Hello Family and friends,

This week was amazing! We finally baptized Hermano Carlos. We´ve been teaching him for some time now and I always feel the spirit so strong with him. We taught him everything and we've prayed that he could get baptized for some time now. His biggest block was permision.He told us we´re going to have to wait for his dad, which is hardly ever at the house. So we tried over and over again with his mom. It took a lot of time and peseverance. 

We had a two day fast, and this past week, he told us that his mom would sign it. I guess his dad did arrive, but was only here for two days, and then left for three weeks. And when he told us this it was so huge for us. It was honestly a miracle because his mom didn´t want anything about religion, much less our church. And he told us he talked to them and she said she would sign it. I´m not sure what he said, but we talked a lot to him about praying for guidance to help him say what would touch the heart of his mom. He ended up being baptized and confirmed this past weekend and is now getting ready to recieve the priesthood. 

My companion, Elder Montiel and I have been trying to improve on many parts of the mission every week. Currently we are trying to focus on promising more blessings. and doing everything to bring the spirit in our lessons.

 This week we taught a couple new people, but the most spiritual lesson we had was with this young man named Christian. We taught him the gospel of Jesus Christ and invited him to church. During the lesson with him, he shared a couple of challenges and life paths that´s he´s taken. It was so beautiful to share with him, that it´s never to late to repent and see the light of Christ more in his life. We taught a little more about true repentance, and how true faith never fails. I shared with him a little bit about myself, and how the gospel of Jesus Christ wasn't  just that course i was urging to find, but it was everything i needed. 

Sometimes we complicate life. Knowing that the gospel is perfect, and everything our Heavenly Father has for us, is both comforting and full of light and hope. Sources from the world only offer confusion, emptiness, and momentarily pleasure. i shared that I still fall to the natural man many times, but I know that it´s always possible to come back and repent.

I hope this week you look more to sources of light and truth, and find peace in the small things you do every day.  Love you all, Elder Salinas