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Hey Everybody!
Things in Gabriela are going really well as always. We are getting really close to getting our goal of new investigators! We are trying to just push things through so that we can make it!
Well, I officially have three months left on the mission. But that does not mean that things have slowed down at all. We have 11 baptismal dates in our sector alone. Matias and Nicolas both have fechas for the 10 of april. We had the baptisms of Luciano and Shirley last week. They really are one of the most prepared couples I have had the honor of meeting. Luciano is so smart and knows so much, even though he is only 11 years old. His mom, Shirley gave a powerful testimony after her baptism, and really left an impression on me about the power of the work that we are doing.
At the beginning of my mission, I had a hard time loving the people I served. They were rude, inconsiderate, and would always make fun of us, or tell us to go home. I had a hard time loving the people, so I used the love I had for God to transmit it towards his children. Now as I have matured in the mission I have learned that the love I had for God came only from the gratitude I felt when I read all the things he has done for me in the scriptures and in my prayers. But I have never known him personally. So the love was at some extent limited. What I realized that if we want to increase our love for god, we must serve his children. I came to know God because I came to know his creations. I came to truly love God because I came to truly love his children. There are families here that I will never forget, mainly the family Gonzalez, Baeza, and Salas. Service is the key. Love, and love is returned. Serve, and you will be served.
I love this work, and everything I am able to do in it. Thank you for all of your prayers and the letters. I love getting Andi's letters. Even though they are short and sometimes pointless, it shows a level of care that I still hope to attain. Thanks, weirdo.
Con Amor,
Elder Westover