August 5, 2013

Well I would love to talk about all the crazy and awesome things that I did this week but there wasn't much. We did have the chance to baptize another family here. It is a family to complete meaning that part of the family are already members and that we are completing the couple so that both the husband and wife are members. This Sunday, we baptized Francisco and his son Francisco. His wife, Silvia is already a member but inactive. After working with this family for awhile we have been able to reactivate Silvia and get her husband to start coming to church.

They finally went to the work and changed the Branch President here in Tipitapa. As missionaries, we are really excited to have someone that is willing to work and actually wants to help us. The new Branch Pres is a man named Genaro Rivas and he is very organized and wants to work. We are looking forward to seeing the Branch grow and expand due to our work and progress with the new Branch Pres.

So one thing that I have been really worried about in my area is the amount of people that come to church and the amount that done come. We have about 150 people that come to church every Sunday. With out little chapel, we have to fill the halls with chairs so everyone can sit down during the meetings. But there are just about as many people that don't come to church. If we had everyone coming to church that are In the system of our Branch, we would have to do our meetings outside... or we would have to split the Branch into 2 different time periods. Its amazing to see how many are on the list of members and how many actually come to church. If you go to your bishops and ask them how many are in the ward and how many actually go, you will be surprised. Some wards are good at activating members that don't go but others really need help. If all of us could start helping those that don't go, imagine how full the church could be on Sundays!!!

“The willingness to forgive is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity. It is one of the great virtues to which we all should aspire. Imagine a world filled with individuals willing both to apologize and to accept an apology. Is there any problem that could not be solved among people who possessed the humility and largeness of spirit and soul to do either -- or both -- when needed?”
~Pres. Gordan B., Hinkley

Les Amo Mucho!!!

Elder Daugherty