Week #53- President Boswell helped me a lot!

This week was good, we all had interviews with our mission president and my interview with President Boswell helped me a lot and I wrote a few reminders on some sticky notes to always remind me to push myself, and I feel like it has worked pretty good. We did divisions this week the day after interviews and I really wanted to prove myself that without my companion that I could guide my area and have good numbers. We were able to have a pretty good day and we had 6 lessons, a new investigator and we put 2 more baptismal dates. I know numbers aren't everything but I really felt good about that day. I hope to keep working hard and if my companion leaves to keep the same pace that we are at or even improve. The only thing that I feel we are having problems with are contacts and getting permission for baptisms. We have 3 investigators with a baptismal date that just don't have permission so we are really working hard to talk with their parents and help them understand the importance of baptism. This week for my one year mark I burnt a shirt in our room and we spent half an hour trying to get all of the smoke out, it was terrible. ya it wasnt a great idea but it was fun. A family here bought us pollo a la brasa and I feel like it made me sick. i went a year without getting sick but I guess it finally got to me. haha We are having a lot of success here and we should be having a few baptisms in the next few weeks.
Love, Elder Monson

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