It's Clark

First of all things important, my sources inform me that my dearly beloved cousin has recently been offered a mission, should he choose to accept it, to Malaga, Spain, from where one of the Pedersen boys recently returned from a similar mission. I cannot express my inner joy for this moment of great anticipation for the awesome experience that you´re gonna have, Braden. Keep up the good work! Both of us will speak will a Spanish accent when we´re done with the whole shebang. Well, this week was a good one, though Guillermo didn´t quite get baptized yet. To begin, it was a great deal of effort to get him and his now wife married, and the wedding was fantastic, though much different from the weddings in the States. The Zone Leaders did his baptismal interview, and they invited him to be baptized on Saturday, which he accepted until work called in to tell him that he had to work Friday night until Saturday morning, again Saturday afternoon and Saturday night until church on Sunday. He didn´t quite have the craving of not having any rest for the events scheduled for Sunday, such as the Linger-Longer/Wedding Reception planned partially by us and partially by the ward to aid in ward unity and give a great chance for the non-member family and friends of the couple to get to know the members. It went super well, though the members could have done a much better job at fellowshipping the non members. Always look for people you don´t recognize at ward events as a rule of thumb in order to aid the Lord in blessing their lives. Anyways, Guillermo announced his baptism this upcoming Friday to all of his guests, and the next week they´ll have a chance to come to the actual Sacrament Meeting to see his confirmation. If they all come we will have about 15-20 investigators in church, and the ward is really pumped. Luis, Marta, Luiz and our other promising investigators still haven´t come to church, though their doubts are slowly being resolved. Marta thought that Joseph Smith was on the same level as the Savior, and she really had a hard time believing that, but with that out of the way, she is a lot more comfortable. Our phone is out of credit a week before we get more. This occurrence tends to end in much visiting the members, using other methods of communication to set up appointments and other frantic methods to get the work done well. Maybe the mission will let us buy more credit, which would be great... To clear up the cloudiness, I am still in Rio Cuarto, which is a city located in the Southern part of the province of Córdoba. It has been cold, lately, which is strange for midsummer climates. Here are some photos of the wedding, district meeting before transfers, and a really cool one that I took of our pension in the morning. This past week has caused me to think a lot. It is only right to teach people the importance of the message, and to look for those already prepared to receive the gospel. We did some visits with a brother in our ward, and had zero success in our contacting and all of our five appointments for the two hours that we had fell through. He explained that one really must learn to impact each and every person we meet. They have to know that we are here to teach the word of God in His way, and not by throwing cards and being fancy in our presentation, but by being open, truthful and unafraid to commit them to do things right there. This has helped us to filter out those who aren´t bad, but not quite willing to repent just yet or don´t understand their half of the message. It has caused me to confide more in the Savior and His power, and less in my own explaining abilities. I felt a change in our mindset that has proven very effective and good for the work, as far as I can tell. This gospel is true. Do y´all know that? I do, and the Lord shows it to me every day. I love y´all a ton. Cuando leás este mensaje, Heather, ya estarás en la casa. Portate bien, y felicitaciones en la misión honrada cumplida ya! In Christ, Elder Lindsey