Email received November 11, 2013
Querido familia,
Yo tuve mi primero bautismo en jueves y fue confirmado ayer. Tengo mucho felicidad por eso! really i cant even express how awesome it was. She was so nervous to do it in front of everybody, we actually had quite a few people show up to it which was awesome as well, but we were able to calm her fears by having everybody besides the witnesses close their eyes and reminding her how happy heavenly father was for her. I don´t know if i will see many baptisms here or not but im so happy i at least got to see Marisol get baptized. And im still committed everyday to go out and find the people who are ready. Thats how preach my gospel says to measure success. Are you still studying it? I cant really answer your questions about how its different from the discussions but i trust you will come to know it soon enough. wow that is crazy about russel eh? it really does go by just too fast. Mom you have absolutely no idea how much you have done for me and how much you do for me. Thanks so much for not chatting with the other moms or anything like that. I feel all your love and all your prayers. Frankly i feel like i have the best mom in the world. Y entonces, FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS!!!!!! Im so blessed to have you as a mother really. I have seen a lot down here. Too many struggling families and im always reminded just how blessed i am to have my family and the promise that if we keep the commandments, we will be together forever. Im going to be working super hard this week with emphasis on reactivation. The time is now. I know i am a part of the great and maravillosa obra de los ultimos dias. No puedo expresar mi sentimientos con palabras pero yo se que el Señor esta conmigo cada dia aqui. Yo se que ese es verdadero. Yo se que jesucristo vive y nos ama. Soy un representante de el aqui en la republica dominicana. Tengo mucho amor por ellos. Si es dificil, si muchas personas me odian pero eso no es importante. porque soy llamado por dios para ayudar a estas personas a encontrar salvacion. Dios quiere que yo haga eso. Caun grande es mi llamamiento? I really do love what i do. So we have these two sisters in our zone, and one of them has been sick lately i guess and they haven´t ben able to get out in a while. The zone leaders asked us to go to the hospitial here in bani to help them get some kind of a test. So we did and while we were waiting a cristiano pastor came and started to try and throw down some doctrine with us. Elder manubay knows the bible like the back of his hand but we refuse to contend. We just invited and despite the many traps he tried to trick us into the lord kept his promise. That if we opened our mouths they would be filled and we would not be confounded before men. He told me he just couldn´t believe in the words of joseph smith. I asked have you read them? and he said an interpretation of them. So i asked him to do this, read the book of mormon, which is ancient scripture translated by joseph smith but not his words, and forget his doubts but only have faith. And then you can believe by the power of the holy ghost that this is true. Salvation comes through Jesus Christ and these are his words. Its very nice to have the lord on your side and to know when you speak by the spirit you are speaking the exact words he wants us to say.
I love you all,
Elder Spencer W. Hulsey
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