Hello

Hey everyone! 

This week has been good, not a lot happened.  We spent some time in Puerto. While we were there, we went with a recent convert named Carlos to contact people. That was really great. We had a good time, and he got to share a lot of cards with everyone. He even invited some people to church.  We use the area book a ton. We have an app that combines everything and makes it super easy, or at least better then before. We are actually going to get an updated version this Wednesday.

Another thing that stood out was that I was sick for a couple of days, nothing serious, just a little nausea. 

We also had a mission wide fast to find new investigators. We did that last month, too. We saw a lot of miracles in the mission, so we are doing it again. I'm looking forward to hearing and experiencing the miracles that will come this time. We were so hungry after the fast that we just decided to go all out. We made pancakes, bacon, eggs, the whole deal. It was fantastic.

In Laguna, we have been having the festival of Cristo. It is this big festival that has been lasting about a month. It all kind of came to a climax these past couple of days which was a little irritating. I say that because, even though it's the festival of Christ, it's basically just a big party with lots of drinking, lots of immodesty, and just party like behavior in general, and, ironically, it does not mean that the people are more willing to talk about Christ. 

This week I wanted to share a message about The Book of Mormon again. I recently started reading it from the beginning again, and I just love it so much. I have been studying the Bible so much recently that it's been awhile since I just sat and read in The Book of Mormon. It honestly felt really calming. I want to bear my testimony that I know that it is an inspired book, that it comes from God, and that when we read it we can feel our Savior’s love and know what He wants us to do. I love you all and invite you to keep reading and studying or start again! 

Con cariño,

- Elder Bassett