A good week in Mexico

Another quick week in Mexico...but it was a good one! First of all, I´ve forgotten to write about our dear friend Hermano Merlos, he´s a 40 year old special needs man in our ward, and I love him to death. He works with us whenever we ask him too. His testimony is so powerful because he had a pretty rough life, but turned it around when the missionaries visited him about a year and a half ago. He isn´t completely special needs, actually I´m not sure what he has, but he talks and walks perfectly. Also this week, my companion went to a meeting for district leaders, so I got to stay in our area with Elder Mielke again. This time, it was for most of the day instead of an hour. We did really good! Again, we were in the MTC together and we´ll leave the mission together too. Long story short, we got a baptism commitment for the 18th of May, we taught 12 lessons, and had fun.  My spanish has really taken a leap this change. Also, we found out on Saturday that we were going to have Zone Conference on Monday morning. So this morning, we went to our chapel for zone conference with presidente whitehead. It was so powerful! The new assistants gave a talk and training thing, and of course presidente and la hermana whitehead were powerful too. I can´t wait until I go up to a leadership position so I can be apart of zone conference. (besides just listening) In my studies, I have learned so much this change. Elder Grajeda has a huge knowledge of the Bible, and it has helped me a lot. And la familia Sanchez from Armas is still sending Elder Willie and I scriptures to use to answer questions.  All I can say is, this church is true. Everything fits, and everything testifies each other. The other religions use the same Bible, but they don´t apply it. We were talking to a lady in a taxi and when we told her the Bible says nothing about baptizing babies she replied,´´Well, we don´t have to apply the Bible literally!´´ haha. Another Catholic person we were teaching has always bragged about how studious he is and he brags of his knowledge of the Bible. So we went to work with every scripture we knew, and he found an excuse for every one.  Then the deeper things that we find in the Book of Mormon, and what we see after we have entered the temple. Blows my mind. I have never met someone that has testified of their religion and if it´s true. Only us. We have talked with a lot of people very devout in their religions. They say that theirs is the only right one, so we use scriptures. They realize they´re beat, and just say,´´in the end we will all return to God. We just need faith. He´s not going to ask us what religion we were apart of.´´ So we ask,´´so you´re fine with coming with us to the church of Jesus Christ? Since it doesn´t matter what church we go to?´´ and they say no with a little anger.  I have learned the importance of testifying here in the mission. Because people can´t deny a testimony. Sorry this email is so short....I don´t have much to say this week. But I love you all so much. Thank you for your continuing love and support.

Con amor,

Elder Barton