Queridos familia y amigos,
I am doing great here. We had a great week with 25 lessons despite the fact that Elder Campos was sick the whole week and had to take a couple hours each day to sleep. He is a great companion and we really work well together. Hopefully this week we should have a baptism of a 9-year-old girl named Arianna. Her parents were just really busy and didn't put her baptism as a priority when she was 8, so when she turned 9 she was under the jurisdiction of the mission and missionaries. So we contacted her family and have been teaching her. She wants me to baptize her and Elder Campos to confirm her. I am happy to baptize her but it is sad at the same time because her dad isn't very active and won't be able to baptize or confirm her, which is such an important step in her life. I am definitely grateful that my dad has always been able to do those ordinances for me: baptism, confirmation, and receiving the Aaronic and Melchizedek priesthoods.
Our ward mission leader and his wife lost their baby this week at three months of pregnancy, so he called us over and we gave him and his wife blessings. They are doing better and are strong, especially with the strength that the Lord gives, so I know they will be all right.
The Plan of Salvation is such an amazing gift that the Lord has given us, so that we have a purpose in life and can work hard to achieve that purpose. It also amazes me that the Gospel always leads to happiness, which is really the ultimate goal.
Have a great week!
Love,
Elder Getts