A year out and I need more time!

Que tal Familia?
    Hola Hola a todos!! Como Estan? Well its been a pretty big past week I officially hit the Year mark on the mission which to me is unbelievable!! It's going way to fast I need more time!!😯 Another Huge announcement for our mission is that this Saturday President Oaks from the First Presidency is coming to speak to us. I'm super pumped for that and know that it will be an amazing learning experience. So the big news for me and Elder Cook this week is that we have Bernadino who is ready and is going to get Baptized this Sunday so whatever prayers are offered in his behalf we appreciate it because he has been preparing for this day for a long time. Nothing can really explain how excited I am for his decision to be baptized.
  The other news is me and Elder Cook both ate something that absolutely destroyed us. On monday we both ate undercooked freezer chicken tacos, and you can probably imagine what happened next... to give you an example during our dinner hour the next day we were switching using the bathrooms he would use it then I would go and use it then he would use it and so on. We used this members bathroom like 3 times each. We've had the squirts since then and are just barely starting to recover from it. Luckily though we evaded the Double Dragon. (might want to edit that part out when you send it to everyone else😂😁.) But other than that we have been hitting the pavement hard and finding and doing activities like crazy.
   One cool example of creative finding that we did this week is we went to a super busy park up by a college and started drawing the Plan of Salvation with sidewalk chalk. We got a couple people to come up and ask us what we were doing but the thing that stood out to me was how willing the little kids were to come up and learn about God. I thought that if everyone could have this amount of submissiveness all of California would be baptized. The thing I love about the little kids is that they really do listen and believe everything you tell them their faith is almost perfect. For example if you tell them that God loves them they will believe it. Then I started thinking about what Christ said about little children we need to be meek and faithful just as a little child if we don't we can't enter into the mansiones that he has prepared for us. I would invite everyone to look at the gospel with the view of a little child and put your faith in him when you have no other thing to put your faith in. Remember God loves each and everyone you and he wants you to succeed in this life no matter who you are. Put your faith in him and you will see the miracles come I promise.
  Love you all, hope that you don't get to sad about the PSB's. Hope everyone has a good week!!! Les Amo mucho. Si Pongen su confianza en dios les va a ayudar y suportar. Cuidanse!!!

Giving Everyone A Fair Chance

Hola Familia
 This week has been good for me and elder Losee. We did an exchange with the other elders in our district, elders Hammond and Stratford. We set a bunch of new baptismal dates this week!!! One of the coolest investigators we have is named Angel. Hes a 17 year old kid and loved the message of the restoration. He said it just feels right. He came to church and loved it.

Something that I've come to know is that it's really easy to tell people who are interested and have intent and people who aren't. When you share the message of the restoration you can tell who is touched by the spirit and who isn't. But our job is to give everyone a fair chance.

Sorry I didn't have a lot of time we did a lot of things today. Hope everyone is doing well les quiero mucho.

Elder Gibbons

You are important because you're you...

Hola familia!!
  this week has been really good for me and elder losee. We found a lot of new investigators. However it was our last mission conference with President Henrie. ..I'm really going to miss him and sister Henrie. They have both taught me so much while I've been on the mission. It was really sad to think that along with him the senior couples (at least most of them are going home). It's been a good run with them and they will leave a life changing impact on me.
  So the most important thing I've learned from president henrie is that I am the lords best shot. He doesn't call for super extraordinary amazing people to be his servants he calls the most humble and simple people to his work. What ive figured out is that you don't have to be the smartest best looking or lead the most interesting life. The way that you are and the experiences you've had are there to help someone else grow closer to the gospel no matter who it is. So the next time you don't feel like your good enough know that you are.
  Other than that we have been doing really well. Elder Losee is a super chill guy and me and him get a long pretty well. We love our district especially cause we got the zone leaders in it. This week I actually had the opportunity to give a baptismal interview to Belle who is one of the Hermanas investigators. She is 10 years old and was super excited to be baptized. I love working with los niños because they are super funny and they are non judgmental. So it turns out that she wanted me to baptize her so this Saturday I'll have the amazing opportunity to baptize Belle.
 Our investigators are doing really well. We have switched our focus from Teresa to Ivan her son and he now has a baptismal date. Unfortunately they weren't able to come to church but we will try and get them to come this week. Our other Goldmine investigator left for el Salvador so we will only be able to teach him through Facebook chat now. I really am grateful for technology in our proselyting efforts it has helped a lot and will continue to do so.
 Well that's all for this week I ran out of time sorry. Love you all and hope you have a good week. Les quiero!!
Elder Gibbons

First week Grenada Hills

Hola familia!!
  Well whitewashing has grown on me not gonna lie. A lot of missionaries say that whitewashing is the worst but this is my second time doing it and I really actually kinda like it. So my new companion is elder Losee and we are both whitewashing co district leaders. Our new area is arleta 2 and it's amazing for Spanish work. This is even better than Van Nuys so it's like a mini Mexico up in here.
  Our most solid baptismal date that we have is Teresa. Who just recently had a death in the family. We had a pretty tender moment when I shared with her my story about uncle Trevor and Mosiah 16. I felt like I really connected with her and I could relate to her situation a lot. I know that at the time it seemed like something really crazy but I can testify to you that i know that it happened for a reason. We were able to bring her to church and the second hour as well we got a dinner appointment with her.
  We have a cool goldmine family named the Mejia family. So I connected really well with them as well the only problem is that he is an illegal. So what he has to do before he gets baptized is go back to El Salvador for a month get his papers and then come back To be baptized. That's something that's really difficult here is that people need to be legal before they can be married so we will work with him on that.
   I love you all good luck with everything that's going on.  Love you. Les quiero.

De La Gran San Fernando a La Gran Los Angeles

Hey familia
  So we had the deciding transfers today. I have been moved to the Arleta 2 area in Granada Hills Zone. Which means that I will officially be reassigned to the Los Angeles CA mission. I am super excited to be able to represent the Great California San Fernando mission as well as the Great Los Angeles mission. I know that the Lord will have me go where he wants me to go.
  My new companion is elder losee. I have met him once before and he seems like a really cool elder. I am moving to the same zone and ward as elder Nelson so I will get to see him again 😀😀. Unfortunately Elder Terron is getting moved to the valencia area so he will be going to the bakersfield mission.
  This week has flown by for us. Elder Stoltz is about to finish his mission so we are pretty sad to see him go 😣. We had a good last lesson with the familia Castillo we bore our testimonies and shared how important is was to be baptized. They are really sad to see us go. I'm super sad to leave them I'm really gonna miss them. Something that's always really hard when being transferred is the the people you leave behind. You really do develop a love for them. But sometimes that's not how the Lord works sometimes it's someone else's turn to finish their teaching or to help them understand a principle of the gospel.
  I am so grateful for the opportunity to be able to serve the Savior and the people of not only the San Fernando valley but also the LA valley. I hope that everyone is doing well back home thank you so much for the package mom my district all says thanks as well😀😀. Les quiero mucho!! Con Amor
Elder Gibbons

Facebook Post - Baptism

Andrew Gibbons
June 3 ·

Tenía la oportunidad para ver mi amiga llegar a ser bautizada. Pensaba durante este tiempo que el bautismo es un convenio y ordenanza bien hermoso que Dios nos ha dado. Nosotros podemos tener el don del espíritu Santo para siempre si somos dignos. El don del espíritu Santo es un don que puede guiarnos, cuidarnos, y apoyarnos siempre. Es una cosa que no podamos ver pero una cosa que podamos sentir y saber que siempre está allí. Yo se que si somos bautizados y recibimos este don podemos ver las bendiciones que viene por medio del Espíritu Santo. Como dice en las escrituras, "el bautismo es la puerta a los cielos." ¡Felicidades hermana estoy tan animado para ti, que Dios te bendiga!

Lima and Miracles

Hola familia!!! Como están?
  To start it all off Piedad Lima got baptized on Saturday May 26th. She is one of the nicest abuealitas you will ever meet. She has been investigating for 10 years and I'm super grateful that I was able to see her take the step into the waters of baptism. Elder Nelson and I were so pumped because we had both started her teaching. However something even more amazing was that her son Franklin who is about 30ish years old was waiting outside for us so that he could personally thank us. We'll we started talking to him and he told us that he was ready to come back to church. Apparently he has gotten into gang activity and fallen away from the church but he said that he felt something that he hasn't felt in a long time in the church. So we invited him to her confirmation and told him that we'd love to start meeting with him. Long story short he didn't end up coming to the confirmation but what's more important is that he felt something. We will try and contact him throughout the week to see if we can get him to church again ( he was baptized when he was 8).
  We also were able to do the book of Mormon experiment yesterday. It was pretty good for us because people were everywhere especially down in Burbank.
  Well things are going a lot better within the district I feel like I've figured out the best way to teach and lead them and so far it's working. It just goes to show that leading with love works a lot better than leading with anger😀. I'm super excited for Hayden and cookie!!! They both will love it. Congratulations. Also can you make sure that I get put on their email list? So guapo is the newest thing in the house? He looks like a lot of fun im sure that buddy will dig that😂😂. Also tell the belnaps  that they would love it if they moved out there and they would be pretty close to us so we could help them out whenever. Thank you so much for the package this week😀I did get it along with the shoes. I love you all so much I hope that you all have a good week. Les quiero mucho. Con amor.
Elder Gibbons 

Lima's Baptism!

Slow to anger

Hey family
  This week has been amazing for me and elder Terron. So I guess to start off Lima is getting baptized this week on the 26th of May!!!!!😀😀😀😆she is definitely ready we are both really excited. I have seen the gospel help her so much in her life. So to give a little bit of a back story she had been coming to church for about 10 years and had never been baptized she is from el Salvador and loves the message of the restoration.
  She was so excited to recieve the lessons from us and changed her life immediately. It was amazing to get to see her progress from the beginning to baptism. I am super grateful for the spirit and the ability it has to help us teach effectively. Without the spirit we would not be able to teach anything.
  Other than that the familia Castillo are doing really well and progressing a lot. We are hoping that they will accept a date soon😀. This P-day we went to the LA zoo!!! We got to see all the animals and even a few of the shows that they do there. ( I've got a couple pics).
  Something I've learned this week is not to get frustrated with people because it never helps. I had a time this week where I was really frustrated with some other missionaries and It really didn't help me or them. I ended up apologizing for getting mad at them but it really hurt the trust that they had in me as well as what I had them. Its better to be what President Hinckley says, "slow to anger." So I'm trying to do a lot better and I've seen them gaining that trust back in me as well as the trust that I had in them.
  I really am super pumped for this weekend and the baptism that we will have with Lima. Please keep her In your prayers as well as the familia Castillo that we can get them baptized. I love you all it sounds like it's been a pretty eventful week. If you could send some pictures of what the basement looks like that would be sick. Something I would invite everyone to do is to read the talk return and recieve by elder m Russel Ballard it's a super good one.
  Les amo muchísimo. Espero que puedan hacer todos las cosas que tienen que hacer. Por favor diga Ansón que,"te doy una felicidad por terminar la escuela primera. Estoy muy agradecido por las paketas y los Zapatos. Juego muy bien en ellos😀😀😀. Les quiero mucho. Con amor
Elder Gibbons

Happy Mother's Day and Blessings of Tecnologia!

Hola familia
  ¡Sí nuestros investigadores están progresando muy bien! La obra de aqui tambien con el Facebook y también la aplicación de agenda diaria por misioneros y la carpeta de la arena. Esta herramienta va a ayudar nosotros en todo lo que estamos haciendo.
 This week we finally got Facebook and the area book planner app this will help us hasten the work a lot. We now have the opportunity to FaceTime our investigators through messenger and chat with them daily😀. I think I might have said this already before but something that I really liked about this is that we get to relearn how to use technology in a way that is uplifting and important. At first I was skeptical about getting technology, I thought it might take away from the true missionary experience. But now I've come to learn that this is one of the coolest tools that missionaries can use.I'm very grateful for the opportunity I have to use this tool 😀
  So elder Terron and I have been working really hard with our progressing investigators. Our focus has turned from finding a million new investigators to focusing more on those who have the most potential and helping them progress more rapidly to baptism.(That's not to say however that we still don't try and find new people😊).
 For zone activity today we went on a hike that lead us straight above the infamous Hollywood sign!!!! It was one of the coolest things ever to see it in real life. (I wish I had some pictures but I forget my phone but I'll have them send the pics to me).
  Other than that everything is going good down here in North Hollywood. Elder Terron and I are doing good and I'm learning a whole bunch of new stuff from him in Spanish. I love you all that's all for this week hope that every one is doing good. Les quiero mucho!!!! Con Amor
-Elder Gibbons

Lizards are everywhere - it's been 72 degrees, I'm freezing!

Your companion is your friend

Hola hola familia
  This week has been pretty crazy for us and we will have another one coming. Elder Terron and I have been working super hard to get more investigators. The bummer thing is that we have been having a hard time finding new areas to knock. We've been slowly finding but we are doing our best and trying to find still. So something super cool is that this week we will be receiving Facebook and the area book planner app!!! In not sure how everything is going to work out with that but it should be interesting. So me and elder Terron are getting a long fairly well😀 he's a stud and always helps me out in District Meeting or during the week when I have to do call ins or something else like that. Some words of advice that elder lytle gave me is always treat your companion like your best friend. That's helped me out a lot and helps you work through any struggles you may have with a companion.
   This week one of the best things that happened to me is that we got Lima to church (even though she's been coming for awhile). And I was able to go on exchanges with some of the elders in my district. So something kinda weird about my district is I've only got 2 companionships and 1 is in a trio. So the elders aree the ones in a trio which can make for some weird exchanges some times. But being the solo District leader has been probably one of my greatest learning experiences on the mission. One reason is no one tells you how you should run your district and two you're responsible for every person inside your district. This for me has been a little bit stressful but I love it. I love trying to help everyone in my district and learning from my mistakes because there is definitely a lot of them.
  So our investigators are doing really well. Lima is on track to be baptized soon and we are getting super close with the familia Castillo. The thing we are trying to overcome with them is finding times that we can meet with araceli (we call her mama celi) and having them keep reading the BOM. Right now we are thinking about trying to do Skype lessons with them because they all have different busy schedules. But we will see what happens.
  Something I learned this week is that it's a lot easier to accomplish things when you're organized. That's always something I've kinda struggled with but I'm setting goals to overcome it poco al poco. But other than that it's been a pretty good week. I hope that everyone is doing well back home les quiero muchisimo we lea vayan bien.
 -Elder Gibbons

New companion, much to learn Noho

Hola familia como estan?
  Aqui estoy con mi compañero nuevo Elder Terron. El es un nativo de fort lauderdale Florida. El tiene veintiuno años y es muy amable. So my new companion is elder Terron  he's a native speaker and is from Florida he's been out about 6 months so I'm the senior companion. He's a really cool guy and a really good missionary, im learning a lot from him especially his accent in Spanish so hopefully I'll lose my English accent 😀.
  The work down here is really progressing a lot, this past week was a little slow because of transfers everyone was getting adjusted and we also had a weird church schedule so we weren't able to get anyone to church. But
Lima is progressing very well and will most likely get baptized a week before the 26th so we will see what is going to happen for her. Something that I've noticed is that I really do love the people a lot and would honestly do anything I could to help them become baptized. Elder Terron and I are working really hard to focus specifically on our investigators who are really solid. For instance araceli (we call her mama celi) and Lima. We are doing everything we can to make sure that they progress send enter the waters of baptism.
  Something that I have learned this week is that in order to do the best you can for your district you have to have charity. Sometimes there's missionaries that you don't necessarily get along with but you just have to love them and work with them. One way that I've seen work to have more charity is to minister like the prophet said to those that you don't get a long with. It shows them that you care for them and you just feel better all around.
I've also seen the power of prayer work as well. In my studies I've been reading Jacob 5 the parable of the vineyard and I've really been asking for a lot of help to understand it because that stuff is super hard to understand. And as I've asked and as I've used the footnotes and other tools I've really seen the Savior help me understand what I'm reading. I would invite everyone to pray and ask specifically for help in understanding the things that he would have you understand. You will see the difference in your life and in your understanding.
  Other than that it's been a really good week. Elder stoltz  and horrocks moved in with us and they are our zone leaders!!! I'm super pumped to be back with elder horrocks he's a super good missionary. 😀 les quiero mucho con Amor.

-Elder Gibbons

Transfer day - saying goodbye to Elder Nelson

NOHO District

Elder Terron - Nuevo companero

How to get free food

Just a little closer, let me walk with thee

I'm staying, Elder Nelson is leaving. NoHo 1 more Transfer!

Que tal Familia y amigos Como estan?
  Pues, estas dias pasados fueron bien loco. Recibimos nuestro llamado por los traslados en sabado. Yo tenia mucho miedo porque yo y Elder Nelson Hemos sidos companeros desde deciembre Y no queria dejarle. Pero la notisia es que voy a estar aqui en NoHo por un traslado mas. Estoy muy emocionado para servir aqui. Yo y Elder Nelson tuvimos tanto exito aqui aunque no tuvimos un bautismo. But success doesn't come in numbers especially on the mission.
So this week has been super good for us we had a lot of good lessons and we found a lot more investigators this week. When we found out that Elder Nelson was going to leave we both were just like NOOO!! the era is broken up. So in remembrance of all the things we've done together we did a companionship study were we talked about what we learned from each other and some highlights from the past 3 transfers. However I'm staying in NoHo for another round, My new companions name is Elder Terron he sounds like a cool kid from what I've heard I guess we will find out tomorrow.
  We finally got our investigator Lima on date. She's been coming to church for 10 years and hasn't been baptized. It was amazing, the experience that we had with her. Elder Nelson and I had just finished teaching her about the 10 commandments and she said, "Creo que estoy lista para ser bautizada." and then we just looked at each other like, "Wait what did she say?" We thought that we heard her wrong and then we asked,"Quiere ser bautizada?" and she said yes. We were so pumped! She set her own date for the 26 of may and she said for sure this is the true church and basically bore her testimony to us. Elder Nelson was a little mad that he had to leave especially after a lesson like that. But other than that the Castillo family is doing well we have a cita with them almost everyday this week, and they are all reading and praying. Also, Johnny got baptized. He is an investigator that Elder Nelson and I found we taught in the first lesson. Then we had to pass him off to the English Elderes. (see attached picture)
  That's so cool that you got to spend time with the missionaries and with the familia de Argentina. I hope that everyone is doing good and that you all have a great week. Sorry this email was a shorter one but I'll have a lot to write about next week. Les Amo muchisimo Siempre sigan fieles y el SENOR va a bendicirles. Con Amor
Elder Gibbons

Heat, and Real Intent

Calidad Familia!!
  Sounds like its been a good couple days back in the Bury. I'm super excited for Sara and Katie and the opportunity they had to go do baptisms for the dead. It really is one of the greatest saving ordinances we can do on this earth for those who have already passed beyond the grave. Peru!!!! that'll be way fun especially hiking machu pichu. Elder Nelson and I have had a few investigators from Lima and they said that its bien bonito alla, of course that is a little biased. You will both have the chance to brush up on your Spanish though, just make sure you don't lose your English 😃. Anyways the reason I still say calidad is because I consider myself more Guatemalan than El Salvadoranian, (Also because an hermana in our zone who served in Guatemala is in our zone right now and she says it all the time, so it kinda rubbed off.) Anyways this week has been pretty good for Elder Nelson and I. Its that time of year though in Cali where everything is just getting HOT!! and I mean roasty toasty. This week we had a day where it was 106 degrees!! I sweat so much that my shirt was soaked with sweat 😬 we must of drank about 8 or 9 water bottles that day (its crazy how fast you lose fluids). We've been working super hard to get Araceli on date this past week but we weren't able to catch her and we dropped Jenny altogether as an investigator she just lost real intent and she was never there when we wen't by for scheduled appointments 🙁.
  So Elder Nelson and I just realized that this coming week will be are last week together we're super bummed out but it will be good for one of us to go and experience a different area. We get transfer calls this Saturday to find out if we are going or staying so we're both pretty nervous about that. Whats even weirder is that this next transfer will be our last transfer in the California San Fernando Mission R.I.P. After this next transfer it will be either Bakersfield or L.A. mission that we get sent to. But this mission will always be special to me and the people that are in it. Something that we're both a little nervous for is starting over again. When we switch missions it will be like when we first came into the field we won't know a lot of people and we wont know any areas or zones so it will kinda be like starting the mission again. However the work is the same no matter where you go and I'm willing to put my trust in him that I'm needed wherever I am sent. That's one of the coolest things about the gospel is that everything around us changes every day but the gospel is the same forever just as God is.
  Thats about all from this end though it was kinda a slow week for us and our district. However I'm very grateful for all of the packages that you send me and No I don't think that was put on the FB page for you I think it was for the Hermanas because they get like 50 packages a week its ridiculous!! So I think that its ok to still send packages. This week I think the biggest thing I learned is how to be consistent even when your week is pretty slow there were times where me and Elder Nelson didn't know what to do because all of our appointments fell through so we just started knocking and tracting. I remembered a quote from a general authority I don't remember who but he said its not about how long you're out of the apartment but the quality of the time that you used. So always being diligent no matter what happens even if your week has been slow.
  I hope that everyone has a good week and that the sissies had a good time at the temple it really is an important work that you are doing. Les Amo muchisimo (don't be afraid of the chickens buddy)
Elder Gibbons

Lesson's Learned

Que tal Familia?
  Como estan? Aqui estamos bien, no mas trabajando bien duro. Que rado que ya tienen los chicis (Pollos)!! Nunce pense que papa queria los chicis. Sounds like its been a crazy week! Filled with chickens and moving. Here in Cali  Elder Nelson and I are working super hard our finding has been going down lately because we are running out of good Spanish areas to knock. However something cool that happened to us this week is that yesterday night we were about to go eat at like 7:45 but I felt kinda guilty not working until 8 which is when we planned to take our dinner hour. So I said a small prayer in my heart to know what we could do or who we could stop by to visit. And I immediately though of a referral we received from Peru. The mom sent in the referral because she was worried about her son who immigrated to the US a month ago. He's about 16 years old and came over by himself. He lives with another family and is working and going to school. We had already stopped by this referral several times and decided that we had given him a fair chance. I thought for sure he wasn't going to be there because the gates to the yard were locked the other times we tried by. Anyways we get to the gate and turns out its unlocked, we knock about three or four times and no answer. We were pretty bummed out because that was the only time the gate had been unlocked anyways we were about to call it a night when a young kid walked out from the side of the house. We said, "Se encuentre rodrigo" and he responded, "Soy yo." We were super happy he want's to meet with us and also asked if we could play basketball or futbol with him in the mornings so we are gonna try and start playing with him in the mornings.
  I guess the way I've been changing the most is through my reliance. Before I put my reliance more in myself than in God. But now I feel as close to God as I've ever been, I've learned no matter what happens to trust in him and just go with the flow. As i've put my trust in him I want others to trust in him as well, this has helped me find joy in the work, because now I know that no matter what happens God has some reasoning behind it. Our investigators are doing OK. We reset Araceli and Yadira's Baptismal date for the 28th of April to give them a little bit more time to prepare. Unfortunately Dania isn't showing much interest and isn't super willing to put in the work to find out if these things are true. Sometimes it's sad but people are ready at different times to receive the gospel than others. I would say the thing that I love most about the mission is that every single day every single minute and second I have purpose to it, something I can and should be doing. When you have a full schedule planned out those are the best days. I am learning how important is to raise a family established on the foundation of the gospel of Jesus Christ and I am learning new things everyday about the gospel. Well I'm glad that everyone is doing well. Tell buddy not to be scared of the Chickens I love you all hope you have a good week. Les Amo mucho, que tengan una buena semana!!
-Elder Gibbons

Conference and the Truth

Hola Familia!!
  This week has been amazing especially with the opportunity we had to listen to General Conference and our Prophet President Nelson. Elder Nelson and I were super excited we tried to get all of our investigators to come and listen to General Conference because its one of the best opportunities for them to see what its like to be led by a prophet and 12 apostles. Also when the prophet and apostles speak you can feel just how spiritually powerful they are. They're like literal spiritual giants!! As they were speaking though I remembered a talk that President Oaks shared with the missionaries while I was in the CCM. He said, " I know my saviors voice and face and I testify that he is the son of God." These men are all special witnesses of our Savior Jesus Christ, they talk with him and receive revelation from him. So when you understand the importance of having a Prophet seer and revelator in our day you understand the significance of their words. These aren't just the words of these men but they are literally words from God or modern day scripture. Our investigators who came were able to hear the talk on forgiveness in the Saturday morning session (Sorry don't remember who it was by) and Jenny one of the investigators that came said that it really helped her out she has had a hard time forgiving her mom and she said that., that specific talk helped her out a lot.
  As far as for me I loved the fact that the prophet the members of the first presidency and almost all the apostles used or quoted hymns in their talks to testify of Christ. I think hymns at least to me are some of the most powerful testimonies of Christ and they really help me feel the spirit a lot (Especially when we sing them). I also loved how Elder Holland gave his training on ministering I think it was a good example on how to give a training and make it not only funny but also super spiritual. And probably my favorite talk was when President Nelson counseled us to start asking for revelation. He warned us that if we do not it will be impossible to stay spiritually strong in the coming days. So my one invitation for all of you is to start asking and praying for not only guidance but personal revelation as you do you will find it easier to resist the temptations of the world and of Satan. Its only going to get harder and Satan is gonna start trying harder. We to hold fast to the iron rod always. A seminary teacher at Stansbury would say hold tight knuckle white. So always no matter what you do grasp firmly to the iron rod.
  We were able to meet with Lima this week but we found what could potentially be a big problem. She told us that she lives in several locations all about 30 minutes apart so she doesn't have one solid home right now. We will have to get in contact with our leaders to see what we should do to handle it but right now its sort of a big problem because its really hard to teach her. Please pray that she can be baptized into our ward because she is already fellowshipped and it is the closest building to where she lives. La Familia Castillo are doing really well they loved General Conference and thought it was super cool that President Nelson was man like Moises or Abraham but in our day and age. Jenny is also doing well and should be baptized on the 28th. We are hoping and praying for a baptism with either Lima or the Castillo family, But other than that we had a pretty normal week today unfortunately we have to take our car to get it fixed because someone crashed it before we got it, So won't have quite as long emailing today. There's not a recording This week sorry, the basement is looking pretty sweet!!! I hope you all have a good week please pray for our investigators. Love you, Les Amo muchisimo
Elder Gibbons