This week Jose Mateo passed his baptismal interview. It was great. He is ready to go for Saturday.  It was kinda funny cuz he couldn't remember one of his daughter's names. He said I have six kids, five girls and one boy. And he then listed five names. And said I don't know which one I'm forgetting. So we left him to think on it. Sunday we were waiting for him in church. We called him after sacrament meeting to ask where he was, cuz he had already told us that he was on his way and he told us that he ended up in the center of Altamira. He took the right bus but in the wrong direction. So he got to church at 1, and church starts at 9 and ends at 12.  So we went to priesthood with the other ward. But it was really funny when he got there. He was there with a ton of bags. He then told me that he had remembered his other daughter's name when he was passing by her house in the bus in Altamira. so he went to visit her. And she gave him a ton of stuff that he had left there. That was why he had so many bags.  It was a very funny experience, but he is very sincere in his desires to change his life and come unto Christ.

We also put the specific prayers into practice once again. And each time we did find what we had asked for.  We still haven't seen much progress but we still have to go back for the first appointment. But we do have a few families in almost in our teaching circle now.  Alfredo and his family, and Guisela and her kids,and Esmeralda and her daughter and parents.  Hopefully we will see one of these families progress. (or two or all of them.)  But it is definitely something that I will be putting in practice for the rest of my mission and probably all of my life.  It is true that we can ask God to guide us to the people that need us, and that applies as much to members as it does to missionaries. President Nelson talked about that in conference and it is a true principle. You can receive personal revelation every day.

The Chavez Family is getting there. They are taking it one step at a time. They at least have the Book of  Mormon now and they are starting to read it. We watched the movie Joseph Smith the Prophet of the Restoration the other day with them. They are starting to consider the idea of modern prophets, but it is a very gradual process.  We are getting there.

Blanca is also getting there.  She is reading and accepts very well all of the commitment. We did have to push back her baptismal date a week cuz she didn't go to church yesterday, but we explained the Sabbath Day again and that she can obtain more faith so that she can obey the commandments completely. She is making a lot of changes, but we are still waiting for her to ask God to know the truth. Maybe we will take her to the temple waiting room next week so that she can have her moment of peace to find her answer.

I love you all and hope that you have a great week.  Thank you for everything!!!!

Elder Brady Allred