it’s may!

Dearest family,

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Our mission is working on a mission-wide goal right now of 65 baptisms in June. We have to find them this month and so far we have a couple of prospects:

Jose we met last week and he came to church. We taught him again last night with a member and he's doing well. He wants to know if it's true and wants to study and find out for himself. We taught him the word of wisdom last night and he is willing to try to give up coffee. We have a date set for the 20th of May :)

Raul is still having trouble getting work off. He was almost able to come and alternate sundays with his friend Ernesto who just got baptized but than his boss said no again. He is leaving it in the Lord's hands now. He has a strong desire to be baptized and feels that what we are teaching is true. We are praying hard for him. We have a tentative date for June 10th. All things are possible with God :)

The Diaz family have not been progressing much. They have not come to church the last two Sundays and we have a hard time getting ahold of them. We were able to set a baptismal date for june 3rd with them on Wednesday. Now it's up to them.

We also met a few new families this week :) We'll see where it goes.

We alsohave a fireside set for June 3rd!!! We're excited. Sister Padrone (in the stake relief society presidency)and her husband have agreed to speak on the Book of Mormon. We plan to invite all the Spanish members from the stake to bring their friends. It's going to be good :)

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I can't wait to talk to ya'll next Sunday!

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Make it a great week!

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Yours,

Hna. Cottam

P.S. Awesome quote be Bob Moorehead: 的 am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have the Holy Spirit. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tame visions, mundane talking, chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals. I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now learn by faith, love by patience, lift by prayer and labor by power. My pace is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few, my guide is reliable..... I cannot be bought, compromised, deterred, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won't give up, back up, or let up...until I've preached up, prayed up, paid up, stored up, and stayed up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ! I must go until He returns, give until I drop, preach until all know, and work until He comes. And when He comes to get His own, He will have no problem recognizing me. My colors will be clear for "I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth." (Romans 1:16)

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love you all!