Week 87 (Chihuahua, Mexico)

That family that we have been teaching has been doing well. We weren’t able to meet with them last week though, we met with Perla and her daughters Fatima and Mariel and Rubi and her daughters Esmeralda and Isabel were supposed to come as well but they had to cancel and weren’t able to come. But on Sunday even though we weren’t able to visit them they came church by themselves which was way cool. Isabella should be getting baptized this week.

Also this last week I ran into a former investigator again. So when I was here last year we taught this guy Oscar and his girlfriend Naomi and they came to church with us a couple times but with changes and stuff I forgot about them. But when I came back to this area I ran into him at a bus stop and we talked a bit and we were going to visit him. We went and he wasn’t home and we couldn’t find him. Ran into him a bit later same thing. And then we kind of gave up and forgot about him then he texted me on Friday and said that they were going to come to church with us on Sunday. Then on Friday walking in the street we ran into him again. Ya the Lord probably wants us to teach that guy.

Not much else to write, not much else is going on here. My companion said that we have like 13 weeks left, crazy stuff.

Love Elder Blanchard

Week 86 (Chihuahua, Mexico)

We had a good last week. Yesterday, Rubi and her daughter were able to get confirmed. We were not able to baptize the daughter because Rubi and Perla have been sick this last week so we haven’t been able to visit. This week we are going to do what we can to get the sister and the grandma baptized. This last week we baptized a kid from our area who has been going to church forever but never got baptized because he lives with his aunt and his aunt was afraid that if she baptized the mom would take her kid back or get mad or something. But he ended up getting baptized this last week out of nowhere just a miracle baptism. 

Paul is progressing really well. He is in Alma 15 or 16. He came to church last week and liked it a lot. We weren’t able to pass by with him last week because of his work and school and he canceled meeting on Saturday but we have an appointment for tonight at 8. We are going to invite him to get baptized again and see what he thinks about this week. We invited him in the first visit but he wasn’t so sure, and we will see how it goes tonight. 

Hey thanks for the package. I got it this last week. Everyone wants the tie you sent, ha-ha. 

Love Elder Blanchard

Week 85 (Chihuahua, Mexico)