Baptism of Jeffer Wilson

 Baptism of Frank Delvecchio

Aiden Delvecchio at Man-richment

Family and friends,

Thursday night, I got a call from one of my former companions who is
still serving in the office. It was great to talk to him and he
informed me that someone we  had taught named Eddie Ramirez was being
baptized on Saturday! I was shocked. Let me give you the background.

President Riggs had us go on an exchange with some missionaries
serving in Gainsville. Although Gainsville was about 45 minutes away
from where we lived, it was still part of our area. I went to
Gainsville with Elder Snell, and while we were out, we met a man named
Eddie Ramirez. We had a good conversation with him on his back porch
but it was obvious that he had some mental disorders. He could speak
and understand just fine, but just struggled with being social and
something seemed off.

As we left his apartment complex, I told Elder Snell, "Don't you think
that Eddie would do great in a singles ward?" He looked at me and
said, "Thats a great idea, what is the singles ward up this way?" A
few seconds later he finally realized what I was saying. He agreed to
let us teach him and so my companion and I started working with him.

After a month of teaching him, Eddie was going to go back to his
country of Guatemala for about 2 months and so at that point we lost
contact. We were bummed but when he got home, the plan was to teach
him. After that point, we kept trying to find him but never caught
him. His phone did not work so the only way to contact him was to
drive the 45 minutes to Gainsville. After no luck a few times I left
the area.

Turns out, the sisters in the Gainsville ward, ended up knocking right
into him and he had been home for only a couple days. Instead of
passing him to us, they passed him to the Spanish ward. They taught
him the rest of the lessons and then he ended up being baptized on
Saturday! It was a cool experience to see how God knew where he was
and that he was not going to fall away from the missionaries.

I have some plans that I want to do but I need to confirm when we will do it. That's my job this week, is to get things somewhat finalized. The training is good. He is a cool kid and so it's been easy. I hope that he will continue to work hard after I'm gone. That way the things we have done can hopefully stick with him.  I've heard from Kayla, but not about much details. I am happy for her, she seems happy and so I am happy!

Hello Dad,

Elder Jensen is home now. My new companion is Elder Overstreet. He is
fresh from the MTC and is from West Jordan Utah. It's been fun so far
to be a trainer and he is a good kid. This is my first companion that
I am older then in age. I guess it had to come at some time right?

President Riggs leaves tomorrow and President Huntsman arrives
tomorrow. We will have the opportunity to meet him on Friday. It's a
really weird time but it's also super exciting to have a new person to
meet, even if it will be short. The Riggs are going to take a big trip
on the way home and will be back in Arizona around the 20th of July.
He made me promise him that once I got home I would get in contact
with which was an easy commitment to accept.

For the 4th, the ward is doing a big breakfast at the church, but
beyond that we don't have many plans. During the week, we will have to
ask around and see what people are doing. It's hard to even believe
that it's already the 4th of July. I completely forgot until they had
made an announcement at church about it. It should be a fun day
though. Hopefully we can meet lots of people in the area and build
some connections with new people.

Frank came to church again! He has almost finished the Book of Mormon,
and we are really trying to get a baptismal date set up with him. The
ward is very excited and they really want him to get baptized and join
the church. We might be able to do something with him on the 4th!

Have fun up in Utah. Send lots of pictures and play a lot of fugitive
for me. 

Love,
Elder Westover

Family and Friends,

The Franks family came to church again on Sunday. The progression is
moving quickly and he will be ready to have a baptismal date this week.
He is going to see a baptism on Saturday with his family which will be
perfect. It is always exciting to see that when people live the gospel
and start to come to church, their lives start to change. It's been
fun to see the change in him and the growth he has already had.

Love,
Austin

Hello Dad,

I think it is crazy that it is June of 2015. I never thought that this time would come. I have about 2 months left on my mission and that is a scary and exciting thought. We are working really hard right now though. We have found a handful of new people to teach and are working to help them progress. A couple of them are agnostic, meaning they do not believe in God, but they don't doubt that there is a God. It is hard to teach them because they just find something to go against the ideas that are brought up.

We had a family come to church which was great! The mans name is Frank Delveckio and he is a nice guy. He has 3 children, Hope (9), Aiden (7), and Madeline (5). They are smart kids and LOVED primary. Please continue to keep them in your prayers that they will continue to have the desire to come to church and meet with us.

I don't think that I ever wrote about our bike crash the other week. This is a good story! Elder Jensen and I got let in while we were tracting. The Family was Muslim and the fathers name was Habibula. Crazy right? But we got out late and had to be at a members home for a lesson. We started to bike fast and head to this shortcut that cuts right to the Johnsons home. It had rained that day and it is a path that is surrounded by trees and stays pretty wet. There was this bridge and as we went over it I heard a thud behind me and when I turned, I saw Elder Jensen down. But as I turned to look I lost my balance and fell as well. We both layed there for a second and then we both started to laugh!! I have a funny picture to show you the damages we took.

I love you! Have a great week and be safe.

Love,

Elder Westover