Hey There

 From a letter originally posted May 23, 2016

This is gonna be a short one! We are running around like crazy right now.

Things are going awesome. Lerma was in really bad shape (our zone is Lerma) for a really bad time, but things are really picking up here. We are so excited for things. We have had more baptisms this last month than the last six months combined, and things are looking like they are still going upwards. Lovin' it! :D

We had three baptisms yesterday. Martina, Laura, and Karen.

Martina is so great. She is the grandma of the family, and the one who wears the pants. :) Usually when we went to go pick her up for church she already had all her kids and grandkids all bathed and dressed up and ready to go. She was a missionary for the Catholic church for a while, and she always says that she understands that a mission is hard. She always gives us sliced fruit or cereal or other little foods when we go to teach them. She is wonderful. :)

Laura is awesome too! She was the one that couldn't get baptized last week because she wasn't married. She got married this last Thursday, and it was a beautiful service. While her husband isn't really interested in the Gospel right now he agreed that it was really important that they take this step; especially as they have two kids together. She was so happy in her baptism.

And Karen is Laura's little granddaughter, who is adorable as all get out. Her parents got really upset when she went and told them that she wanted to get baptized just like the rest of her aunts and uncles, and she got really sad. We went with her to go talk with her parents. We got to know her parents, brought them to church, and she wound up getting her parents permission to get baptized. Her mom is really interested, but her dad is proving to be a little harder. :) We are working there.

This week is going to be a great one. We have another family of 3 that is progressing that, if we can get everything worked out with crazy work schedules, will be getting baptized. I love this area. I love the mission. And I love this work. With all my heart.

Have a wonderful week. :)

Love,

Elder Kennington

Postscript: My feet are great. I am a master of treating ingrown toenails. I have fixed three myself and feel rather accomplished. :):) Haha. Health? Doing great. I currently weight 79.5 kilos, which is great. And fat. :);) Haha. Sleep? I get more and more tired by the day, but that came in the job contract. :) Warm enough? Yep! I think that I am a polar bear like dad. :)