Serve with all you have

This week was awesome! We had interviews on Tuesday, some of the last interviews for President Harbertson. We learned a lot of good stuff from the Assistants.

Our purpose isn't to baptize, believe it or not. If not go look at page 1 of Preach My Gospel. It's definitely a huge part of it, but we're to invite and help people to come to Christ. And they are to come and receive Christ and His Gospel. Really neat stuff.

Ayben is progressing really fast. he knows that the doctrine we teach is from God, I'm so excited for him!

We have three other investigators, a couple kids in a part member family, the cousins of the Bishop's kids, who live with them. Shon and Ingrid. And Darwin, he's a business owner that the previous Elders had been teaching, his biggest problem is time to meet. But when he says he'll do something, he does it.

We haven't knocked a single door that wasn't to look for someone. Be it from a directory or a reference. There are some people in the Area Book we're working with, but it's not very large. Working hard here in Sicuani.

We're also helping animate and encourage the members of the ward, some of them are really excited and others are a little on the other side of the cycle right now, but when we visit with them and the spirit is there, they get really excited! We can't help people enough! But we can help them so much! And the spirit is what makes the change, through the Atonement of Christ.

When it says that we are to serve God with all our hearts, might, minds and strength, it really relates to our emotions, spirits, intellects and bodies. It also means other things, but when we serve God we're happy.

There were a couple talent shows this week. on Friday night was JAS, or young single adults in Spanish. Elder Yorgesen was invited to sing a special number, he did a great job with it! (He was one of the zone leaders) He left to Cusco Saturday to head home to Saratoga Springs, Utah. He's a great example!

Then Saturday the Primary had a talent show, and the Sisters had a baptism! Ingrid, she's super excited to be a member and follow Christ! I got to be one of the witnesses too!

Church yesterday was great too. Good talks and good class. We met with the Bishop and one of his counselors for a minute last night and we're helping them implement a couple things such as programs and maps for the organizations. I never realized until I didn't know the area by heart how important they are, they help a lot!

Keep progressing! Study the scriptures, don't just read them. Especially study the Book of Mormon. And pray, develop further the relationship you have with your Father in Heaven.

Hasta la próxima semana!

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Hurrah for Israel!

~Elder Fincher