Ok, so this week was awesome!! We had a really good turn-out at church, too!! We had a lesson with a less-active named German, and his parents, Jorge and Luz, were there as well, and we talked about the Sabbath Day, and how the Lord WILL provide for us and for our needs if we just refrain from working or profaning His sacred day in any way. The parents really felt the need to preserve this day, and committed to go to church, and actually went!! We were so excited! The spirit testified to them that they needed to obey this commandment, and they did it!
Also, in other news, I got transferred!!!! Again!!! To Santiago (the hottest place in the mission, just throwing that out there...), as Zone Leader!! It`s really weird, and I wasn`t expected that to happen, but that`s how it goes. I had to leave my "son," Elder Aparicio, in Tuxpan, but he is the new District Leader there, and training a gringo, so that made me feel a little fatherly pride! :)
But my new companion, Elder Manzo, from Ecuador, is really cool, and really obedient, so I`m really excited to have him as my companion! He has like 17 months, so he`s gonna show me the ropes!
But I better go now, because we`re about out of time, but just remember that God loves each and every one of you. Every one of you who took the time to read this (I`m hoping that at least like a decent half of the people on my list, likely less) :) should know that you are extremely important in His eyes, and that every time you keep His commandments (or his ways to protect you and make you happy), He rejoices! And when you sin and disobey His commandments, He cries and is hurt, becuase now He can`t give you the blessing He otherwise would have given you. He wants the best for us, like our earthly parents, but He is perfect, and knows how to give us the best even better than our parents here on Earth! I love you muchìsimo!!
Elder Budge