3.20.11 Lots of Progress

so this last week we had two large leadership meetings. tuesday, all zone and district leaders were invited as well as all trainers, and some 2 or 3 extra missionaries who president invited. wednesday, was a zone leader council and we were able to talk about many things that we need to improve, learned from President Turk and the scriptures how to be succesful pastors/sheperds as leaders, and also were told how we as leaders are not immune to temptation and need to be the first in worry about leaving space for the adversary to enter. i know and see how true this is as members of Christ´s church and i look up to you mom and dad for your faith and continued strength in all the difficulties that you see and live daily. i know that it is only accountable to your love and devotion to the Lord, and i am so thankful for that example.

hermano máximo is traveling to argentina today so his progress is gonna be on hold for a while. he, being 81 years old, is taking his 19 year old daughter Maria Belen back to start up college. shes lived there her whole life and comes here for vacation. also, we have been visiting a sister who has been inactive for many years, and her oldest child manuel, can be baptized, but it is very hard to find the mom and dad and the same time. they get home between 8 and 10pm so if you can just pray for sister marianela and brother manuel her husband who is also inactive so that we can find them home together and help them return! last night we contacted some great future investigators and today we have a visit at 3pm with a taxi driver who we met the other day. then at 6pm we will be going to the Trujillo East Stake Conference adult session and tomorrow the general session. it is crazy because the 2 counselors in the mission presidency are gonna do sustainings to melchezidek priesthood via cell phone. huamachuco is now officially a branch because it is being changed in the stake conference and will now pertain to the mission and not the stake as well as the otuzco branch where is started my mission, is now gonna be part of the mission and not the stake! will see some old friends i have missed!! will send you all a little message in the afternoon. gonna head to the apartment and eat lunch.

chao, Elder Nichols