My new companion, Elder Henrie

Hey y’all 

Well, another week come and gone here in the mish. This past week has been pretty busy, too. Elder Henrie has arrived and is all settled. He is a pretty funny guy. Don't know if I mentioned, but he is actually the best friend of Elder Jordan from back home. So he is also from Mesa and this is his 4th transfer in the field. He is doing well and has a really good level of dedication and a good work ethic. Stinking hilarious, too. Ha, we are getting along pretty well, and we are excited to see what we are going to learn and accomplish in our time here in Ferrol together. 

The investigators are doing well. Unfortunately, this past week the sister of Militza was told by her boss that she would have to work on the weekend making it impossible for her to attend the baptism. Militza wants her sister to be there for it, so we postponed the baptism for this Saturday. She is still doing super awesome though and has such a strong testimony. I'm super excited for her and her son, Maicol.

Maicol with his sister and uncle

Our other investigators are doing well. We have one who just left on a business trip to France for a month, but we have been able to keep teaching her through Skype. That's one super cool way that online proselyting and the other tools that the Lord has given us have really helped the work go foward. Before, we just would have lost contact for a full month and a lot can change in that time. We also have another cita set up later this week through Skype with another woman who works all week in someone’s home and can’t leave. It's really incredible to think about how much the Lord has done to help his children overcome the obstacles in the way of their return to Him. 

For the past transfer, I have been studying a lot about the life of Jesus Christ, and I'm loving it so much. I feel like I have been learning so much, and it makes me have such a drive to keep getting better and to keep learning more. What I really love is how He is the perfect example in everything. Whatever trial or struggle we have, we can look to Him to see how to overcome it in a perfect way. Maybe, sometimes that can be discouraging when we fall short, but then there He is to pick us up and help us keep going. He is so perfect and so much greater then we are, and at the same time He is more loving and understanding then we could possibly understand. It's always going to be something individual and something personal. My challenge for everyone is to find a way to strengthen your own personal relation with, or understanding of, Jesus Christ. I love you guys, have a great week! 

- Elder Bassett 

Someone please show this to Grandpa Gene: I put on a suit that hasn't fit for a long time, but does now, and this is what I found! I'm thinking of you, Grandpa!

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