April 27, 2011-Email

Hey Everybody Happy Easter,
Wow it sounds like its been an interesting weekend for everybody. I hope everybody is doing well and getting through it. My week has been good, everything here is going good. We were able to meet with everybody this week and we are on schedule to have 2 baptisms this next saturday and then next month have another one. It was an interesting lesson with one of our investigators we told her that one of us might be leaving in 2 weeks and she was not excited about that. She broke down in tears and started saying what can i do so that you will stay here... and then said" i will be praying everyday that you both will stay at least till my baptism". So that was really kind of an awkward lesson, but it turned out good and shes so excited to be baptized its unbelievable. So this is going to be an extremely busy week for us coming up. Trying to get everything ready for saturday and then we have zone conference this friday. I'm excited about that but it wont be a multi zone conference i don't think so it will pretty much just be the elders that i see every week there. Easter was good. We didn't have any early meetings so we kind of had a lazy morning with extra studies since it was pouring rain. Its the first actual rain that i think we've gotten since last october. So it was awesome and it is kind of sprinkling still. Church was good kind of awkward though, elder guinto offended a member pretty bad so when she said hi it was quite awkward. Then we went home real quick and changed out of a suit then had an easter dinner with a cool family. They were pretty funny and it was a pretty good dinner. Some ham and carrots and rolls. Then some carrot cake for dessert. Which i'm sure dad is jealous of. It wasn't to bad. Then we went and tried some people and then talked to a less active member for about an hour outside her house. Which was really good hopefully we can come and start teaching her the lessons and get her active again and baptize her husband. Other then that, thats about all thats been going on. Bowling last week was really fun i bowled a 144 which is like a personal best. This week we are just going to be playing basketball or something like that. Hopefully it will be fun. I think i might have found a place to get some pants so i'll be looking to see if i can get some. I got the money thanks so much and you didn't need to send that much. Yeah thy split out district about 2 weeks ago so its just Elder guito and i and then 2 other elders in our district. It was really cool to see kase. Looks like hes a happy baby. I bet there all excited to see him. I can't wait when i get home. You'll have to give him a kiss for me. You'll have to take a bunch of pictures for me and send them so i can see them. Hope everything works out with grandma. Please keep me updated on what happens. I'll be praying for her. Well tell everybody i say hi and that i love them!
Love y'all, talk to you next week!
Elder Downs