4 baptisms was as wet as we got...

hola familia! que tal!
first of all, i want to thank joseph for having such a wonderful birthday for me, and happy nineteenth birthday! we baptized the four girls we had ready may 28 at 630pm. they all wished you a happy birthday too! haha we really had to struggle to get the fourth baptism, but she convinced herself during the baptism. we stopped by their house to take them to the church (8 people in a vw bug, including the driver)and the aunt, elizabeth, wasnt too sure to get baptized still. when we talked to her, she still said no, and i told her we were sad, but we werent going to force her. i went first in the font, and baptized citlaly, then perla. then elder miller baptized alondra, and as he was leaving the font, elizabeth was there and said that she wanted to get baptized too! so she put on a wet jumpsuit and went in the water and was baptized! so cool. we later asked her why she did it, and she just said that she had such a powerful feeling to do it all of a sudden after the first baptism. we explained to her about the Holy Spirit of Promise that testified to her that this was true and that she needed it in that moment. the young womens group also prepared a small cake and pop for after the baptism, so everything turned out nice and there were a lot of people there.
we didnt have a super great week, because there were a lot of things that were going on, and we didnt have much time to find, so we arent too prepared to go into the new month... but we will still find and baptize. this week, we were busy with the zone conference, that went really well, except we forgot a few things in the house... and we couldnt leave to go get them, because we had to be there leading it. but everything worked out. we talked alot about working with the ward council, all members, and new ways to find. also we watched the same video we saw in zone leader council from jeffrey r. holland from the past january. he talked about the reason why we use preach my gospel, and that it really is to convert the missionary before jumping to what the investigator needs first. to be able to teach from the heart and with the spirit, we need our own spiritual experiences or testimony for each topic, to be able to testify and teach with power and love. as he usually talks about, that his mission meant more to him than any other event in his life, and that every good thing that has happened to him, has come because he served a full time, dedicated mission for the lord jesus christ. he is a powerhouse, and the whole talk went really well. president and the assistants were very pleased with the conference, and said it was good, especially because we all realized that the spirit had touched some of the rougher missionaries in the zone.
well after changes, elder miller and i are still together, and it seems that i will be the one to help him finish off his misison strong. he doesnt really need my help to do it, because he is super determined, but i think i can help him. we are both pleading for the rains to come, because now they are just playing with us, and people are still saying they wont come till mid june............. on wednesday night, it rained just a little for about 10 minutes, then stopped and caused a ton of heat. all it did was heat up the ground and cause steam... this morning, we heard thunder and saw some lightning, but by 7am it was all gone.... haha. so we will keep suffering:( no just kidding, everything here in our area and zone are great! we are loving every minute of it, and just like mom mentioned to me, i need to focus on learning more about that love that president rasband talked about. but we are striving to get better day by day.
by the way, i still havent heard about alyssa or manuel or ashley, so thanks for filling me in mom. i also dont know why i didnt hear from joseph about his birthday, but i thank tara, betsy, and emily for writing this week. sorry for not giving you recognition before em. jaja also just in case clarissa reads this, i havent forgotten to write you, but i just havent had the money to send your card, so ill get it in the mail next week. (the end of the month leaves us with very little money... haha) and because i had to buy a new fan, because mine broke sunday after church.....
well all is well here for us in acapulco, and im glad to hear that everyone is still safe and prepared at home for flooding, missions, callings, etc. the lords promise is true, if ye are prepared ye shall not fear. i have felt very protected ever since we prepared our 72 hour kit, and got the zone organized in case of an accident. i love you all, and am so excited to hear about all that is going on. i miss you every day as i pray for you all, but still am not wishing to see you too soon. the time in the mission is just flying by! when i get to the 17 of june, i will be in single digit numbers counting down the months..... its gone way too fast, and thinking about what mom told me, i wish i could have been this well prepared at the beginning of my mission, so keep preparing joseph!!! hope you all have a wonderful week! (without rain)
elder facer