Week 75 (October 23, 2017)

So we had our 2 baptisms!!!! It was great!! On Saturday at 5 they were baptized, then were able to attend our stake conference on Sunday. Their mom is now one of our next baptismal candidates as well as the kid who lives across the street from them. He's 11, and has listened to every lesson we have taught to the two that were just baptized. He attended their baptism as well as stake conference and we are planning his baptism for sometime this week. 

This week as I mentioned we had stake conference, it was great to go and listen to our stake leaders, as well. It was funny to look at our ward out in the city. We come from one of the poorer parts of panama and the city is the rich people but every time I'm in the city I just thank the lord that I was sent to Veracruz to teach the humble people that are prepared to hear the gospel. 

Also this week we went to do some service with the other elders and the guy asked us if we knew how to climb a coconut tree and bet the fruit, so me being adventurous said yes, and well climbing a coconut tree is freaking hard!! I didn't get more than halfway up the tree, and I started on the roof of the house!!! 

Also this week we were teaching in a really poor part of the area and we got to a house with a bunch of kids, so we called on everyone that we could. We ended up having 17 people in the lesson, most were kids. Picture attached. We taught the Word of Wisdom and all of them payed attention and committed to give up drinking coffee. It was cool to teach so many people!! 

I think thats it for the week!! Its been a great one and im looking forward to the next!! Hope all is great at home!!! 

Elder Hamblin