Another Week . . .

Hey what’s up?

We had a solid week of work this week. Last Sunday we fasted so that we could get one of our investigators married this week so he could get baptized and we could finally baptize again. His name is Eduardo and he is super sweet. He is about 45 years old and he has changed incredibly. He was into drugs and that whole scene but now he is super clean and just wants to get baptized and live the gospel. I have been working with him since I was here with Elder Jacome and the only thing that held him back from getting baptized was that he wasn’t married but he was still living with his girlfriend that is already a member. They could never get enough money gathered up to get married even with the discounted weddings they do here in Ensenada. So we couldn’t do anything for him until he had got married. So we received a phone call last Sunday night from the zone leaders that a judge up in Tijuana that is a member of the church decided to help us all out and is having a free day of weddings next Monday in Tijuana!!! A lot of people here don’t have birth certificates and all their legal papers but this judge only wanted 2 documents that everyone already has and isn’t charging anything!! So Eduardo and his girlfriend are heading up to Tijuana Monday to get married and we will have his baptism not this Wednesday but the next one!  Super excited for that and Eduardo asked me to baptize him so I am looking super forward to next Wednesday :)

We had a sweet service project this past week too! Remember the family that you met when we skyped? They are moving into another house and asked us if we could help them paint in this past Tuesday...so everyone from the district minus the zone leaders went and we helped them get their house painted. Super fun painting by the way, so mom if you have any projects in mind wait 16 more months before I get home so I can help!! I think the service projects are my favorite part of the mission. It’s a nice break from walking all day and I just love working for some reason. Thank you for teaching me how to work! 

Hayden in the little league world series that are always on ESPN this time of year....watch out for the team from Mexico because they are from here in Tijuana! cool huh? I don't know any of the kids but I just thought that was cool!

Besides that it was a pretty normal week! We went to the swap meet this morning to find me a watch...mine broke in a million pieces yesterday so went looking for a good deal. Didn’t find anything but I did find 2 shnazzzy ties for 20 pesos or about $1.75 ha. Gotta love the deals in the swap meets! 

Shane & Whitney and Tina & Kayle look great! Thanks for sending me the pictures! Super happy for them...and I think Whitney came to my farewell and I met Kayle last spring at Great Grandma R's funeral. Shane and Whitney are clear down way south in Mexico no where near me. But Ensenada is super nice if they want to stop by ;) I can order their food and everything in Spanish for them ha :)

Transfers are in two weeks and I think I am out of here but who knows? 30 yes 30 new missionaries get here in 2 weeks so there is a good chance I’ll get to train. I’m looking super forward to that!

As for the golden family we still haven’t heard or seen them :( so we are moving on and back to working with the members to find people! Member missionary work is the best!

I talked with the offices today to send them a reminder about the luggage so watch out for that!

As for requests on the package...crystal light please! I have missed that like crazy! All the powders here have a bunch of sugar and there is not Crystal Light like back home. Maybe a watch if you can find a good deal! I’ll keep looking down here but if you find one like I bought from Wal-mart that will be fine :)

I love and miss you all! Glad Hayden had a great tournament and you enjoyed Arizona! I am doing great! The work is progressing again and we are finding people right and left!

Enjoy the pictures this week!

Elder Roper