HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLO!
I am sad to say that the Bustamante Family did not get baptized themselves but they are very soon and we are doing everything we can to help them make that decision. Their names are Jacquie, Brandy, and Andrew and please pray for them. I am still in Los Alamitos after this transfer so no moving for me. no new comp or anythign but now 2 more missionaries live with us. We all get cell phones NOW I am so exicted it is horrible with this one land line thing we have going on. Sorry this is short gotta run fast today
Bye Love Elder Watkins
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Week 30
Hola mis padres viejos y amigos,
Life has been good. It is starting to be back to normal 85 degrees here in Cali-FOR-nya! It has been a blistering bone chilling blizzard here at 65 degrees for 2 months so people can't wait to take off the sweaters.
The baptism of the Bustamante Family is scheduled for Saturday, we are still working through doubts but there is still light at the end of the tunnel for this Saturday. So, everyone pray that this will still go on and that it happens before I get transferred!(transfers are next tuesday)!
Not too much else is going on, the mission is being reduced to a crazy amount of missionaries. On tuesday we will only have 95 missionaries and after that transfer only 85 or 86 missionaries!!!! I say they're weeding out the weak Elders and purifying the mission, but then I remember that I am here and that isn't happening. Just playing. Well if you want to meet some people in my area go on my mom's facebook and look for them that have been talking to her. I guess she is making friends with people here!!!! Well all is well and boring in the apartment which is always smelling like Canadian bacon. Anyways have fun love y'all
Elder Jimmie G. Watkins
Life has been good. It is starting to be back to normal 85 degrees here in Cali-FOR-nya! It has been a blistering bone chilling blizzard here at 65 degrees for 2 months so people can't wait to take off the sweaters.
The baptism of the Bustamante Family is scheduled for Saturday, we are still working through doubts but there is still light at the end of the tunnel for this Saturday. So, everyone pray that this will still go on and that it happens before I get transferred!(transfers are next tuesday)!
Not too much else is going on, the mission is being reduced to a crazy amount of missionaries. On tuesday we will only have 95 missionaries and after that transfer only 85 or 86 missionaries!!!! I say they're weeding out the weak Elders and purifying the mission, but then I remember that I am here and that isn't happening. Just playing. Well if you want to meet some people in my area go on my mom's facebook and look for them that have been talking to her. I guess she is making friends with people here!!!! Well all is well and boring in the apartment which is always smelling like Canadian bacon. Anyways have fun love y'all
Elder Jimmie G. Watkins
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Week 29
FAMILY!!!!
We have been answered!!!! The Lord blessed a family with a baptismal date for Saturday, 7 March 2009! They are the Bustamante Family with Jacquie(mom), Brandy(13), and Andrew(11). We were just speaking last night about this and it is amazing to see what just a little bit of the Spirit thrown in the face is able to do to a person. We have been teaching them for about 4 weeks and it is amazing to see the joy and light of Christ appear in their eyes. Sometimes it's harder with Andrew because he has high functioning autism and he is hilarious. But you can see it in him when he listens and responds. Brandy has some worries because she believes that she has not received an answer from the Spirit about the Book of Mormon. No worries, we are going to hit with a bunch of Spirit tonight with some members that are their friends, who are converts and amazing and the Father is in the Stake Presidency so , pretty much it will be awesome.
My lungs are still crappy, I am coughing up a whole mess of fun stuff everyday and sounding like I have smoked a pack a day for my whole life.
I am in Isaiah right now in the Bible and I think I have never understood that book ever like I am now. If you want to understand it, I suggest going on a mission or just becoming an Apostle or Prophet. But it is amazing to read about our day and what is still to come from a book that was written so long ago. Anyways love all of you. I live alone in a big dreary apartment with a Canadian so it has been interesting. (IM going insane) but we re having success.
Elder Jimmie G. Watkins
We have been answered!!!! The Lord blessed a family with a baptismal date for Saturday, 7 March 2009! They are the Bustamante Family with Jacquie(mom), Brandy(13), and Andrew(11). We were just speaking last night about this and it is amazing to see what just a little bit of the Spirit thrown in the face is able to do to a person. We have been teaching them for about 4 weeks and it is amazing to see the joy and light of Christ appear in their eyes. Sometimes it's harder with Andrew because he has high functioning autism and he is hilarious. But you can see it in him when he listens and responds. Brandy has some worries because she believes that she has not received an answer from the Spirit about the Book of Mormon. No worries, we are going to hit with a bunch of Spirit tonight with some members that are their friends, who are converts and amazing and the Father is in the Stake Presidency so , pretty much it will be awesome.
My lungs are still crappy, I am coughing up a whole mess of fun stuff everyday and sounding like I have smoked a pack a day for my whole life.
I am in Isaiah right now in the Bible and I think I have never understood that book ever like I am now. If you want to understand it, I suggest going on a mission or just becoming an Apostle or Prophet. But it is amazing to read about our day and what is still to come from a book that was written so long ago. Anyways love all of you. I live alone in a big dreary apartment with a Canadian so it has been interesting. (IM going insane) but we re having success.
Elder Jimmie G. Watkins
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Week 28
Hola de California!!!!!
This past week has been raining like crazy and has not been fun because I have this crappy infection in my lungs. SO I am doing my best to stay healthy. Ok so no baptism dates this week yet but we are sure that we might have some today or later this week. So please pray for us. Elder Seitz and I are living alone in a big apartment. It is not as fun because it's big and quiet and it's just us in it not saying anything.
There is a man that is in this ward that works in Mesa on Val Vista and the freeway every Tuesday to Friday. He stays at the Best Western right next to Superstition mall so that was funny to talk about at their house.
We had an amazing lesson on the Plan of Salvation on Sunday night with a family that will be baptized in the near future, not right away but soon. They always test us with all of these questions about deep stuff that they just wonder about and so far we are the people to have answered their questions. I just saw their faces glow as they heard the universal plan for mankind be explained to them. We have another family that has come to church for 3 weeks in a row and they are the ones that we hope to set a baptismal date very soon. The son, Andrew, has high functioning autism which is very funny sometimes because he just says what is on his mind that very second and doesn't have that ability to differentiate what is rude and what is not. I think it is hilarious. Life is good.
Love you all and miss ya.
What is going on with all of you???
Elder Jimmie G. Watkins
This past week has been raining like crazy and has not been fun because I have this crappy infection in my lungs. SO I am doing my best to stay healthy. Ok so no baptism dates this week yet but we are sure that we might have some today or later this week. So please pray for us. Elder Seitz and I are living alone in a big apartment. It is not as fun because it's big and quiet and it's just us in it not saying anything.
There is a man that is in this ward that works in Mesa on Val Vista and the freeway every Tuesday to Friday. He stays at the Best Western right next to Superstition mall so that was funny to talk about at their house.
We had an amazing lesson on the Plan of Salvation on Sunday night with a family that will be baptized in the near future, not right away but soon. They always test us with all of these questions about deep stuff that they just wonder about and so far we are the people to have answered their questions. I just saw their faces glow as they heard the universal plan for mankind be explained to them. We have another family that has come to church for 3 weeks in a row and they are the ones that we hope to set a baptismal date very soon. The son, Andrew, has high functioning autism which is very funny sometimes because he just says what is on his mind that very second and doesn't have that ability to differentiate what is rude and what is not. I think it is hilarious. Life is good.
Love you all and miss ya.
What is going on with all of you???
Elder Jimmie G. Watkins
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Week 27
Hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This transfer has been amazing! The Lord has blessed us with 12 investigators (a 1200% increase) and 4 more coming on Thursday. We have had people that have been prepared just come out of no where around here. We have also had some great lessons with people. Last night we had the Bustamante Family over at one of the counselors in the Stake Presidency's house to teach the Restoration. It was awesome, we taught clearly and they all left with smiles on their faces. It was funny, the son has autism and in the middle of the lesson he said "I'm tired," so he fell asleep right on the couch in the middle of the lesson in about 2 seconds. It was hilarious but also a blessing so the mom did not have to worry about him behaving. They have been to church twice and love it, they are going to have baptismal dates very soon.
Then this week we have a lesson planned with a man that is super excited to learn and cannot wait for himself to find out if this is true. The Lord is blessing us a whole bunch, this area has had nothing going on in it and it has turned around completely. I am creeping one day closer to completing the Old Testament and i am in Proverbs right now which is pretty good I guess. I just got done with chapter five so the Spirit was definately testifying to me. (its a joke, go read it)
Well Happy Valentine's Day!!!!
Te amo vos!
Elder Jimmie G. Watkins
This transfer has been amazing! The Lord has blessed us with 12 investigators (a 1200% increase) and 4 more coming on Thursday. We have had people that have been prepared just come out of no where around here. We have also had some great lessons with people. Last night we had the Bustamante Family over at one of the counselors in the Stake Presidency's house to teach the Restoration. It was awesome, we taught clearly and they all left with smiles on their faces. It was funny, the son has autism and in the middle of the lesson he said "I'm tired," so he fell asleep right on the couch in the middle of the lesson in about 2 seconds. It was hilarious but also a blessing so the mom did not have to worry about him behaving. They have been to church twice and love it, they are going to have baptismal dates very soon.
Then this week we have a lesson planned with a man that is super excited to learn and cannot wait for himself to find out if this is true. The Lord is blessing us a whole bunch, this area has had nothing going on in it and it has turned around completely. I am creeping one day closer to completing the Old Testament and i am in Proverbs right now which is pretty good I guess. I just got done with chapter five so the Spirit was definately testifying to me. (its a joke, go read it)
Well Happy Valentine's Day!!!!
Te amo vos!
Elder Jimmie G. Watkins
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Week 26
Hello Everyone!!!!
How are all of you doing this week? I am sad to hear but not suprised,.....the Cardinals did lose. But I HEARD that they played well and it was one of the best games people have seen in awhile.
Anyways this week has been a great one. We have all of a sudden found a whole mess of people to teach when I get a good companion at my side. Nothing against my last companion, but nothing happened when he was here. We are soon to be having some dates set for baptisms and get people going to church. I haven't felt to well for about 2 weeks or so now but I am doing ok. I really think the wonderful air quality here is helping me out oh so much.
I am going to shortly finish the WHOLE OLD TESTAMENT!!!! Cannot wait to start the New Testament and feel the Spirit again, Just Kidding.
But love all of you and the email i sent with all of my numbers and stuff is for my president
Love, Elder Jimmie G. Watkins
How are all of you doing this week? I am sad to hear but not suprised,.....the Cardinals did lose. But I HEARD that they played well and it was one of the best games people have seen in awhile.
Anyways this week has been a great one. We have all of a sudden found a whole mess of people to teach when I get a good companion at my side. Nothing against my last companion, but nothing happened when he was here. We are soon to be having some dates set for baptisms and get people going to church. I haven't felt to well for about 2 weeks or so now but I am doing ok. I really think the wonderful air quality here is helping me out oh so much.
I am going to shortly finish the WHOLE OLD TESTAMENT!!!! Cannot wait to start the New Testament and feel the Spirit again, Just Kidding.
But love all of you and the email i sent with all of my numbers and stuff is for my president
Love, Elder Jimmie G. Watkins
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
