Week 46

James and Selena Knowlton are getting baptized on Saturday 27 June 2009 at 6 pm California time! They are awesome and they are way excited to be baptized. They both have quit smoking, and have come to church a lot and understand so much. This is a great blessing for both of us in that it is Elder Moncayo's last transfer in the mission and this is actually the first baptism that will be officially under my name. The other baptisms I have either moved or they moved out the area. Ya it being officially under my name really doesnt matter and thats not the point, but its kind of nice now. I will send pics to my parents and then they send them to all yalls later because these church computers take FOREVER to send pics on.

There is a man we are working with that is a less active who broke his femer bone so all he does is sit on the couch 24/7, so he has nothing else to do but listen to us and learn about the Gospel and we see him everyday. His name is Johnathan Gish and in a couple of weeks he went from not wanting to really learn to gaining a big testimony and wanting to make full complete changes in his life. Even things that are really really hard to do, he knows he has to give them up or else i tell people " you better not be wearing a sweater when you die cuz its hot where you're going!" thats what I say when they dont want to repent, then they usually laugh and then change their mind. I dont know how that works or what but it does!

Thanks for the prayers and and the support I love you all !

Elder Jimmie G. Watkins