HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY TO MY WONDERFUL
DADDY! I will be thinking of you on the 30th and sing "Las Mananitas"
which is the classic song of celebration here. Of course, you won’t hear
me...but it’s the thought that counts right? 52 never looked so good ;) So proud
of Maddie for passing the NCLEX!!! You are an RN!! I’m so excited for you. Kennedy is just a
boy-magnet...stop being so cute. Mom, you sound as ponderous as usual...always
thinking about the deep things of life. I love it. Dad, your emails rock! I
always love knowing what is going on! Thanks everyone for your wonderful
emails. I love you all so much! And the pics made my day! That new ride at
Lagoon looks wicked....I will take a whack at it next summer. I might pass out
first though ha-ha.
Well....RICARDO GOT BAPTIZED!!! Yay!
I’ve never seen him smile as much as he did when he got baptized. His mom and
sister came and his mom came to church yesterday. They really liked the
baptismal service. Everything went really well and we got it done on the first
dunk. We are going to prepare him for his priesthood interview next week and
hopefully in 2 weeks he will be good to go. Turns out, his mom knows Hermana
Luly Lievano. Small world. Speaking of small world, I met Hermana Clark
yesterday. She’s from Colorado and Brady Anderton is in the bishopric in her
ward! Anyways, we were really happy on Saturday with Ricardo’s baptism. We are
moving along with Dulce really well too, except she’s heading off to Colorado
too. So, we are going to figure out all the info to send the missionaries there
to her house and get her into a Spanish-speaking ward. She is really receptive
and really opened up after the primary activity. Her kids love the church and
love singing songs when we come. I’ve learned a lot of primary songs in Spanish
lately ha-ha. We have another investigator named Sergio who has problems with
alcohol. We decided to crack down on him and talk about the Word of Wisdom.
Normally, he has a hard time understanding the lessons, but I’m not sure what
happened...but with the Word of Wisdom, he understood it perfectly and knew he
had a problem to fix. That’s what happens when the Spirit teaches, miracles
happen. We have been busy and hot, I love my mission and I never want to leave.
I know that time will come, but for now I’m just going to soak in every minute
I have and make the best of it. Time to serve the Lord like this is so limited.
It is such a blessing and honor to be a missionary. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!! :)
Everybody should go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, as the Spirit indicates...but
seriously. I AM SO GLAD I CAME!!! I miss you guys, but I am super happy and
doing great here.
My thought for you guys comes from
the O.T.....since that is where I’m reading right now to complete my goal. It’s
from Psalms 27:4-5:
4 One thing have
I desired of the Lord, that will I seek
after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to
behold the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in his temple.
5 For in the time of trouble he shall
hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he
shall set me up upon a rock.
The temple is such a blessing to
have close. I miss it so much!! We should always have a current temple
recommend and be worthy to enter into the house of our Lord. There are so many
questions answered and peace that can be found there. I know that the temples
are the House of God and that many blessings will be enjoyed if we attend
regularly. We live near a bajillion temples, there is no reason we cannot
attend at least once a month, if not once a week. One thing that I will always
seek after my mission is to go to the temple!!! I LOVE THE TEMPLE!!!! Enjoy the
blessings of one nearby! Read Pres. Monsons talk from General Conference April
2015. Here is the link.
Well, I love you all dearly and I
hope that you all have a great week! Thanks so much for all your support and
love. I have the #1 family in the universe. So proud of you all!!! Have a great
week!!!!!!! BESOS!!!!! XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO until next time.....
Con todo mi amor,
Hermana Anderton
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| Ricardo's Baptism! L to R: Hermano Benavidas, Ricardo, Hermana's Anderton and Estrada |
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| Ricardo, Hermana's Anderton and Estrada |
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| Fist Pump for her dad... Pepsi!!!!! |
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| Must be a Lion King thing????? |
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