Current Location and Address
Puerto Rico, San Juan - East Mission
Puerto Rico, San Juan - Mission
Adjuntas, PR 00601
Mark 1:4 and 9
4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
Christ was not baptized for the remission of sins because he had none. But, as Nephi recounts, he was baptized for the following reasons:
(1) As a token of humility before the Father;
(2) As a covenant that he would keep the commandments;
(3) As a prelude to receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost;
(4) To gain entrance to and be saved in the kingdom of God, for no one, not even the Son of God, can so obtain without baptism; and
(5) As a pattern and an example for all men, and so that he could say: “Follow thou me” and also, “He that is baptized in my name, to him will the Father give the Holy Ghost, like unto me; wherefore, follow me, and do the things which ye have seen me do.” (See 2 Ne. 31:5–12.)
Bruce R. McConkie, “A Man Called John,” New Era, May 1984, 4
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Re: Howdy dude ;D
AH!!!!! I remember now. but I don't really remember telling Annie not to tell you or not... he he he... yeah. I really don't remember that. no joke. :3 that's pretty sweet that you got those vids of Puerto Rico. share them with the WORLD! everyone must know the awesome that is Puerto Rico.
YAY! stinker kitty! DAH, I'm so glad that you sent me a new pic of her. it's very nice to see that smug face of hers. Ha Ha Ha! and that dunkin' donuts pic is HILERIOUS! I love it.
no way. you seriously got to see the legendary Pippy Longstocking picture?! you gotta get that scan ability up and running cause I need that picture. :3 maybe on your next level up you can put some points into that ability.
ooo, so you guys have moved to Comcast, eh? at least you guys got the computers up and running. thats what counts, right? :D question about the phone TV and internet being combined: if you're using all of them, does that limit the amount of Bandwith the computers can use for the internet? or is the computer just super duper high speed now? :D stinks about not having any DVR though. that's a bummer... you gotta figure out if that is an option, cause it was fantastic being able to record... oh wait. that's said in the front room... so does it work in the living room (our living room) then? and just not in Grandmas? either way, that's kinda inconvenient...
YAY! Stephie loves me! :D I wonder if she put that on there cause she got my letter I sent to her. I hope so, cause I sent that letter like two weeks ago. so she better have it by now. ha ha ha!
hey hey hey! I told you that a member back in Rio Grande gave me a side bag, remember? :P so I DO have a bag, but I'm thinking of finding myself a backpack, cause I'm not sure if the bag is causing this, or a PART of it, but I have some of the most horrible tension in my back... like, I just get up and feel the POO! its horrible. my neck, too. just like... I'm not sure whats causing it, but it really really REALLY sucks. :'( I've been trying to stretch it out and everything, but it just hasn't been getting any better. BLARG! what do I do?
Sincerely,
Stiff necked Steve.
So yeah, Tell sister Schliep HI BACK! :D
so for the baptism (singular, the second one isn't until this Saturday ;) ) it went GREAT! Lester was really excited. I'm gonna attach a foto cause, guess what? I HAVE MY CORD THIS WEEK! YAY! :D but yeah. His mom was super super super happy xD she was baptized about a year ago and has been working on her sons for the past EVER! but Jesus, (hey-zoos, not Jeezus. it's spanish, yo!) has been talking about, "well, when I get baptized..." so yeah, we might aNOTHER one coming up soon after Fernando JR. :D
would I SERIOUSLY not have any problem getting in to LDS BC? even with my HORRIBLE S.A.T. scores and nasty 2.9 of an overall GPA? really? cause that gives me some hope for my life now! SWEET! but you ARE right about Warmoth... Ken is a super smart business man... unless I was gonna stick around, he wouldn't be up for it... hmm... so if I DO get accepted to LDS BC, then I will STILL have to hold off on my Dream of working for Warmoth... hmm... much thought and Prayer for sure. is there any required essays or anything for applying for LDS BC that I should know about? or do I get off easy and only have to send in my nasty grades to 'em?
and yes, that water is VERY potable here in Puerto Rico. almost. it mostly depends on your area, but mostly everywhere here in Puerto Rico is safe for water. however, houses are STILL made out of concrete blocks and are still super hot all the time. :'( buuuuut, I think my teeth should be safe for now. at least after I get that last cavity taken care of this next Wednesday.
BEHOLD! Lesters baptismal fotos attached! 1) Lester, Elder Harvey, and I. 2) Lester and the bishop 3) Lester and his mom, Adelin Nieves.
sweet. OH WOW! that's super awesome that Hannah got almost 100 on her final! SWEET! I didn't get to hear anything about her concert from her yet, though. I'm excited to hear about it, however.
DAH! poor sister Hansen... that really sucks. that would seriously kill me if I won tickets and they told me that they were for a different night that it actually was but I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get a huge letter from Grandma about the concert. I'm pretty excited to hear about it though. :D
excellent. I'm glad that Cameron got my letter. I didn't get a reply yet from him, though! where is it?! >:(
also, I have some news. we are losing a TON of our senior couples here. and president Dewsnup has been mentioning to missionaries to talk to their families and friends. (also, single sisters can serve a mission no matter what age) and so, if someone signs up for a mission, President Dewsnup can put in a request for that person to come to this mission. President Dewsnup has mentioned that it's basically almost free to live here for the mission and that it's practically a vacation here anyway. ha ha ha, so if you happen to know anybody that would like to serve a mission in the Caribbean *wink wink nudge nudge* you know who to talk to. :D
aw, thank you for loving my "awesomeness" sometimes I don't feel so awesome, but it's good to know that you still think so. xD ha ha ha! :D
but yeah, we have our baptism this week with Fernando, Saturday at nine in the morning, and then we also are working with a newly wed couple that we found about a week and a half ago that I'm pretty excited about. they seem very Promising, and they accepted a baptismal date of march 13th. so we'll see how things go! :D
but yeah... I gotta bust a move and Email Robin now.
I LOVE YOU!!!
~Brandon (Elder Bryan)
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