Dear family and friends,
This was a really
productive week in the Zapala Zone. Elder Rosas and me are working hard, and we
have decided that we can baptize 25 people before the next transfer. We have
the faith to do it, and are trying to show it through our actions every moment
of the day.
On Friday we had our
leadership counsel meeting. Our mission president has the vision to baptize and
that’s the focus now. Not less actives or new converts. We are trying to leave
those tasks to the members and focus on finding new investigators. Today I am
working with Elder Sanchez from Mexico. We arrived the same day to the mission
so it’s good to see him again.
A challenge we have lately is getting into peoples houses, but
we aren’t letting that stop us. I think that this week we taught the
restoration more than 10 times, but each time in the street or right outside
someone’s house.
More than anything we are trying to change our own mentality and
believe that things are going to improve in the mission. We don’t want it to be
the hard, tough mission that everyone says it is, but the people are not what
will change that, it is us.
I really miss the heat of
Arizona. Most likely because this week was COLD! It snowed on Wednesday.
I’m reminded again how happy I was for the boots mom and I bought before
leaving for the MTC. It will be exciting to finish this winter and have another
summer. It is much easier to wake up in the morning with heat than with cold!
Thank you for all your
prayers and letters. Please pray that we will find the chosen ones, ones ready
to make covenants.
I Love everyone,
Elder Kauffman aka Jack
Elder Kauffman aka Jack