We taught Joseph Smith about Joseph Smith...

Good afternoon my friends and family,

Word of the week: año bisiesto (Leap year) 

I had the opportunity to go on exchanges with the Zone Leaders. We didn't plan on it, but we made a visit to a man named Joseph Smith. He's from Philly and he's African American. Very nice guy, said he was baptized a long time ago. We were helping him read the Book of Mormon when we started talking about it Joseph Smith Jr. (the prophet). Super funny when he realized "Woa, we have the same name!" and we were like "you sure do". Super funny. 

We Recently had a wake-up call of a lesson with our good friend Huber (pronounced "Uber"). He's one to talk a ton about his life so it's really hard to go anywhere. We sat him down and asked what his expectations were. We then state our expectations for him. He kind of had an "aha" moment when we said we want him to be baptized. It totally changed his view. That was a super awesome experience of what it means to be bold in the Spirit. 

Please pray for these friends of ours who are progressing but currently have some challenges:

John, Huber, Jovanny, and Greg

My dear friends and family, I know that this is the true church because I have felt and seen the hand of God in my life. I have this opportunity to witness the difference that Christ makes in other people's lives. You can also witness this. One way, is to do what he did. Love more, show more kindness, show more compassion and patience. 

Thats all for this week. I love you all! 

con mucho amor,
Elder Rasmussen