March 2, 2009, Elder Milner

cambios.‏

hey everyone! I can´t believe Carli´s going to England. It just isn´t fair. She´s supposed to speak spanish! just kidding, really I am sitting here, happy and content as can be. well, we´ll have to see who can learn spanish so I can speak with them.
So in a lesser note of excitement, we had our transfers this Saturday. And you will never guess where i am now. In Ica! Yep, thats right i am still in Ica, and I am going to have at least 6 months here. I am happy about it, as Ica has been my home for a while, and I feel like this is where the Lord needs me. i am happy to be serving the Lord´s children here in Ica.
We are having fun, teaching and inviting people to come to Christ here in Ica. We are teaching a woman named Marselina, and she is really a funny, special lady. We were planning to have her baptism this Saturday, but we went to her house to bring her to her interview, and we hit a road block. Her sister had spoken with her and her sister is very catholic. She told Marselina that she had to have a lot of knowledge, that she needed to know practically everything about the gospel before she could be baptized. Marselina is a woman who has never learned how to read, and for this she felt very weak at this time. She spoke with us, and told us she wanted to postpone her baptism until the 14 of March. so here we are. And she came to church, just as happy as normal, and really all of this is alright. It is a decision that each person has to make, and in their own time. The importance is that we know that she will have so much joy and understanding for this decision to be baptized, and we are excited to be a part of this great gospel with her.I can´t think of much to say. once i get on the computer, i forget all the stories and things that i want to share. THis week was pretty mellow, and so not too many crazy things happened. but we will see what we can do to change that for this next week.i know that shis church is true. I know that as we draw ourselves closer to the Savior each day, a new light will enter into our lives. I know that if we desire to serve our Savior, he will show us how, and what we can do. I know that this work is essential, really, that this world needs the gospel. I know that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God, and that through him, Jesus Christ has restored his church.

Love, Elder milner