March 19, 2018

1. Baptism
2. Cambio (Elder Sandoval)
3. Goals for this Cambio
4. A Thought of Home
5. A Story and a Lesson
1. The baptism was amazing!  It was perfect!  I am so happy and it is the first of many!  Hannia and Herson are super happy!  The mother was not so much, we got her permission but she still doesn't like the church much.  The father was not able to baptize them so I baptized Herson and Fuentes baptized Hannia.  It turned out really well and we had Tonuvasa sing and play the ukulele and now everyone wants one.  It was amazing and it was kinda rare.  Every missionary tried to baptize them and we were the ones able to do it.  It was amazing and the Spirit was so strong!
2. So I had camibios, I am now in Nuevo Lenres.  Everyone told me it was a Rancho but it really isn't.  It is a Pueblo, 2 or 3 steps bigger than a Rancho.  It is very different and I am so ready to get started!  My new companion is Elder Sandoval from Colombia.  We are going to get along nicely.  We have a boiler but I don't think I will use it very often (you will see why).  We will have a lot of success and I know this because we both want to baptize this cambio and we are going to be working extra hard to do that!  I know that things will be hard but that is why I am here.  I was put in a hard area to start and now it is time to help others!  I have been trained and now it is time to start training others and working to be a better missionary!  It is not going to be easy but HOOYAH let's do it!!!  I know nothing of this area and so it will be fun meeting people.  I have already met 3 members, Luis and Rosalinda, times two, mother and daughter.  It's great getting to know new people!
3. So I have a lot of goals for this cambio.  For example, I want to workout every day and we will have two baptisms minimum and read the Book of Mormon, I figured out that if I read 7 chapters of the Book of Mormon a day that I can finish it by the end of this cambio in a month and a half!  I have also decided to grow my hair out to protect my head from the sun a little and see if I can have a better haircut.  I want to be more grateful and work harder.  I also want to be more outgoing and fight for my chance in the lessons and start taking the lead.  I am tired of people saying we can't do something I want to do because they are comp. major.  So, yeah, it is time I push past my limits.  I am also studying conference a lot more and taking a lot more notes and praying more.
4. I thought of home the other day and of my baptism and it brought tears to my eyes.  I force myself not to think of home often because I am a baby about it and I don't want to cry.  But I allowed myself and I just wanted to thank everyone for helping me make good choices and be a better person.  I am missing you!
5. I have found and have been taught the importance of having lists.  I am starting to use lists and do more.  I have found I am cleaner when I use them and I get more done.  It's amazing seeing the difference in my day when I use them and what happens when I do!
I love you all and miss you!  Sorry that I don't have photos, in the craziness I left my cord at my new house and so I will have photos next week.  - Elder Cazier