Elder Pope

Hola-sations (English),

It rained a bunch here. Every day it rains, sometimes super hard. It keeps ya guessin´. A couple people that we had taught big time, who had really felt the spirit, decided that they didn’t want to hear more due to the stuff other people said to them about it all. It hurt a lot to see people reject the awesome feelings that come from the Holy Ghost. We’ll keep on it though, don’t you worry!

Oh, we had transfers. I’m sticking with Elder Coulter. The zone should be loaded with spirit because 5 missionaries are training - that’s five units of spiritual greeny-ness! I’m excited to see what this change brings into the zone. I have been in this zone 8 months today - that’s pretty cool.

I am in an area called Cuauhtémoc (say that five times fast!) We found some cool people that came to church and really liked it. Another family, that we were preparing for baptism, kind of fell through with their commitment. The young dad got a job on Sunday. We encouraged him not to do that! Blast! We’ll see if he has the faith to leave it behind. His mother in law and her friend come to church. The mother in law says she won’t get baptized, but she is a faithful goer to church and her friend wants to be baptized. We’ll get the mother in law soon though. She knows it’s right. It’s just a matter of leaving her traditions behind.

I love you all, and I know that this church is true. It’s just pure happiness, even in tough times! I love it!