E-mail received 7/26/2010

We received a fairly short e-mail this week and much of it had to do with family stuff which I don't think most of you would care about.  But I didn't want to skip a week, so here is the rest of the e-mail:

Oh man this week was crazy! We received amazing and inspired training from our missionary leaders and I'm super excited to put it to the test in the field and reap the great harvest about to unfold. The training really focused on simplifying things. We as missionaries talk too much and we need to focus on really what our purpose is: to invite! We try too hard to tell them information and not hard enough to help them receive the restored gospel through faith, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end. Unfortunately because of the long training we didn't do much work in our area this week.

 

On the massive upside, we had a baptism! One of the greatest yet! The baptism was so well attended that the relief society room was standing room only. It was super hot and stuffy but that just added to the spirit which also filled the air. Even greater was almost all of our investigators attended too and a lot of nonemembers and they all could feel the Spirit there. We're expecting to have an amazing week this week.

 

Well last week of the transfer and we're finishing it strong by setting a lot of people with baptismal dates and hitting the streets hard. I hope you all have as great a week as we will and know that my prayers go with you.

 

-Elder Guinto