Moves, Baptism, Easter, etc.

Okay well, good news everyone. Its the sabbath today. Why is that good news? you all get to rest this day! I don´t though. I´ll get over it.

I´m using a weird spanish keyboard right now. here I´ll show you: ñÑÇç¿¿??

Why am I using a spanish keyboard? well tomorrow, our pday, is a bank holiday!!! Or in american, its a national holiday. Not really any celebration, people just like to take random days off here in England. Sooo, the library is closed tomorrow. I´ll send a better mass e'mail tomorrow. WIth pictures of mel´s baptism. Also, i´ll send a picture of what i see on this screen, its hilarious, every single word is "mispelled" because the keyboard is in spanish.

Oh yeah, that´s why I´m on a spanish keyboard. We´re at a member´s house at the moment, a spanish woman who Elder Remon and I found on the street a few weeks back, and we´re using her computer to e'mail and let you guys know that we don´t know how long we can use thecomputer tomorrow. 

ALSO, moves. Elder Remon is going to kennington, in London :( sad day. I´m getting elder Mackay, have no idea what he´s like but president millar called me just to tell me that he´s a good cook... thanks i guess..? HAHA but yeah Elder Remon is going to be sorely missed. probably one of my favorite companions. 

have to go, love yall, might write more tomorrow. if not, whoops! but I´ll send photos tomorrow

love,

elder blumenthal

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More pictures of what went on in the week!!!

We took Mel to the temple, and it was PERFECTO. And the coolest part about the temple, is that every single time I've went to bring an investigator, I've seen someone from one of my previous wards. This time it was... MAD DOG RON!!! AKA Calum and Hannah's dad. He was mowing the lawn just like Dad. it was awesome. Totes got a photo with him.

The baptism was awesome. Brother Phillips the Ward Mission leader baptised mel, in spanish, it was awesome, he did it pretty good too for having broken spanish. Haha. She even got up afterwards and bore her testimony. It was so cool. I'm confident that we baptized a convert on Saturday.

Anyways, thank you for the e-mails everyone, sorry I don't have time this week! love ya!

-Elder Blumenthal

Continuing To Work In The Vineyard

Well, this week we worked hard. We taught 15 lessons. We spent a bunch of time just talking to people in the high street. We didn't really get many new investigators out of it though. BUT I know Heavenly Father is waiting to bless us. AND, the best part of this week, is that Mel's baptism is solid!! April 19!! We're so excited. We've got to really rush to get everything ready for the service.

Well, this library;s computer sucks so much. its the slowest thing in the world. Oh my days. So sorry if there's a bunch of mistakes in my typing, it takes like 10 seconds for the words to appear on the screen.

Well yes, the other good news is that I got my call, and I'mc oming home the 16th of July. Oh my days!!! 3 months. No time. I'm scared. And In just a week is transfers!!! I hope Elder Remon doesn't leave. We have too much fun together. He's such a boss. And there's like 15 people we teach that speak spanish, so it sucks if he left, I can't speak spanish!!!

A funny story, is that I bought a nice suit at TK maxx last P-day (yes, they call it TK Maxx in england...)  and guess what, the lady forgot to take off the magnetic tag thing!!! UGH!!! And tis the one that explodes ink if you break it off. Oh my days.

Also, on top of that, while walking home, the rain was really hard and it exploded my bag! so my recepit got washed away in the rain!!! So I don't know what I'm going to do about it, but I want my blue trousers dangit!!!

On the bright side, today is a nice day and the sun is out. Woot! and Mel's baptism. WOOT WOOT!!! Haha. 

love you all, thank you for the e-mails, you're all wonderful.

-Elder Blumenthal

General Conference Weekend!

Well, its official. Tammer the Hammer is officially home. I literally wanted to bawl when I saw the picture of him with BDN and Logan in Fausto's. The fact that he's still wearign his badge!! Like, seriously, you all ahve no idea how I feel about this all. Oh my days. I miss him SO dearly. I can hardly speak. So I must type instead. Makes me want to come home more and more, but at the same time, it makes me realize that my time ehre in the field is so limited. Oh my gosh... its actually scary.

 

This computer is so rubbish, its like breaking in half as I type this letter now. But I'm trying to send some photos I took this week. I have WAY more photos but they're from a long time ago, so I don't feel likeuploading them really. I havent' taken many with Remon for some reason. But he's probably one of my favorite companions. We get along great. And when he's angry, he yells in spanish, so it doesn't mean anything to me! And I  just laugh! And he laughs too so its awesome.

 

Well, this week was grand. we had general conference, and we watched it at the Wallace's house, which, being interpreted, is the Bishop's house. I should've gotten photos, UGH I'm a failure. We went with our investigator Mel, again, should have photos. But alas I don't. Anyways, what else? we went bowling last week, I definitely should have photos of that. But as you guessed, I don't. but Sister Green and Elder remon do, so I'm going to bug them for the photos.

 

I did service 4 flippin times this week!! Woah! And managed to teach 13 lessons, which is great, since Aldershot is pretty dead at the moment. Very successful. When Elder Barney (the dinosaur) our district leader asked how we had so much success, I basically just attributed it to when jesus says, "If thou canst believe, nothign shall be impossible unto you." serious folks, we always talk about how great faith is, and never even realize how hard it can be (and such a blessing it can be) if we exercize it. Uchtdorf's talk was great in talking about it I thought.

 

Well, I have to go. I'l send more photos. I love you all. and want you to know that I'm not perfect, an lately I've een realizing that since we're not perfect, we shouldn't hodl others to that pedestal.

 

love ya

 

-Elder Blumenthal

 

"I have no enemies but for the truth's sake. I have no desire but to do all men good. I feel to pray for all men. We don't ask any people to throw away any good they have got; we only ask them to come and get more. What if all the world should embrace this gospel? They would see eye to eye, and the blessings of God would be poured out upon the people, which is the desire of my whole soul."

-Joseph Smith