Men's View on Modesty

So this weekend Ricardo Gonzalez Valencia was baptised. We did the ordinances of baptism and receiving the gift of the holy ghost in his house. the had a litte pool in there house so he was baptised in it. It was the first time I had actually baptised someone outside of a church building. it took a lot of work. President from the Missions permission, we had to get a special interview set up with a stake president, and we had to have the bishopric in the baptism it was super hard but he was baptised and confirmed. The also this week Karen was baptised. she was a reference that we have received from sister Cecilia, she is Orlando's mom. Karen is Cecilia´s niece, so we ended up teaching her allot in cecilia´s house but we ended up right before her baptism really figuring out were she lived and she was just outside of are ward boundaries, so she was a pass and baptized for the other elders. 

we didn't have any investigators church today, all that means is that we got to change thing in how, where, and who we are working with. 
I Love you the church is true enjoy the pictures
Love Elder Long

Well first of to tell you a little bit more about my companion, he is from Honduras. Just below Mexico. He has only 3 months in the mission this is his first transfer, The first companion is the Father and the following is the stepfather. so i am his step father. I am in the ward called the Garanja it is about 15 min from the Temple. We work pretty well together. 

Guadalajara is a lot different place to work in the mission. The people here are a lot harder of heart. So Contacting and knocking doors doesn´t work at all. We have to look for ways to work with the members and gain there confidence. It is a ward here so that is cool. All my passed areas have been branches and the people there were a little bit more open to the gospel but the work can still be done. just got to work with the members a lot, lots of training, asking for references, less actives, exc. but i think it will be really good do do all these things in other areas. I have a package on the way i hope it gets home before Sadie's birthday. Take care got to go love you. 
Elder Long
p.s. watch the movie Joseph Smith- The Prophet of the restoration it is really good.

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Alright so this week has been kinda ruff. this week the family that we were planing on baptizing they fell through because the dad has a problem with drinking. his family is all prepared for baptizm but they all want to get it done together so. we are going to try one more week with them but it is looking a little ruff with that situation. Being a district leader is kinda hitting me a little harder being that i got to take care of 3 other areas and also have to report every night to the zone liders. the last change i had 1 other area and i lived with the zone liders. but i think it is all part of the refiners fire. its bending me to be a better sirvent of the lord.

 

we did find someone that will get bauptized the 21 of this month. her name is marta, not long ago she had surgury and she was actually dead for about six minutes and then she came out of it but she cant walk. but she is so prepared of god. she basically said she wanted bauptizm without us even mentioning so when she said that we just put the date.

 

I Know this church and the message that i am sharing is true. Have a great day. LOVE ELDER LONG

To answer some questions the district leader has to prepare the
District Class. Then I have to do more services like pass informacion
to the zone leaders on how there areas are going and I also do
bauptismal interviews when they are ready to be bauptized. There are a
lot of other little things but those are the most important.

This week was ok we got a lot of new refrences this week, but the bad
thing was is that none of the people I had tought and bauptized came
to church yestarday. lets go work hard with the converts this week and
the refrences we got. We have a bauptizm planned in two weeks his name
is Octavio, His mom is a member but she went inactive. we found her
when we were knocking doors. He is a really smart kid and his mom is
now really faithfull in going to church she has even helped us pick up
investigadors.

Dont have to much more time. I Love you all take care of yourselfs
this work is true
ELDER LONG

May 14, 2012

Hello family really quickly over the passed weekednd we bauptized and confirmed the Efrain`s father.His name is Santiago. This weeking we will be bauptizing again an older lady, Esther. Then the following weekend we have a kid Oscar that we found when we where knocking doors his family is less active and he has not been bauptized so we are helping them return to church and he will be baptized the following weekend.

 

I will be staying with Elder Polo untill the end of this transfer. The end of this transfer Elder Polo will be going home. He is a really good Elder, I work really well with him. it is cool that i have a companion that has about completed all of his mission I have Learned alot from him. He is a really great teacher and really cares for others over himself.

 

Not much I am sorry, Love the mission, and I love You All Elder Long