"May I Have a Moment, Fellow Bus Travelers?"

Dear Mom and Dad and Siblings,

Here is the big news: Hermana X hasn´t arrived yet. All the new missionaries are stalled because of visa problems. There are supposedly arriving this Friday.

Meanwhile, Hna Azcurra was transferred to Junin (in the middle of the country) and Hna Reales (from Cordoba) is my new companion for a week. Hna Reales will also be training and has been serving in Libertad. She has to leave her area for a week to work with me in Ramos. She´s been worried about her area and her investigators, so I feel bad. We did get to visit Libertad and work there for an afternoon though. Otherwise she is a great companion.

One of the highlights of this week was contacting a whole bus at once for the first time in my mission (with Hna Azcurra before transfers). I thought I would be terrified, but about 5 minutes before I did it I started feeling the Spirit really strongly and I was excited to invite everyone! I asked permission from the bus driver, then made an announcement to the whole busful of passengers. I talked about the Restoration, bore my testimony, and invited them to church. I loved being able to invite the whole bus at once! I felt a little bit like the prophet must feel when he has the opportunity to speak to the whole world at conference!

The rest of the week was a little more difficult. Daniel, my new miracle investigator who read half the Book of Mormon all by himself and wanted to get baptized, could not be found the whole week and didn´t come to church. I couldn´t find one of my other investigators with a baptism date, Rubén, either. And a recent convert has returned to an old addiction. WHY MUST THESE THINGS HAPPEN TO THE RECENT CONVERTS??? AAAAAAH!

Despite all that, I tried to work hard anyway and remind myself to have a good attitude. I know if I keep working hard to plan and reach the key indicators and if I love my investigators and the people I will be able to have success here this transfer. Another good point of the week was setting a new baptismal date with the mother of two recent converts. She promised to pray to know if she should get baptized. I´m going to help her recognize her answer this week.

I´m sorry I don´t have time to write more or answer your questions. Ask me again next week and I will answer. I love you all!
Love,
Ellis