July 5, 2010

Dear Family,
This week was pretty awesome. We had the baptism of the family Castellanos, 4 people. It was so amazing. It was a very spiritual experience. THey had so many trials and temptations this week and it was hard for them. They had a family member tell them that the Mormons have 7 wives and that Joseph Smilth was a drug dealer. The father of the family Castellanos told them that it isn´t like that and he bore his testimony to them about Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. He also gave them a pamphlet about the Law of Chastity that he happened to have with him. They will be really strong members for their entire lives. Their baptism and confirmation went perfectly. The dad even got up and bore his testimony. He was going to give a talk for about 10 minutes but the bishop asked him to do it for next week. It was way cool
This week when we were contacting we saw in someones yard that they had a monkey on a leash in their yard. We started talking with them and they let us in to take pictures. It was way cool!!!! I have some cool videos too but they´re too big to put in an e-mail.



We also had a talent show this week after the baptism. We did some pretty cool stuff. I have some sweet videos of that too. They´re also too big to put in an e-mail. The time here is flying by. I can´t believe I´ve been away from home for 10 months now. I´ve been here in Ecuador for 8 months. The time is flying. Well I love you all so much. Thank you for all that you do. It´s sad to hear that Grandma Dell passed away, but I know that she´s in a better place now. It´s such a blessing that we are able to know where she is and what she´s doing right now. It´s something that only the Restored Gospel can bring to us. Love you all!!!!


Love,
Élder Hakes