September 2, 2013 Returning to the basics, that is to say Thank you;)

Yesterday we went to the temple with Carlos, Roxana, Vieroska (Fla Llanos) and Veronica and Valentina (Fla Espinace). We also saw there Franscica and her mother dear! It was a sunday, so we just saw the grounds and did a tour. Veronica had had a lot of fears and questions about the temple. Why can´t I go in? Why can´t anyone at all enter? Why is it differnt than the church? We could answer a lot of her questions there, and she is going to do a special fast this week, to answer some of her doubts about the family or temple! Mom, do you have any advice for Veronica? Words of Comfort:)? Single mom, 3 daughters, 1 salary, etc. 

Leandro: ¨Do you belive that Joseph Smith really saw God and Jesus?¨ 

I know that Joesph saw God and Jesus Christ, this is Christ´s church, I love the Book of Mormon. -Words from our church tour with Leandro this past week in prep for his baptism this coming Sunday! We were able to give  him a whole wardrobe

We´re working with a cool MA named Voldermor Halvorsen. He´s great because if we don´t arrive right on time, Bam! No more lesson! Well, thursday ish, we arrived late. He came to the door, and was leaving, said to us, Maybe another day chicos. What did we do? Bam! We whip out the Brownies we made for him! He lets us in! We share the Spirit! We read 3 Nefi 13 with him! His whole family is great, but not active or non member. But as we have read with him the BoM, we´ve seen more light and energy with him, and he has become a spiritual support ever stronger for his wife and daughter! 

Keep praying for Genesis! She´ll be baptized the 15th, but has conflicts with her mom Veronica! They´re so so so  great seperated, but every now and again, togethor they just don´t get along, ha:) Not sure how that works. 

Benny, Anna, Stevey, Hyrum, have you ever thought about doing student council? Elder Hasler (by the way, we are the same, he loves cameras, we´re doing videos for service, taking lots of photos with investigators, likes to run a bit;) he took a lot of photos before the mission, is best friends with Josh Pollard and we know a few other people). Anyway, in student council they went door to door giving treats to the new freshmen, and memorized the whole schools names! I always wanted to, but I had fear of losing;) Lame-o right? Maybe you should try it:)

Mom, Dad, Anna. I remember one day when President Butler helped me understand that by wearing a white shirt, as a deacon passing the sacrament, we wear a symbol of purity. Could you thank him for that, for me please? Thanks! 

Anna, could you say thanks for the support, help, supplies and flexibility of Mr. _____ (video teacher at BYU, I forgot his name!) Thanks!

Anna, if you could also tell Brother Red, Brother Christensen, Brother Atwood, and all the other seminary teachers thanks for praying and planning so much for me, it´d be dandy! 

Mom, Thanks for the essential oils! This past week, Elder Gueto had a few head aches, and I a little cold! But.... we are dandy and good now! 

Dad- Thanks for the tip about being effective, prayful, and working at every minute! We were in the church, printing something, and I had some free time to play the piano. As I was playing I felt the impression to get outside and invite a few passerbyers to a tour. The 3rd person accepted our offer! Isabel, 7th day adventist, had a tour, felt the spirit, we found a good new, and we set up a date to teach her and her nephew again! I almost rejected the thought, that was funny, but as I prayed to have the strenght to do it, it turned out real swell!:)

Mom, Dad- If you see Ethan Allen, tell him thanks for help me learn so much about cameras, work with me at Allens, etc.! Tell Bishop Crossley thanks for all the help, for being a great servant of the Lord!

Mom, Dad, thanks for teaching me how to work outside, do service, yardwork! We were able to move some heavy furniture twice this week for a few sisters from the ward! AND weeding.....:) For Sister Hidalgo, we´re going to shoot a short comercial as service for her organic bean bag hot pillow company with herbs to heal bad backs, necks, etc. Should be quite fun! 

I´m really grateful for Elder Hasler, because togethor we have already been able to use our talents for Video and Photo togethor. We have a service Mormon message type video planned for Veronica, Commerical for organic pillow magic:), and a thank you video for the ward, and the Espinace Family. Veronica had a HUGE birthday party for her daughter, Isidora, (happy 6th birhtday) Saturday. 

   Church. Bouncy House. LOTS of candy. Musical Chairs. Salsa Music. Hot Dogs. We´re making a video as a thank you for her:) 

Love you all, This church is NUTS, and awesome. I know it is true. Jesus died for me, so I can return to God´s prescenece and inherit eternal life. 

Elder Tasso!