Santo Domingo (Espaillat) 16 - Best Day ever in Espaillat!

Santo Domingo (Espaillat) 16 - Best Day ever in Espaillat!

My heart is full. This week was the best week I've had in the area of Espaillat. 

Una noche mas blanca que las piernas del Elder Graff después de un ano y pico sin ver el sol (An evening even whiter than the legs of Elder Graff after a little more than a year without seeing the sun!)

First off, the Rodriguez Family was baptized on Friday. The support from the ward was amazing and there were a ton of friends and family of theirs at the baptism, including the son of Enrique who is apparently a famous singer here in this country so that was really awesome. The Spirit was so strong and the service was beautiful. Enrique said as he left the baptisimal waters "Ahora, voy a salvar a toda mi familia". (Now, I am going to save all my family) It's just so amazing to see what the Gospel has done and motivated this family to do. Their daughter and her family are working on getting married and baptized. His son and his family in New York are taking the lessons from the missionaries. They've invited friends and just everyone to partake of the same joy and peace they feel. They feel the same as Lehi of the Book of Mormon felt when he ate of the Tree of Life "And as I partook of the fruit thereof it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy; wherefore, I began to be desirous that my family should take part of it also; for I knew that it was desirable above ALL other fruits" (1 Nephi 8:12)

El "Chuape" Jajaja!  He's the famous "Dembo" singer in the country and a crowd of like 1,000 little kids were waiting for him downstairs after the baptism of his father because they wanted to see him.

They were confirmed on Sunday and both Manuel and Enrique recieved the Aaronic Priesthood. We'll be working this Sunday on getting them their temple reccomends so they can enter into the temple next Friday.

We've also been working with a woman named Ana Gladys which is a reference from a recent convert we recieved. The lady is a machine. We honestly would've had a hard time teaching her everything we need to before she gets baptized if she didn't read the pamphlets and things we leave with her two times over with really inspired and sincere questions every time we go back. She's dedicated on getting baptized the 14th of this month and we're gonna do everything we can to help her reach it. 

Elder Góngora (from Guatemala) and I are having a blast. Working hard and laughing almost every second with or at each other (usually at me because I trip a lot down here and I don't know why). He's a great companion and I'm 10 percent Guatemalteco now.

The Rodriguez family and the family of her son with President Corbitt and his wife.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND HOLIDAY SEASON TO ALL YOU GUYS AND HOPE YOU ALL EAT A SLICE OF PUMPKIN PIE AND DRINK A GLASS OF EGG NOG FOR ELDER GRAFF. Because if we only have electricity half the day, you can bet that we don't have much pumpkin pie or holiday food down here :)

Elder Graff