. He is from, you guessed it, the north east. hahaha He is super awesome. It is his first transfer as zone leader so i´ll be training him to be a zone leader. it is just fire in the bones here in São José dos Pinhais. 


Don´t you worry about me. like Sister Cordon and President say, "Live your mission so that every day when you wake up and your feet hit the floor satan says 'oh no, he´s awake!'" I sure am trying! I love you all so much! Don´t Stop Believing! It´s true!!!! I love you all!!!! 
Com Amor!
Elder Askins!!!!