Hola! So good to hear from you guys again this week. I definitely have more time today, so I will try to make it a really good letter! So this last week was really interesting. We had a lot of good successes, but we also had a lot of things fall through... One of our best investigators Tricia, was finally able to make it to church this week! So exciting! She brought one of her sons, and he was really well behaved, so the experience was very enjoyable for her. We were also able to reset her baptismal date for another couple weeks back. The Hondo Pass Ward (english ward) is really good at welcoming people and making them feel comfortable, so we are always excited when we are able to get new investigators there. We are also starting to work more with a lot of the members in the wards, and taking a lot of new people out teaching with us. We are hoping that this will mean even more referrals and new investigators.
On a sadder note, we will have to stop working so much with Jarred, because his parents are stopping him from coming to church and progressing much at all. We will keep trying to see him, but it looks like it's not really his time to get baptized yet. It's always sad to see people like that who want it so bad, but have a lot of obstacles that are really just going to take time to overcome.
These past couple of weeks, I have really cracked down on my spanish studies. It's a little hard speaking spanish a lot in this area, so you have to work a lot harder to keep improving. So far things have started to go a lot better, and I am learning as much as I can!
So the Transmountain Ward is also doing really well. We have started to focus on working more with our ward mission leader and other leaders in the ward, so things are starting to go a little smoother like they are supposed to. Juan Ortiz has his baptismal interview this week, with his baptism either this saturday or next! He is really going to be a strong member of the church. He is also going to be a great example for his little stepson. He sadly couldn't come to church this week, because his mother in law had to go to the hospital, but he is still progressing really well and keeping all of his commitments. I am extra excited because he will end up being my 10th baptism. Haha, I know numbers don't really matter like that, but it's still pretty cool. We were also able to set another baptismal date with a girl named Angela Chacon. We have just started to teach her, but she already seems very interested. It really has been great to see all of the progress that we have been making. Slowly but surly, Elder Schultz and I are getting everything back into shape with all the work we can.
Oh, so something I just remembered is that the post office is no longer forwarding mail from the mission office out to where we are. So the only time I will get that mail anymore is around transfers or other times when people drive down from Albuquerque. So basically, I haven't gotten any mail in the past few weeks... :'( So anyways, try to send any mail straight to me now at 5757 Will Ruth # 307 El Paso, TX 79924. Muchas Gracias!
Wait, another fun story! So we were driving out of an appointment the other day, and there was a big rollover accident that happened right in front of us! So we jump out of the car, and us and a couple other guys nearby (one of whom was an army medic thank goodness) pull this guy out of one of the cars, and then we saw that his arm was basically almost cut off, which was gross. So we wrapped it up and held it together as best as we could until the ambulance got there. Then we missed our next two appointments because we had to stay there for forever and talk to the police. (and then clean the blood off our arms...) It was definitely a crazy experience. I think everyone was ok though.
Well I think that's about all I have for this week, but I love you guys, and can't wait to hear from you again next week! The church is true! sincerely, -Elder Jacob Hatch
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