This past week has been kind of a slow one because Elder Castro has been sick and our mission Presidents wife told him to wait it out and see if it gets better and he wasn't feeling up to going out all day long so he tried sleeping it off and then we finally got him to the Dr on Wednesday and they said he had sinus and ear infections so they gave him tons of meds and then he took him and knocked out all day Wednesday also ha so we really didn't get out 'til Thursday, which still gave us some time to do work.

there is so much potential in this area i'm excited to keep in touch and see what happens with the work after i leave because there is easily 6 people that are close for baptism between part member families and investigators, so i'm happy for the area and the things happening. We had 88 people out to church this past Sunday which was way awesome, everyone is excited and happy about the work we have going on right now with less actives and getting them back to church. there is this one brother in the ward who hadn't been to church in 5 years except for once when his daughter was blessed but, he has been out 4 times now since i've been in the area and has been the last 2 weeks in a row! :) nothing brings me greater joy than to see this type of stuff happening because i know that their family is getting closer to going to the temple and being sealed together! i love being a missionary! :)

i was able to teach the Gospel Principles class in church this past week, it was the first week we've had this class since the branch opened up so it was awesome. they got a Branch Mission Leader called a couple weeks ago and so it has been good being able to work with him and trying to help him know what types of things he does. i also had the privilege to interview a whole family for their baptism that is coming up on the 5th of Feb. that was the first time i had interviewed a whole family, there are 3 kids and the mom and dad that are getting baptized. it is so cool to see them make this choice as a family and the story behind how they were introduced to the church.

i got permission from President Maynes to go to the sealing of Brother and Sister Benton on the night of the 5th, so i'll leave Parachute the morning of the 5th and head over with the Larsens, grab lunch or something and then they are going to go to the sealing as well! i'm met some awesome people out here and i'm so grateful to have had the chance to be out here amongst them.

take care and i'll see ya in 16 days! :)
love Randy