Who's training who? 6/19/12

Dear Family and Friends, Well its been an incredible week down here in the Dominican Republic. I´ve had some really sacred experiences with my companion and I truly love him. He is so much more Christlike than I am. He´s full of love, always worried or thinking about me, shares everything, and has a rock solid testimony and conviction of the gospel. I´m really the one being taught. He is a great example and the spirit is super strong with him. He is a huge blessing for me and i´m honored that the lord sent him to me We had a baptism last saturday, and we´ll be having a family home evening with them tonight. Her name is Marisol, and she has 2 kids. The younger one is only 5 and was super jealous that he couldn´t be baptized too. I´m not sure why, but it seemed to me that Marisol showed a lot more interest and desire to be baptized when I took an interest in her kids. It wasn´t hard for me because I think little kids are awesome. Especially hers, cuz they are nuts. Jenserd is super smart and Jois, the younger one, talks at the speed of light and you wouldnn´t be able to calm down if you hit him with horse tranquilizers. Antonio has been attending the pentecostal church for 10 years. His wife is a member of our church. We´ve taught him about the restoration and HOW Joseph Smith in our day, as well as every other major figure in the Bible, recieved authority personally from the Savior or one of His servants to act in His name and baptize. According to him, none of the other missionaries from our church that have tried to teach him ever bothered to give him the in depth explanation that I did. Anyone that thinks that personal study doesn´t matter can now eat it. He made the connection himself and started asking how his Pastors recieved authority. He was pretty upset when he realized that for 10 years he has decieved, and even more upset that they are decieving many others with their claims. I felt his anguish myself, but then testified that the good news is we are true messengers from Christ with due authority and power. I´ve got lots more good stories, but no time. So they are going in the journal and you can ask me in 13 months. We are working hard and the Lord is on our side. We gain knowledge by asking questions, and learn wisdom when we know which questions to ask. Elder Nichols