Before I forget I'll answer some of your questions. We met the new mission president on Saturday. He did a mission tour, and stopped by each zone. I won't have too much time with him, and I got really used to President Smart, but the meeting was very cool. It was one of the most spiritual experiences I've had. He is a very extraordinary man. He likes scuba diving a shared a video with us of an octopus. At first you couldn't see the octopus because it blended in with the some corral, but as the camera got close he shot out from his hiding place and became very visible. He compared it to Satan, and the temptations we face, and reminded us that sometimes if we're not careful we wouldn't be able to recognize that it's Satan trying to destroy us! It was cool.
Missionary work here is a little slower here in this area. I think the main reason I feel that way is that everything is so spread out here. There's a lot of dirt roads and the neighborhoods are very spread out, unlike Riverside where everything is packed together. The ward is a lot older as well. Everything is going well though. We are slowly finding more people to teach. We are teaching M-- and her son still. They are progressing, and M-- recognizes, and accepts a lot of what we say as truth. Her son was taught before and pretty much taught us about the Priesthood. It was cool. The one problem we'll face is that they are heading to Mexico for a few weeks pretty soon. So we'll try and teach them and baptize them before they leave.
We also taught M--and her family a lot this week. She is 8 years old, and her aunt is a member. Her brother was baptized not too long ago, but for some reason she has been slow to want to learn. So we taught interactive lessons and played games, and she is slowly lightening up. My companion asked her if she wanted to be baptized this weekend at church yesterday, and she nodded yes. So hopefully she remains excited. But who knows, you can never tell with those little divas! Haha :)
So everything is going well. We just hung out with the other missionaries for the fourth of July. We played card games, and reflected about American stuff, and poked fun at one of the elders who was born in England, and raised in Canada. He only wishes he was American!
Well, that's about it. All is well.
Love, Elder Higgins
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