Hey Mom and family, Some fun things from this week. I tried giving myself a haircut (not too bad). We helped a less-active member with his yard work and he just had us shovel dirt around. It was so classic! I loved it. We taught a lady from Veracruz, Mexico and she has a crazy accent really hard to understand. It was still a good lesson though. We had another incredible lesson this week with an older gentleman who has Parkinson's disease. He is super friendly and very willing to listen. We asked him a lot of questions at the start and found out that he's had things pretty rough recently. We testified to him that he can have more happiness in his life and improve his relationship with God as we listens to and accepts our message. We began to explain the Book of Mormon and before we even invited him to read it he said, "I'll read it every day." Then after some more conversation he said that he will read, ponder, pray, and try to apply what he reads. He even offered to pay us for a copy of the Book of Mormon. It was a very spiritual experience; the three of us were asking questions that the other had in mind. The Spirit was definitely directing our thoughts and words and touching the heart of this man. At one point during the lesson he shouted "Look!" and held out his hands. Up until that point he had been shaking profusely because of the Parkinson's. But from that moment on he didn't shake at all. It was a neat experience to witness. We'll see him again tomorrow! Our investigator getting baptized on Saturday has continued to progress. She wanted to take the three of us out to lunch last Saturday before attending a baptismal service. It was really fun and amazing to hear her feelings about the Gospel. She has read almost the entire Gospel Principles book (except for 5 chapters as of Saturday) and was so excited watching someone else's baptism. I asked her what she pictures her life will be like after baptism and part of her answer was, "I'll be able to have the Holy Ghost with me and help others learn about the Gospel too." Her Catholic family thinks that she doesn't know what she's doing. But with full confidence she said that they will see the changes for good within her. It's an absolute miracle and such a joy to see her cheerfully embracing the Gospel. Remind me to send photos from the baptism. That reminds me, Mom did you ever get the photo I had sent to you about 5 weeks ago? Could you email that to me? That was the day our investigator was confirmed. We had a delicious Colombian meal last night for dinner. The sister even made Colombian lemonade and let us try something called "yucca." Also I found out that they eat arepas there as well as in Venezuela. The weather is steadily heating up. It hit 100 this week, which really isn't too bad compared to 100 degrees in Florida (in my opinion). But it will still be interesting to see what it's like with another 20 degrees added on. Pray for me :) I wish I knew more about European history. If there is room to keep the notebook that would be great. I might take another history class in the future. For the scripture case, I realized that those scripture cases get expensive and I can make a case of my own for free. If you find one cheap though, send it my way. I have a triple combination and the Bible separate. They look just like my English scriptures just with a little bigger dimensions. The two CDs are probably with Carrie in one of the blue bins downstairs. Also, there is a possibility that I'll be transferred a week from this Wednesday. So if you anticipate things arriving after Tuesday, send it to the mission home and I'll get it when the Lord sees fit. Thank you for your email, Mom. I love you all!!! Elder Joshua Gathro