Elder Adams In El Salvador : December 12, 2016

Hey All,

Sorry i dont have a ton of time today, believe it or not the internet in El Salvador is pretty slow. So this week was awesome. We had another baptism, and i got to actually get in the water haha. Her name is Nohemy, she's the wife of Juan who we baptized last week. shes i awesome and has a solid testimony. durring the baptism i got really nervous about saying everything correct and doing it right the first time. well it didnt happen haha. her foot popped up so i had to go round 2. 2nd time was the charm. After the baptism that feeling of uneasiness went away and it was all peace. it was an awesome feeling. one thing that i really want to share this week is from a letter i got last week. I got a quote from an awesome church leader that really helped me. so some background we had a really hard day. no one seemed to be home and no one would talk to us. that night i was a little down and i read this quote and it helped a ton it was definitely a blessing.

“My dear brethren, my dear friends, there will be times when you think you cannot continue on. Trust the Savior and His love. With faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and the power and hope of the restored gospel, you will be able to walk tall and continue on.

Brethren, we love you. We pray for you. I wish you could hear President Monson pray for you. Whether you are a young father, an elderly priesthood bearer, or a newly ordained deacon, we are mindful of you. The Lord is mindful of you!

We acknowledge that your path will at times be difficult. But I give you this promise in the name of the Lord: rise up and follow in the footsteps of our Redeemer and Savior, and one day you will look back and be filled with eternal gratitude that you chose to trust the Atonement and its power to lift you up and give you strength.

My dear friends and brethren, no matter how many times you have slipped or fallen, rise up! Your destiny is a glorious one! Stand tall and walk in the light of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ! You are stronger than you realize. You are more capable than you can imagine. You can do it now! Of this I testify in the sacred name of our Master and Redeemer, Jesus Christ, amen”.-President Uchtdorf.

This quote really helped me know how much support we get from all over. from home, from the prophet and of couyrse our savior, Jesus Christ.

Lastly we had an awesome turn out at church. our family that we are teaching, the dad is named richard and he has a huge alcohol problem, showed up and they loved church. hes the best. he always says how he needs us and how much he loves us! Hes the man. he will get baptised just dont know when yet because he has to kick this problem.

So thats a little summary of this week. over all it was a good one and my testimony grew a bunch. i love you all and want to thank you all for the support! youre the Best!

-Elder Adams Jr.

PS i found a stray chocolate lab puppy and i had to take a picture with it for you mom. It was too cute to pass up. it stained my shirt but it was worth it!