Monday May 21st, 2018

Hey guys!

This week was one of the fastest weeks of my entire mission! Monday was P-Day, Tuesday and Wednesday were normal, Thursday the multi-zone meeting, Friday we had splits, and on Saturday it was normal again. It was crazy!

We have an investigator named Jaqueline, who is like 25 years old, and she's progressing crazy fast! We contacted her about 2 weeks ago when we went to visit her mom. Since then, they as well as Jaqueline's two kids and her husband, have fallen in love with the church. Jaqueline and her "husband" aren't married, but they are both willing and excited to get married this week. Her husband, Roberto, didn't want to get married without a party, and they don't have a lot of money, but Jaqueline doesn't want to have the party until they get sealed in the Temple! It was so awesome to hear that! Roberto isn't progressing as fast as Jaqueline because he only has every third Sunday off, but he's helping her in every way possible. Jaqueline has her baptismal date for the 2nd of June and is super excited. Roberto will be baptized later, but in a couple years, will be able to baptize his little daughter, who also loves going to church. She asks her mom and her grandma every day how much longer she has to wait to got to church again. Jaqueline's mom, Lourdes is also progressing pretty quickly and wants to be baptized, but is unable because her husband doesn't want to be baptized right now.  We're gonna try to talk to him this week and see what we can do, but he works a lot. They're honestly a huge blessing!

I love you guys! Have a great week!

-Elder Radmall

Questions:

Dad: I really like how he teaches doctrine, but I feel like he irons people out a little too much. He's actually starting to do it less, and I honestly think it makes us love him more.  (What's your favorite thing about your Mission President? What's your least favorite thing with him?)

Mom: I really love teaching when Jesus Christ came to the Americas. But my favorite story is King Benjamin.  (What has been your favorite scripture story to teach?  What is your all time favorite scripture story?)

Holly: Learning how to apply the scriptures to my own life.  (What is the number 1 thing that you got out of Seminary and how has that helped you?)

Sam: Really praying comes from the heart and is a 2-way conversation with Heavenly Father. Just saying prayers is something that doesn't have a lot of meaning.  (What is the difference between "saying prayers" and "praying"?)

Dylan: Not all prayers get answered the way we want, nor when we want. It's important to be patient and to be open to how we receive them.  (How do you know if your prayers have been answered)

Forest asked us what the temperatures had been like in Idaho.  When we told him that it was 70-75 all this week, he said that he was "going to freeze like a little girl when he gets home."  (It has been over 100 in Culiacan.)