Book of Mormon, Weekend Clothing

Hello friends and family!!!

We had a super great week!!! We were blessed to see some big miracles, and we were able to help some of our investigators see some big time progress.

We had a super lesson with Jimena. She always reads and prays, and she even fasted this past week!!! She has always felt a little insecure about the idea of baptism, so one of the things we did to help her was that we brought one of the teaching records that we fill out in our area book to show her all the things that she needs to learn before she gets baptized. We asked her, "How much do you think that you have learned?" She responded to us, that she thought she had covered about a fourth of it. We then told her that we had taught her almost all of it. Then, we felt inspired to extend a different invitation than what we usually do. We invited her to read the Book of Mormon. But not just a part of it. Not just a verse or a chapter. We felt that she should read the whole thing, and she would receive her answers to the questions that she had. We told her that she would receive and answer, and that we would do it with her. She accepted the invitation, and we asked her how much time she thought she would need. She set the goal to finish is ten days!!! So In every moment of spare time that I have, I have been reading the Book of Mormon, and everytime I read, my testimony is strengthened that we are in the true church!!!

We had the blessing of holding the baptism for our investigator Gean this week. He was truly prepared for us, and a few days before the baptism, we taught him about living prophets, and showed him a video of President Nelson in a Mormon Message. We asked him how he felt to listen to his voice, and he just said, "more sure." He told us he knows that he is called of God. He passed his interview, and I was surprised to hear that he wanted me to baptize him! It was such a cool experience, it felt like it was just me and him in the font. And the next day as Elder Tovar confirmed him a member of the church, we felt the spirit so strong. Feeling super blessed right now!!

Love you all tons!! Have a fantastic week!!!

Con amor, Elder Christian Duvall Newman

Dad, Looks like a fantastic week!! Look at you slaying the ski course, I can’t wait to do that in a year here. Hope you are feeling better!! Love you Dad!!!!

Mom, Those pictures look awesome!!!! Thanks for sharing your scripture studies with me. So good to hear that Kegan is doing well, Have fun getting adjusted to summer schedules!! Love you mom!!

Callie!! Thats awesome that you had a dance recital. I’m excited to watch the videos. I’m glad that you got to go say bye to Liv before she leaves this Wednesday! Yay for lots of candy!! Love you Callie!!

Emma, Last drill camp!!! That’s so wild to think about!!! Glad that the prayer was answered and you found your friend’s Iphone. Enjoy your camp! Love you sis!!

Sarah, Glad you had a great week at Powell!! Love you tons, enjoy your soccer and basketball!!!


Mom’s Questions:

1. We heard about your baptism from Angel through FB this weekend. Was it Gean? He looks young in the pics. How old is he? 

Yeah, it was Gean! He just turned 18.

2. How are your investigators progressing? 

Really good, helped a couple others accept a baptismal date! These are going well!!

3. How is Romina? Were you able to talk to her about her concerns with what her family members said? 

Yes, but nothing much as of now, we are going to continue to help her.

4. What is the best/worst thing you ate this week? 

Well, I ate cow heart during exchanges, and it wasn’t half bad!

5. Are there any differences among the people in Villamontes vs. Santa Cruz? 

Not a lot of differences, a little in the accent, but not a ton.