Baptism!!!

I hope everybody had a great christmas!! we had a white christmas in the baptism of mario it was so great!! he cut his hair for it!! sorry i dont have a picture of him with long hair. he is on track to get the priesthood next week!!! 












after the baptisim he came up to me and my comp and hugged us and just started crying and said my sons in english!! it was the best!! then we took him to get ice cream!! it was a great way to end the transfer!! i loved it!! the next day he came dressed in a suit!!

yesterday we invited a new investigator to be baptised and it was great!! she understood very well that she needs it!! and it was a great example for me. we she realized that her baptisim in the catholic church wasnt vallid she showed her motherly love towarrds her children first and said "you mean my childrens baptisims didnt count?" with concern in her voice!! 

i love the mission and am becoming a Consecrated missionary more and more every day!!

Love Elder Groen

*Note from mom - we did not receive an explanation about this picture...hmmm.

Hot week!!

so it was hot this week! so so hot!! we were blessed with the opertunity to help the elders quorm president build a house!! that was fun!! 

Mario is so awesome! he is what we call a gold investigator!! He is accepting the gosple so well!! we have already taught him all the lessons and he understands so so well!! he is going to be baptised the 26th and recieve the priesthood the 3rd! he is so ready!! he is haveing his baptismal interview tomorrow!! he is so awesome!! 

Carlos!! needs paryers!! He is ready to be baptised but he just lacks didicating himself more fully!

I would just like to brag for a little bit about how awesome this little branch is!! when they see and investigator come to church the welcome them so so well!! they invite them to their house!! they befriend them!! they are so willing to work and i see so much potential here!! i have learned that if we show the lord that we are confiable, he entrusts us with his prepared sheep! when he can turst a ward or branch that they will do there part to help these sheep he confies in us!! and we see lots of success!! lets show the lord that he can trust in us!

the work is great!! lets share with the world that #unsalvadorhanacido #asaviorisborn !!! 

love Elder Groen

Week of bike repairs

so i put the subject as it is because we spent about 1000 pesos on fixing our bikes this week. only one was our falt... so my chain fell off and the bikes being how they are you cant break if your chain is off... so my comp came up beside me to stop me and our handel bars crossed and we fell... we both went flying and our bikes too... everything in my front pocket went flying including a savior is born cards. they were everywhere... a nice lady that saw it asked if we were ok and we said yea! we just laughed about it and then this kid that say said your handel bars crossed. it was funny because we obvisouly knew that haha!! then we got my chain back on and started to go and my comps chain fell off... turns out it was because in the crash he had bent his middle gear. and yea i had to pull him all the way back to the bike place haha what an adventure!!

So we were going to have a baptisim this week but he didnt come to church. and we still technocly could because he has enough attendences but we want to make sure he is ready to make this kind of promise with the lord. 

mario!!! has a baptisimal date for the 26th!! he is so awesome!! angles have been preparing him for a while now!! and we came into his life in a perfect moment!! coincidence? i think not!!! the lord is awesome!!

Love, Elder Groen

*note from Mom - Dalton and Ethan had their 20th birthday on Sunday, December 6.