9-08

Good Afternoon!
Hope you all had a great Memorial Day! Sorry I didn't get on Yesterday we were busy busy busy! The spanish elders called and wanted us to come over and give us one of their non-progressing investigators - so we could try and see if we could help them progress. Well we went over and had just the greatest lesson. Their names are Vicente & Lucille. We commited them for baptism and they said that they would prepare! The lesson was so amazing and it wasn't me speaking, I mean it was - but really it was the spirit speaking. Way cool experience. So hopefully Elder Jensen & I can keep them progressing and they can keep their commitments.
I got to spend another 2 days up in Riverside at a Leadership Meeting and a ZLC (Zone Leader Meeting). They were both really good! I am so lucky to be in this mission with such great leaders like President & Sister Reeves! They love us so much and have so much faith in us! One of the things that I remember someone saying is, "Life without goals is like Golf without Holes... it just doesn't make sense!" haha Don't ya love it - We need goals in life if we want to progress.
We had an awesome lesson with one of my investigators Brooke Reynolds. You might remember me talking about her a couple of months ago. It's funny, I met her about 7 months ago on my first night here in Indio. We taught them for a couple of months and they just would not progress and keep their commitments so we didn't see them for the last couple of months. Well the past couple of weeks I have had a feeling that I needed to go over there and commit her to baptism and get her into the gospel. Well Yesterday that is just what we did! We had a lesson with her and commited her for baptism on September 19th. Venus & Aaliyah Paez and the Holmstrom family are doing great. Last night we had a prayer with Venus and she wanted to say the closing prayer (Usually we have to make her say it. haha) Wow, it was like the best prayer ever! In the prayer she bore her testimony of knowing that Joseph Smith was the prophet and that this church and gospel is the true gospel! I loved it [these are the moments that makes life and the mission so worth it!!]
Life is good for me. The work is picking up more. We are working hard and diligent. I know the Lord has plans for me and I pray I can see what they are. Thank you for your prayers they help so much! Love you all and Stay safe!-- Love,
ELDER PATRICK MCBRIDE