Warming Up in San Antonio

Hello,

This week was a great one!! It was pretty warm and touched 89... But not quite 90. So that was pretty nice. Ben was confirmed a member of the church! It was a great morning and things seem to be looking real good for the future and we are very excited to keep working!! Nothing really new to report! We had a great Zone Conference on Thursday and the Assistants gave a great training on being bold and the boldness of Jesus Christ, and the boldness that he had as he taught and invited people to follow him.

President Jones has an incredible vision for the mission and I am very excited to be apart of it!! I am so grateful to be a missionary and am excited for general conference!! Remember to come with questions! The prophets will answer them!! Love yall!!

Elder Walter

Texas Pride

Para todo,
This week was great!! Elder Andreve and I are moving right a long. Like Jared behind a lawn mower. We just keep going. Summer is starting to creep in. It is like 80 degrees with a blanket on. A wool blanket at that. But we smile and teach, that's what we do here in the TSAM! Jajaja ok I will get off my high horse and swallow a bit of my Texas pride.
Really we have had a lot of fun this last week. We are still talking to a lot of great people. Brother Ben Countryman is getting baptized this Sunday!! He is very excited for that. We also got a referral from some members from the 5th ward who have a friend that has recently moved in with them. She has just had incredible miracles in her life that have led her to really want to find Christ. She is a real good story teller too jaja. Her name is Silvia Velmares. We went to James Rodriguez Jr.'s Birthday party. Nothing like a 6 year old's birthday party. We talked with James (the dad) and enjoyed the time with the family while we indulged on some great brisket. They are a great family who are progressing.
I am so grateful to be a missionary and to have the opportunity to meet these people. They have changed my life and continue to amaze me. They are incredible blessings in my life. I will add my testimony to that of Elder Ballard's, that, "as sure as I live--Christ lives". His life has changed mine and given me the reason to smile. Love y'all and hope all is well.

Elder Walter

So Fast!

To all,
Hello to all!! I love y'all!! Things have been going good. Learning from people and in places I would have never thought jajaj. But it is fun. I am getting a little scared to realize how FAST this is going!! Jajaja I just want to make sure I fulfill everything I can in these two years. I have learned to take it one day at a time. Focus on what can be accomplished hour by hour and plan ahead how you are going to go about that. It slows things down and maximizes the amount of things that can be done. It is very efficient. Jajaja I really think my parents have been telling me that since I had my mom do my third grade book report because I ran out of time to do it. Jajaja look mom and dad I got it!! Katie is probably on to how to plan weekly, hopefully that doesn't take me another 15 years to learn that one.
Things are moving here on the southside. We have quite a few people that are close and a few where it is only time...
Julie Aldana is going through some tough times right now and it is slowing her progression but she is one tough cookie and just loves to continue.
Ben Countryman is so great!! He is so funny and loves going to church!! Jajaj he is quiet but listens and soaks in a lot of information.
The Rodriguez family (James, Itza, Eric, and Jaime) They committed themselves to coming to church which was a nice change of pace and James then committed Eric to keep the Sabbath day holy. Great family.
We also have Joann Carreon still who just wants to be baptized but we just have to work ou the logistics of her baptism because of her particular situation.
We love these people and we will keep working with everyone to help them keep coming closer.

I apologize for any spelling errors or grammatical errors. Moving back and forth between spanish and english no has given me ok spanish and ok english...

Elder Walter