Matt 25:21 "it get´s better"

'Hola familia!

Best week and weekend of my life. Ximena got baptized! It was hands down the best baptismal service of my mission. The Spirit was icnredibly strong, everything went off without a hitch, and Ximena was more content than ever. I was extremely pleased and happy to have been able to take part in this miracle. Her story is a huge testimony builder for me, of the fact that the Lord knows each of us personally. It seemed as if for the last year of her life, especially in these last 2 months, everything that has happened has been carefully orchastrated by someone else; and it was all for her good. And what´s funny is that I feel the same way about me. My Savior knows my name, where I am right now, who I´ve been teaching, etc. I feel that everything that happened in my mission occured so that I could be the proper instrument to help Ximena and her family. Also, I couldn´t have a more perfect companion for the job, Elder Hannemann has been prepared for thisjust as much as I have. En fin, I guess what I¨m trying to say is that the Lord is incredibly smart and I have personally witnessed that and been apart of His wisdom. 

Ximena came to church and got confirmed and then we had a really great fast and testimony meeting. Someone mentioned the story of Lot´s wife which has always touched me. Just decide to change and don´t let back. Don´t let your old monsters still eat at you. Confession time, I was really sad during my final sacrament meeting here in the beloved country of Spain, and I member noticed that. He talked to afterward and gave me some really good council. He advised me to just make sure that all the chagnes that have taken place on my mission be real, profound, and forever lasting, and that although these have been the best two years of my life up until now, "it get´s better" he said. It sounds silly, but those words really brought peace to me, and made me feel better. And so thus is how the most miraculous and glorious weekend of my life ended. 

Today and tomorrow will consist of eating and saying goodbye and then eating more. It´s going to be a challenge, especially considering the fact that I have no appetite. It´s all good though, I´m a big boy and my comp is huge, he´ll help me out. Thank you everyone for all your prayers, for your support, for reading my always longwinded letters, for your encouragement, for your council and above all for your love. Keep trying your hardest to feel the Spirit each week and increase your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. I love you all so much and will see in you four days! Loves!

Elder Webb

                                                               baptism!! 

                                   greatest baptism ever (next to Christ´s)

3 Ne 27:20

Hola familia!

I will never ceased to be amazed at the goodness and mercy of God. He takes time to remember all of His children, especially when they seek Him out with real intent, and with a broken heart and contrite spirit. So this is what happened. Belen didn´t get baptized. She called us on Tuesday and told us she had changed her mind. She feels that God will not condmemn her for being a good person (which He won´t, but that doesn´t eliminate the need for ordinances and making and keeping convenants). But NBD because Ximena (I was spelling it wrong all along...I¨m going back to 3rd grade with Billy Madison) has made some STELLAR progression! Her baptism is set for this Saturday at 7pm. With each passing day she becomes more and more prepared for it, her heart opens more and more, and her understanding grows; that day just can´t get here fast enough. I haven´t seen a change quite as drastic ever in my mission as I have seen in her. I mentioned this before, but it still continues to surprise me, the amount of love I feel for her and her family. It´s different with her and it´s difficult to describe, but I honestly feel like this was started before this life. It´s wierd, and I probably sound crazy, but it´s how I feel. Anyway!

This week there´s really only one thing on my mind: getting Ximena prepared for Saturday! It´s going to be the best baptismal service this ward has ever seen. She met quite a few people at church yesterday and a member of the bishopric came to a few lessons with us. She´s already becoming a part of the ward. We´re going to reteach her everthing throughout this week, on Friday she´ll have her baptismal interview, and then Saturday she makes a covenant with Heavenly Father! I¨m seriously so so excited. 

In other news, our rolls were a super success at the Thanksgiving dinner, even though we made everyone wait 40 minutes for us to arrive! The rolls were worth it though. So mom, seeing that I am a pro now, next year I got the rolls, cool? 

That´s all I have to write this week, because there´s really only one thing that I care about anymore and that´s Ximena. But life is really good, and we´re still doing really well. I love you all a lot and will talk to you next week! Loves!

Elder Webb

  Here´s a picture of all the stinking rolls we made. And yes they tasted as good as they look. 

And this was the plate of food I ate at thanksgiving. The mashed potatoes are hidden under the rolls.

                I helped out with the hermanas baptism. I look a little awkward don´t I?