Elder Pocasangre

Elder Watts & Elder Pocasangre

Well, I guess Elder Henriquez and I were too killer of a combo that they decided one change was enough. The honest truth is, I was not getting along well with him at the beginning, but by the end of the change, he'd become like an old friend to me. We were working incredibly, sometimes literally running from appointment to appointment to fit them all in. I feel a little bad because I am surely about to baptize a bunch of the people that I taught with Elder Henriquez, that he won't be able to see, but I guess that's the mission.

I get the privilege of staying here in the Concha (nickname for La Concepción), but with the assignment of training a brand new missionary! I'm way excited. Today was his first day in Nicaragua. He is also from El Salvador, his name is Elder Pocasangre. He is the first ever missionary in his family, and has been a little timid, maybe because that's his personality, or maybe because he's scared to death to be here. Either way, I'm hoping to help him love the mission as much as I love it. 

Daniela

Last Saturday, Elder Henriquez and I shared one last baptism: Daniela, 10 years old, way excited to be a member. Her mother is a less-active member, and her brother is a recently re-activated member, who has now presented us to some of his friends to teach them. The family has been an awesome fountain of missionary work.

Sunday was stake conference, and I was worried that because it is like a 45 minute trip out there, that we would have trouble bringing investigators, but the Lord provided means whereby 7 of our investigators could be transported in the vehicles of members! It was beautiful to have them all there. 

Much Love,

Elder Stephen Watts