Hey fam!
Well changes are today. Elder Polera and I are staying together. Huzzah! Elder Villafuerte is getting Elder Salisbury and Montgomery is headed to 18 de Mayo in the Las Piedras stake. Elder Erickson (in San Carlos, he's in my district) is headed to Rio Branco - and his comp will be Elder Fajardo! whoa.... Elder Villafuerte is taking my DL spot, so that's a load off my chest. With that done, and the house found and rented (we're finishing up the paperwork today)...
We tried to have a baptism on Saturday. Maida (who is a whole story... she has already "failed" a baptismal interview because she smoked half an hour beforehand) was found ready to be baptized. So after getting everything set up and ready, we had a beautiful baptismal service - but without the baptism! We tried five or six times, but Maida just wouldn't get under the water. We aren't really sure why... I don't think there's a really extreme fear of water that needs to be addressed. It was just really weird. I've seen this before in other areas (the sisters in Ferroviario, Florida) but usually they just do it the next week after working with the candidate. But Maida seems to have put up a wall instead of wanting to try to overcome whatever is going on. She's in the other Elders' area, but we'd appreciate prayers for her.
Libonatti fam is progressing. Looks like Valentina is going to get baptized this Saturday! She's really excited about it. Roberto (the dad) had an interview with the bishop and was found worthy to baptize his daughter. So vamos arriba! Her friend Romina also loves to listen to the lessons... and it turns out the story's a little bit more complicated than we thought. Well Romina's paternal grandmother is a member. And her aunt once wanted to be baptized, but never did. So... we've got a foot in the door, I guess. We have talked to the mom, and she's ok with it, but wants Romina to remember that Catholic religion in the Catholic school, and she can do whatever she wants outside of the school. So, we'll see.
Well I am trying to upload a video to YouTube... I'll send you a link when it is done - you'll have to show it to Nanny. :D I would have stuck it on the FTP, but I am dealing with packet loss on my end. Sorry.
Well that's it for today. Love you all!
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