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April 16, 2018

Quick email!!! No time today!!

We had the best baptismal service on Saturday for our investigators Hebe, Jade and Rubi! I loved it!

It is a really interesting story with these three girls. Thier grandparents got baptized like 6 months ago. Nobody in the family wanted anything at the time. Even when i first got here in the area of Espartaco, the three girls wouldn't even shake our hands. They wanted nothing to do with God or with us. For some reason, Jade decided to come to church with her grandparents and with Rubi. That was about a month ago. A week later, they told us that Hebe wanted to start listening to the missionaries. So we went and visited her (oh by the way they all live in the same house, just different floors. Very common in Mexico) So anyway, we started talking to Hebe, put a baptismal date with her on the first lesson, and there were literally no complications. They all went to church every week, they all stopped the bad habits they had in their lives, and they read and pray every day! I don't know why the Lord was so generous to give me the opportunity to meet these three young women and help prepare them for their baptism.

When they got up to bear their testimonies after being baptized, my heart was filled with love and joy. Just to hear three young converts to the gospel and hear how this decision has helped them change their life reminds me why i am here serving my mission. I was ultimately impressed with Hebe's testimony. It was about 30 seconds long. She got up there, really shy, and thanked everyone for coming and then said something I'll never forget. She said ''I know I just barely got baptized, and that I still have a long way to go, but this gospel is changing my life already and I invite anyone who is here and has not made the decision to be baptized, to make the decision today. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.'' One of the most powerful testimonies I've ever heard.

I LOVE the gospel of Jesus Christ, and I am eternally greatful for the opportunity that I have to serve the wonderful loving people of mexico city.

love you all too, and hope you have a great week!

love,

Elder Te

Great friend of mine
Such an inspirational experience for all of us
look at that kid's spider man shirt! awesome
Yeah, we were pretty happy!!

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