Well, more trials for the family. These 6 weeks are turning out to be very hard. I received the phone call from President Whitehead yesterday about Great Grandpa Penrod. It was a shock to me, because I was looking forward to seeing him soon. I sat alone here in the offices for a good 15 minutes. Then the spirit reminded me of something I had read a few months ago found in the Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith. It´s chapter 14. I was still kind of sad while I was reading it, but I came across this paragraph and the words jumped out to me. "I am authorized to say, by the authority of the Holy Ghost, that you have no occasion to fear; for he is gone to the home of the just. Don’t mourn, don’t weep. I know it by the testimony of the Holy Ghost that is within me; and you may wait for your friends to come forth to meet you in the morn of the celestial world." I felt calm, and I await his help here in these last 2 weeks. I invite all the family to read chapter 14 of the teachings of Joseph Smith. On the positive side, my companion and I baptized 2 yesterday! We found a young man and his sister through their aunt. Their aunt, Erika, is a member from a few years ago and recently took her niece and nephew in. They were in a government building because their dad is in jail and their mom passed away. They had gone to church with her recently and they were very open to the gospel. The nephew is 16 and the niece is 15. They were baptized yesterday and they were very happy to be baptized and feel good. All they are looking for is hope, and they´ve found it. We are happy for them! This week was full of travels as well, as we went to Atlacomulco and then Zitacuaro (the 2 farthest zones of the mission) We traveled Monday night to Atlaco, worked all day with them on Tuesday, and traveled to Zitacuaro Wednesday morning and worked with them all day. We arrived to the offices again Wednesday at about 10 pm. We then went to work in our area for a day then had to be with president for some things. One thing in Zitacuaro is that the 2 areas that have bikes in the mission are in that zone. I got to ride a bike Wednesday morning while we worked. I realized how bad of shape i´m really in....haha. I´m going to have to work hard to get back in shape. Even though these 6 weeks have been hard, I know that I am being strengthened. I have a great companion and the secretaries are great as well that have been there for me every step of the way. I know I receive help from both sides of the veil. I love you guys. Thanks for everything. You´re in my prayers individually.
Con Amor,
Elder Barton
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