20 de Abril 2015
Hey guys! What a week it has been for
my companion and me! Thanks for all the love and support!
First off, the report about my
sickness! Well the good news is that I was feeling a whole lot better this last
week! I went to the doctor on Monday to do more stool samples. And Tuesday
morning I got the results back. This time it didn't say anything about Giardia.
So that's good! Hopefully that means that it's gone. But it did say that I have
Entamoeba Coli. Supposedly it's not too bad. But I changed my diet. I'm only
eating things like wheat bread. No milk products and other things. And this
week I was feeling a whole lot better! I was able to go out and work pretty
much the entire week with my companion! So I'm super happy about that!
Yesterday I woke up with the runs and felt pretty crappy but I'm pretty sure
that it's because of something that I ate on Saturday because today I still
have the runs but not as bad. So I'm pretty sure that if I just take special
care of what I eat, I should be pretty okay! I'm happy that in only a few months I will be
getting home and will be able to see a doctor and really find out what's
happening. It's just one of the trials that have been placed in my path! I'm
just going to have to endure through it with a smile on my face!
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| A beach resort of a member (or investigator) - I don't remember - that he let us use for P-day today! It was super pretty! |
Honestly, this last week was one of
the best weeks of the mission. I'm so happy for this last week! My companion
and I worked harder than we probably ever had before. But the blessings are
flowing! After a long time struggling in my area, we are finally seeing
success! First off, my companion and I talked with over 100 new people this
last week which was a goal that we had. And we were able to find some new
investigators from it! It's not easy talking to people, but it's worth it! And
it does get easier with time. I remember the first time I tried to talk with
someone here in the mission and I was so scared. But it's actually kind of fun
to talk to people! You never know what kind of people you are going to find.
You find super nice people, super rude people, people of all kinds of different
religions, and the best part, is that you are able to find a few people that
are prepared for the gospel in their lives! So my companion and I are going to
keep doing that this next week!
We have 2 investigators with
baptismal dates! The first is Junior C. He is J C’s son. He is 21 years old and
is super cool! The only problem that we had was that he works Monday through
Saturday from 8am until 6pm and he is going to school Monday through Friday
from 7pm until 11pm. So he really doesn't have much free time. But we taught
him this last week and he is doing super well! He has read until 2 Nephi in the
Book of Mormon and we had a super special lesson with him! We invited him to be
baptized and he said that he would like to be baptized on May 18th, which is
his birthday! So I'm super excited about that!
The other investigator that we have
with a baptismal date is C S. C is a reference from H who is a returned
missionary. H invited his friend C to come to church a couple months ago and he
has come a couple of times and this week we were finally able to teach him!
It's kind of hard to teach C as well, because he has a super hard schedule
because he is a doctor. He finished high school when he was 14. He started
medical school when he was 15 and now he is 25 years old and works in the
hospital and a clinic here in Tumbes! So we were able to teach him! He is super
smart! And he understands everything that we teach! And, at the end of our
first lesson with him we invited him to be baptized and he accepted! So for
right now we are planning his baptism for the 9th of May. So we are super
excited about them! It was also kind of nice that he is a doctor. And so I
asked him about my sickness and he said, "Yeah, there really isn't much
that you can do about it for now, but pretty soon you'll be going home and will
adjust quickly to your normal diet at home." jaja. So that's what I'm gonna
have to do I guess!
We got a super sweet reference this
week from President Rowley! President Rowley was here last week for stake
conference. And I guess as they were leaving Monday morning to go back to Piura
they went to a gas station to fill up their car with gas. And supposedly he
talked to the lady that was filling up his car and he invited her to listen to
the missionaries! So he got her name and number written down and then on
Tuesday morning he called us with the reference. So one day this week we really
didn't know what to do because we had a couple appointments fall through and so
we decided to pull out the cell phone and call this reference to see if we
could go and visit her. So we called her and said that we could pass by. She
has only been in Tumbes for 3 months and really doesn't know her directions but
was able to kind of guide us to her house. So after about 20 minutes we finally
found her house and she invited us to come in and share something with her and
her son! Her name is J and her son is G M and he is 16 years old. They are both
super cool though, and they are super prepared for the gospel! That was a huge
testimony builder for me that there really are people here in my area that are
prepared for the gospel! I've just got to go out and find them! On Wednesday we
have an appointment to go back and teach them! I can't wait! I'm super excited
for this next week! My companion only has 4 weeks left in the mission but we
are going to make the most of the little time that there is!
Thanks for all the love, prayers, and
support! I love you guys! I love being a missionary! I have no doubt that the
Church is true! I love my Savior. I know He lives!
Elder Baker
P.S.
I know what it's like without power.
It happens quite frequently here--and living without water. Count your many
blessings! Utah weather sure is crazy! You never know what you're gonna get!
I do think I will run some races
after the mission. I'm thinking about doing triathlons. They sound kind of fun!
I'm so excited to go and visit the Sacred Grove this summer! It's going to be
super cool after having been a missionary for 2 years testifying of the sacred
event that happened in that place! I can't wait to walk there! Thanks for the
prayers!
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