Getting Things in Order

Well “La Venida De NASH” (The coming of Nash) didn’t happen this week but is going to happen this week. President Perez and the assistants are busy making sure that everything is in tip top shape for when he comes. I’m more excited than nervous for the whole little adventure; I can’t wait to get feedback from him with what I can improve on to help my investigators understand the truth and importance of the Restored Gospel.

This past week we definitely covered some ground and walked hard. We were busy getting birth certificates, personal identifications, health examines, and a huge list of other things ready for our couples that we are helping to get married. Everyday this past week reminded me of when I would plan to take care of 15 lawns in a single day. We didn’t have time to take a breather and whenever we just felt like falling over; we found another gear and kept on keeping on. But in the midst of all the hard work and success, we also ran into some speed bumps with the Martinez Family. They weren’t able to find all of their papers in time and we had to tell them last night that they were going to have to wait till the next “matrimonio massivo” to get married. It broke my heart telling them the news. I have worked with this family for over 2 months and I feel as if they are part of my family. I have really grown to love them, and seeing how the gospel is changing their lives and strengthening their family, made it so hard to tell them the bad news. But they are still determined to do everything possible to be ready for the next opportunity.