Week 27

Hi Everyone,
Well it turned cold here in Southern Cali. We got tons of rain and we got wet. One morning we went out and I had to cross a river to be behind the car so I could back Sister Hoover out. I didn't quite make it and my whole left leg was soaked. What a great way to start the day. Next rain season I will be senior companion. This week has been a week full of service. We spent time with Gretchen because she was doing very well. Andrew Wheeler helped out as well. Even though Gretchen was coughing hard and was out of breath at the slightest movement, she refused to go to the doctor. So we played behind her back and had the Bishop go over and he took her to the ER. He is so wonderful. She was admitted with pneumonia and was told that she had had a heart attack 10 days ago. She came home yesterday and all is well. She was pretty bad though. We are grateful that she is doing better. So I have a funny story for you. So we were in PEC on Sunday and Brother Boyce who is the Young Men's president had a concern he wanted to share. He was hesitant because he didn't know if anyone would understand him. He is from Utah and everyone, including himself, calls him an "Utahrd". Bishop Johnson told him to tell us and that if they didn't understand then I could translate for them because I too am a "Utahrd". Bishop said not only that but she can speak Spanish so she is a "Spantard". We were all laughing pretty hard. On Friday we were trying to find people home so that we didn't have to be out in the rain. Our regular appointment cancelled and we tried about 3 less actives who all were busy or not home. After visiting Sister Sawyer we went back to our car and ran into a young man. He asked if we were Mormon and we said yes. He was surprised that we were out working in the rain. We got in our car and he came over and asked us to roll the window down. He began telling us that we were wrong because in Galatians it says that if an angel comes down and preaches any gospel that is different from mine it will be wrong. We explained to him that God and Jesus Christ came first to restore the same gospel in the bible. He told us we were wrong and that the Book of Mormon was wrong. We asked if he had read it and he said no but that he knew it wasn't the word of God. Sister Hoover told him that she knew it was true and that the only way you could know was by reading it and asking God. Her voice wasn't rude but very powerful. It freaked me out a little. The guy didn't know what else to say and told us to have a good day. Sunday we had an investigator at church. Miguel came with his girlfriend and their kids. We need to get them married before we can baptize him. A lot of people knew her and her brother so we will have some great fellowship there. We had a great lesson with the Bautista's last night about the importance of church. Cleo is torn between her sons. She wants to be with her boys at church but wants to support her other son in soccer. It is very difficult for her. She wants to be there and she wants the young boys to be there too. With time they will come around. We just need to keep moving forward in faith. I know this church is true and I love it with all my heart. There is nothing that I would rather be doing. I love each and every one of you so much! Thanks for the notes from Sunday. I enjoyed hearing from all of you! I have the best family in the world! We are so blessed to have the gospel in our lives and the hope in the life to come. We know that we can all be together forever if we live faithfully and do our part. What a wonderful promise! I love you!
Have a wonderful week!