Week 74

Dear Family,


Life is going great now that my prayers have been answered and I have returned to Long Beach.  So far we have met and seen people that I remember and met before.  Yesterday we met the Arias Family... a very dear and close family that I had taught and got to teach everything but did not get to see baptized.  But I now get to see them get prepared for baptism and are now teaching their friends the Gospel and just committed someone and soon his family to the 30 January for baptism.  It is fun because I have to do most of the talking in Spanish b/c my comp does not try because he just does not want to screw it up.  But I am helping him along. 

It is amazing to be able to do what I have done and see different areas of the mission and see all types of worlds. The richest of the riches and the the most poor of the poor.  Right now I have a ward and area that covers both of those worlds and is interesting to see what people are motivated by and what they want in life and what they do to achieve what they want. The man we committed is truly searching for truth and wants to know if God really  is there and if He can help his family. His name is David (DA-veed) and I pray that my knowledge of our Heavenly Father and our Savior will guide him and influence him to be baptized.

Thank you all and i love you all and hope everything is going great at the start of the new year. Speaking of that Do not ever go to Long Beach for New Year's. Unless you are packing some kind of explosive of firearm. :)

I love you and see you next week.

Love Elder Jimmie G Watkins