Elder Braxton Shoemaker

Week #9: ¡Conferencia General!

Como andan todos de ustedes?! Hope ya'll have had a great week! Mine was great and it was especially awesome to listen to General Conference!! Wow! 2 hour church?! Thats gonna be weird, but my testimony of the prophets has really been strengthened from watching this Conference. It is a different experience to watch it as a missionary. I told my comp that I felt like it was Christmas Eve on Friday night! But it was so cool to listen to all the talks and the words of the apostles and the prophet and others! 12 new temples is going to be such a blessing for so many people! But anyway, my week was great! We had a zone conference which was awesome. The spirit was very strong in the different lessons we had that day. My spanish is getting a little better everday and every week. I will shed tears of joy the night when I can understand everything I heard that day, but it is coming along nicely!

So this week we're going to have some baptisms! Cristian and Sebastian are super excited for their baptisms this Saturday! I get to give a talk at their baptism and I am so excited for that. These two kids are seriously the best. They went to every session of General Conference just on their own free will basically! Man when I was 16 I definitely wouldn't have done that. They loved it and just love feeling the spirit. I wish I had some pics with them to send you guys, but after this weekend I will for sure take some to send to ya'll! I can testify of the importance of baptism and keeping the covenants you make on that day with God. That is something that you will forever be grateful for in this life and the next. I love you all so much and pray for you daily. I hope you all have a great week! Nos Vemos!