Baptism coming soon

Alessandra should be being baptized this week on Saturday. Please pray for her. Courtney and Stephanie will not be baptized this week. I don't feel like writing much today. I am sorry, I am truly sorry for my lack of better communication with home. I love you all so much. I really do.

Time is slipping

Another week down. This is just crazy. It is going by so fast. This was a pretty good week. Stephanie, Courtney's wife, is now on date with him for the 24th of August. Great news! She is very supportive of her husband and wants to support him in all that he does. I am so excited for these two. They both came to Church this Sunday along with their addorable daughters Faith and Hope. After Church we went to the Bishop's house and I took family pictures of them and we had an incredible lesson. Things are really looking up in this Ward. This week our Ward had eleven investigators and sacrament meeting! It was awesome. Gospel Principles class was incredible. So many amazing investigators. My district is expecting to have eight baptisms this month. I am really excited for how things play out. Please pray for the investigators of my district. All the missionaries have worked so hard, and the investigators have also worked incredibly hard to make these changes in their lives.

 

     I don't have too much to write about this week. I really love the missionaries in this zone. I feel like I have made the best friends in the world. I really feel like I came here to this mission to meet some of these missionaries. Elder Armenta is headed back home in a few days =(. I am going to miss that guy so much. I gave him one of my nicest watches when I said goodbye to him at mission council. My original plan was to give him my favorite black J-Crew Tie. But I accidently forgot my backpack that I put it in.  I am thankful that I fogot my backpack though because I think that my watch is going to mean a lot more to him than my tie. He knows how much I love watches, and I was his companion when I received the watch that I gave him. His watch was crap and he needed a new one anyways. Haha. I love that kid, I can't wait till I can see him again.

 

     I love you all. Thank you for all that y'all do for me!

 

-Elder Ryan Romero

A Wet Week

   I have never seen so much rain in my life. It just won't stop raining. It has rained more in the last 30 days than it did all last Summer. I am not a fan of the rain here. The rain doesn't cool anything down in Georgia. It is not enjoyable like it is out West. All the rain does is make everything steamy and sticky. It makes the humidity go up like crazy. After it rains all you can see is steam off of the roads. I am hoping that the upcoming week is dryer than the last. But I don't think that it is going to happen.

    This last week has been a pretty difficult week. We moved apartments and I have seen no ghost yet. Everything seems fine. We live with a family in the ward named the Carnell family. They are really nice. Brother Carnell is a great cook and is really teaching me a lot about cooking. Him and I get along really well. He is a business man and works with a lot of franchises. I really enjoy talking with him about business ideas and such.

    I have lost quite a bit of weight since I came into this Ward. There are three sets of missionaries. Two of those being Sisters. So we don't get very many meal appointments. Also I've been on bike this whole time. I do feel healthier and I like being able to control what I eat. My and Elder McMahan's diet basically consists of greek yogurt. I don't know why but it is just our favorite thing to eat. People laugh when they open our refrigerator and all there is is greek yogurt, almond milk, spinach and water. Haha. We don't really want to eat anything else though.

    The best part of the week was that Courtney and his family came to church. His wife came for the first time. She really enjoyed church. Tonight we will be having a family home evening with all of them. I am very excited. Courtney is not going to be able to be baptized this weekend because of some issues that we ran into. Nothing that can't be fixed though. We would really like to be able to baptize him with his wife too so the delay won't be too detrimental.

 

    I am excited for what the Lord has in store for me over the next transfer. I know that miracles are going to happen. I miss you all so much.

 

-Elder Ryan Romero

Great Week!

  It rained every single day this week. There were a lot of flood warnings, luckily it never flooded. Despite the rain, and despite being on bike we had a very successful week. We got 16 member present lessons and set two new baptismal dates. We are really working this area. I am so happy with the work that we are getting done. We are really talking with everyone and not letting a soul get past us. I am coming to realize more and more that I am becoming a mighty missionary. I am learning how to work with people, and how to talk with anyone. I am learning how to be organized and how to lead. I can tell that God is molding me into who he would like me to become.

 

     We set a baptismal date with this awesome guy named Courtney. Courtney is in a pretty rough situation in his life. He is going through a lot of trails but really wants to come closer to Jesus Christ. He showed God his sincerity and faith by coming to Church this Sunday. He LOVED Church. I am so glad. This ward has the most amazing Gospel Principles teacher I've seen yet on my mission. He evokes the spirit every lesson.

 

     This District is just unreal. The Sisters in this District just do so much work! They are fearless and have so much faith. They are bringing so many people closer to Jesus Christ it is just astounding. The amount of lessons that they teach, and the amount of people that they talk to is amazing. You can tell that these Sisters really want to be out here, and they aren't wasting a second of the time that God gave them. This District is one of the most successful Districts in the mission, and I know it is because of each missionary's faith.

 

     One of my favorite things to do in the mission is to go out with the Priests. I love being a possitive example for these young men. My main hope is that I can influence them enough to serve a mission. There is this boy named Joseph Sears in the ward. This kid is awesome. He comes out with us anytime that he can get the opportunity. Joseph is a fearless missionary. I am so glad that we have his support in the ward to come out with us.

 

     I really wish that I had more time to write, but my time is running out. I love you all so much and hope to hear from you soon.

 

-Elder Ryan Romero