Bad boy, cómelo!

 Como estamos? Espero que estemos super bien.  [How are you all doing?  I hope you are doing super well.]

At service on Thursday the famed abuelita [little grandma] gave my companion food and he didn't eat it so she said "bad boy, cómelo!" [eat it!]  She then proceeded to stand there until scarfed down the toast covered in plastic-like queso.  

Esta semana [This week]:

♧ I won pickleball.  

♧ I taught a few missionaries how to spladle  

♧ We got to participate in two DCs [District Council meetings] in New London 

♧ Departing interview with Pres[ident] and Sister Risenmay. President had me commit to feed myself spiritually every day. Sister Risenmay and I talked about my next temple covenant  

♧ Service at the big red church! Passing out food to the comunidad [community]  

♧ Exchanges with the one-and-only Ɛ.Swain. There were a lot of college girls flirting with him 

♧ Gave my departing testimony to the MBM [Massachusetts Boston Mission]  

♧ half zone pday! Played volleyball and signs  

11/14 new people found! This week went by extraordinarily fast. We were in New London four days this week.  Progressing friends: Diogenes got baptized yesterday!! Ingris (we found her @ Walmart) who has una fecha baptismal [baptism date] for the 22nd, Rommel (passoff from las hermanas [the sister missionaries]) y Braulio (self-referral who's father is a member) have una fecha baptismal [baptismal date] for the 29th. This area is doing so well and the ward is doing great at supporting us! The new initiative to assign ministering companionships to friends will be really good to convert them socially. 

Alma 17:7 is now one of my all time favorite verses of scripture. Email me to know why.  

Love y'all

Ɛ.Stockett

"Satan cannot seduce us by his enticements unless we in our hearts consent and yield. Our organization is such that we can resist the devil; if we were not organized so, we would not be free agents.” [Joseph Smith]

"Mere wanting is hardly a proper guide for moral conduct.” [D Christofferson]

"Similarly, we do not have to yield simply because a temptation surfaces. We may want to, but we don’t have to." [D Christofferson]

"At a minimum, moral discipline will be of immense help to us as we deal with whatever stresses and challenges may come in a disintegrating society." [D Christofferson]

"The path of salvation has always led one way or another through Gethsemane." [Jeffrey Holland]

This email is sponsored by Uncle Onion [Evan]. As I have served the Lord I have been able to recognize the great blessings I have received. One of the greatest blessings I received is my family. Especially my parents who loved me and nurtured me in the ways of the gospel of Jesus Christ. So my advice to everyone, especially my cousins, is to listen AND OBEY your parents; they love you with a love you can not completely understand. Cherish that heavenly gift of two earthly guardians.