Church Attendance! (7-27-2015)

Familia!

We finally had someone at church this week! Jocelin, who we've taught
a few times, committed to come to church with us and she actually
came! It was so sweet. She is catholic by birth and culture, but
hasn't been to that church for a long time. She's taken some college
classes that kind of have to do with religion, so she's generally kind
of curious about all religions, but we're hoping to help her come to
know the truth of the gospel. We also had our temple day this
Wednesday and it was a great experience. It was a real early morning
since we had the 6:45 am session and we're the most southern zone in
the mission and had to take the 405 all the way up, but it was
definitely worth it! There's a peace and comfort in they building that
isn't found anywhere else. I love the Temple!

That is shocking news to hear about Kelly. Wow, that is sad. I love
that kid! He was always extremely full of life. I hope his family is
doing okay. How grateful I am for the plan of salvation and for the
comfort the gospel brings. I'm not sure I could handle the thought of
losing a loved one without the knowledge of the gospel and the plan of
happiness that God has for us. I know that God loves each one of us
and that he gives each person the opportunity to accept the Gospel,
whether in this life or the next. The gospel is true.

Dad, I'm glad you were able to see Gabe! He is a great kid (man now I
guess haha). I'm sure he's got some great stories being in east LA
haha. It's pretty sketchy over there. Thanks for sharing some points
from his discourse. Luckily, I've always been able to roll my r's, but
I know that is something you have struggled with haha. Looks like you
can get it going! It sure would've been nice to start out with 4 years
of Spanish under my belt though! I love the Spanish language. I've
been blessed to progress pretty well with it and know that I'll have
to use it later on as well.

We met some real cool people tracting the other day. It was a super
hot, long day and we hadn't found a single person who would listen or
let us come back another day. And then there were 3 out of 4 doors
that set return appointments with us! It's funny how it always seems
to be just when you can't think you can go any more, you see the hand
of the Lord helping the way. I'm so grateful for that.

Espero que todos los que leen esta carta sepan que Dios nos ama y que
tiene un plan para nosotros. Aunque la vida sea difícil, Él siempre
estará pendiente de nosotros y dispuesto a ayudar. Sé que tenemos
pruebas y dificultades para que nos fortalezcamos. Es una bendición
saber que a través de todo, ¡hay un plan perfecto! Les amo a cada uno
de ustedes y estoy agradecido por la oportunidad que se me ha dado de
ser un misionero de tiempo completo. ¡El evangelio es verdadero!

Elder Reynolds