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Marina's Baptism!

July 6, 2020

Hola a todos! This weekend was so crazy! So first of all, our friend Marina got baptized! It was so awesome! She was crying during the whole thing and she was just so happy! The spirit was definitely really strong during the whole thing! There were only 4 people there, and the rest of the ward watched over Zoom. 

Right after the baptism, Elder Chavez and I went to our favorite pizza restaurant to celebrate. They raised their prices and we were super sad, but we were going to buy pizza anyway. After we went to pay, the employee told us we can have the pizza for free! I don't know why he let us take it, but I definitely had a SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE in that moment haha, like... God is blessing us in every aspect of life as we are serving Him. I know it probably sounds weird to feel the spirit over a free slice of pizza, but I was very grateful, and I was on a spiritual high from the baptism. The pizza was delicious.

The 4th of July celebrations in the city sounded amazing! I am pretty sad because we were stuck inside for the whole thing, so I couldn't see any. But I have never heard so many fireworks in my entire life! For several continuous hours, we heard nonstop fireworks from every direction. When everyone in NYC is lighting fireworks, it gets pretty loud. I saw some pictures of what the city looked like, and lets just say I would LOVE to come back to New York after my mission to celebrate the 4th of July. They know how to party! Elder Chavez pretty much hates America so he refused to particpate in any 4th of July festivities with me, I was very sad. But that's a whole other story that I won't get into.

I just want to say that I love my district! They are all so fun and we are really close to eachother despite only communicating over video call. They are all KILLIN it right now with baptisms left and right, so we are thriving over here in the Bronx. I used to be super stressed about being a District Leader, but they make it a BREEZE!

Anyway, thats pretty much all of my updates for this week. Have a great week!

Elder Webster

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