Would you believe . . . a mean little kid with a pea shooter?

 First of all, we went to the Temple this morning. Woo! The best way to start a day ever! This last week was full of baptismal interviews role plays with members, and biking. We let the sisters use our car because theirs was in the shop and they do not have bikes. Elder Ro.'s pedal fell off so we ended up walking the last half of yesterday. I loved being on a bike again and felt so free. My booty is a bit sore though. He he he.

Sunday we had a cool experience. President asked Elder Ri. and me to go teach a deacons’ quorum in Malibu and it was just like old times. :D Then there were several baptisms following the worldwide broadcast, so basically it was the most bomb day EVER! I am more excited to work with members now, and bring the work to pass in our area!

We were stopped on the street by a woman named E. the other day. She wants to learn more, but lives outside the mission so we are sending her to Arcadia...:) We found 34 new investigators yesterday through members and are excited. We visited a less active member who wants us to teach his son-in-law. We hope this is just the beginning!:) I love you all!!! I hope you are well. Keep working hard and don't forget that I love you. He loves you, too. Take it easy!

Put that thing back where it came from or so help me . . .

Heyo Familia! Today we are going to the "Callejones" (Alley) for Elder Ri. and Elder Ro.’s birthdays. Hopefully it all goes well. Did you have a good Dia del Padre? Let me know how it went.

We set a date with J. on splits last Tuesday, but she is a little less focused than we first thought. It was probably the most incredible Plan of Salvation lesson I have been a part of, though! M.'s parents still won't let her be baptized, but we haven't given up yet.

With the new zone goal, Elder Ro. and I have been sending out fun voicemails every few days, to motivate everyone. We did a reinactment of the super suit dialogue from Incredibles. It was fun.

I had a fat moment the other night. We had this chair that was falling apart, but we had both been sitting on it, anyway. Well, I was sitting on it when it decided to "give up the ghost" and kick the bucket. We had a good laugh after I massaged my ankle a bit. :D

Saturday was a rough day. We visited SO many people and not one of them was home!!!! We were both trying to be upbeat and then we went to the sisters’ baptism in our district. That was very calming. Our dinner appointment was with a returning member and they surprised us with a birthday cake for Elder Ro. We were both extremely thankful for a great end to a less-than-ideal day. :)

Yesterday was awesome! We took Juan (who is preparing for a mission) with us to a few lessons and found some new people. One house had three dogs out in the yard, but we went in the gate, anyway. A woman came out, warning us with a raised voice that we were going to let the dogs out. Well, one did get out, but Elder Ro. grabbed him before he could get far. The woman’s name is Y. She must have wondered what caused three young men to go in her gate with three dogs outside. Well, we went in because it is IMPORTANT! :D She accepted a Book of Mormon and we are going by on Saturday to see if she read.

That night we tried to contact a referral, but knocked on the "wrong" door. We were welcomed in by a HUGE family celebrating Fathers Day! We sat down and taught the Restoration to the mom and her son (plus visiting family). Turns out that her mom is a member in Tijuana and she is letting us back on Wednesday! The last few evenings have been awesome. I learned that we are often rewarded at the end of the day for working our best. It made all the hard times absolutely worth it!

I hope all is well and that you had a great Dia del Padre! This city of lost angels is just fine. Please be safe and don't forget to invite your co-workers and friends to learn more about the blessings we have received through the gospel! Les quiero mucho!

Greetings from Radiator Springs

Buenas tardes todos mis queridos! We updated our Mobile Area Book and gave all the places names from Pixar movies (we are a lot more organized now). We are finding and teaching lots of part-member families through less active members. Our district has 20 baptismal dates! It is pretty crazy.

We took Mo. to the visitors’ center with her parents and they seem more solid about letting her be baptized now. I hope they follow through with it this week. :) Yesterday we had a member bring two nonmember relatives to church. She says she wants to be more active. She used to go to a different ward, but wants to be obedient and go where she lives. :) Yay! They fed us that day and we sang hymns with the husband, too. All of it seemed to just fall into place. Love it when that happens.

Well, I love you all and hope you keep smiling. Whatever you do, try to do it well and enjoy it. This new Ensign has a lot of great messages about families and marriage, so I think we could all benefit from looking into that. Talk to you next week. Have a fantabulous Fathers Day!!!

Please let this be a normal fieldtrip!

Well, we found out that C. [former investigator] from the Centinela area is actually already a member!?! So crazy! I was able to call Elder H. and let him know that. It was fun to hear him answer the phone and to hear his surprise at finding it was me. Sad news next. Maria, the 75-year-old woman who was going to be baptized, passed away on Thursday morning. :( We were sad that she was not able to be baptized here on earth, but I know she will have the eternal record for fastest conversion in the spirit world. :)

We had a fantastic week and now have five people scheduled for baptism. Mo. and Ch. will be baptized the 16th, and Al. will hopefully follow on the 23rd. Ar. and Di. are set for the 30th, but we have only had one lesson with them. Our district has 17 dates and our zone has 31!! We are really excited for the new zone goal we made, too. It is called Glory Days and is an Incredible/super hero theme. We are Frozone :). We hope to have an awesome month and summer!:)

I was able to see Jo. and Iv. this week [recent converts]. It was sad to see them less active, but I tried to remind them of how they used to feel when they were active. I pray for them and hope the sisters can help them return by inviting the Spirit a lot.

We sadly saw first hand this week the destruction that alcohol addiction brings. I want to ask you all to never, ever drink alcohol.  It will destroy your life.  On a happier note, we know the joy and happiness that can fill that void. I am really grateful to be here, feeling the Spirit work through me. I read Elder Nelson's talk from Conference and I suggest you go back and read it. It was awesome! Please be safe and take care of that RM sister of mine. I love you all!