HeLLo! Hehe, I think that I start all of my e-mails with that. I am not sure though. I guess I like the phrase. Speaking of phrases, I am really messing those up now-a-days. I mix-match them or just completely butcher them. Hehe, it is kind of funny. Kind of not. Hehe. Anyways, another week has gone by and temperatures are suprisingly cool right now. But I heard that it was just for a few days. One of our investigators, Juan Carlos will be getting baptized this weekend. He has been a LONG time in coming, going through lots of missionaries. He just popped up on the radar as of late and decided that it was something he was ready for. Also, I think that I forgot to mention the baptism of a sweet 10 year-old girl named Salma. She was baptized on her birthday and she is from the Gila Bend Branch. She was a joy to teach. When we asked her to read and pray, the answer that she got from her Heavenly Father was direct and clear. With the help of faithful church leaders I know that she will be able to achieve all that her Heavenly Father has planned for her. Today I will be talking about Hermano Banuelos. He is the Elder's Quorum President and is a faithful servant in the Lord's Kingdom. He is nearing his 70's but always willing to help. His diabetes keeps him pretty limited in what he eats, but he sneaks a few things here and there. We ask him for rides from time to time, but always there is a risk involved. In Arizona, the sun shines. And it is bright. So, Hno. Banuelos wears his sun glasses so as to not be blinded by the light. As a result, he still has trouble seeing a few other necessary things such as street lights and what not because he is without his glasses. Haha. The first time we learned this, it was a great surprise as he did a U-turn in front of one of the very rare no U-turn signs (not sarcasm) and then turned a left onto the freeway on-ramp when the protected left arrow was red. To say the least, we were grateful to arrive home safely. I love Hno. Banuelos for his dedicated service in always wanting to help us in whatever he can. He is a professional Mariachi singer with his own CD's and he still keeps a good sense of humor. I met him my first day here and have been grateful ever since. School is back in for Maricopa and I am sure that it is starting for many of you. Best of luck and never forget the blessing that it is to learn a little more of what our Heavenly Father has to teach us. Take care and best of luck this next week!
-Elder LaPorte =)
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