We worked really hard this week, and had a lot of members coming out with us. J---'s baptismal interview was Tuesday at 4... but nobody showed up to give the interview. Haha.  There was a miscommunication with the zone leaders and the Morrobay district leader, so nobody ever showed up. We reviewed the questions, and had a good lesson about temple work, so it turned out good any way. His real interview should happen this week for sure. We are doing everything we can, and are seeing the hand of the Lord in the work, so we feel good about this week.  Of course, it's frustrating when investigators have kept every commitment and done everything they ever said they will do up to that point, we do everything right, daily contact, follow-up, member fellowship, etc, and then they commit again on Friday and Saturday to come to church, we have a ride arranged with a member, I pray harder and more desperately for them to come than I’ve ever prayed for anything else in my life..... and then they don’t come.  It breaks my heart every time, fills me with all sorts of emotion-sorrow, anger, disappointment, confusion and everything else in between.  But I just chuckle, smile, and tell Elder Herrera how great missionary work is and how were gonna have to work even harder next week. :)  And then I pray, take the sacrament, feel the Spirit, and feel better. Haha.  It’s been a seemingly never-ending cycle of my mission, but when I am humble and accept the will of the Lord, my views of the world change and I can see a constant stream of so many tender mercies and successes—like a sister who after 6 months of inactivity is sitting with a smile in front of us in Sacrament Meeting.  Elder Herrera is a champ and is surprising me by taking the lead more and more. All is well with the 12 week program, the district, and there’s nothing better than being a missionary for the true Church of Jesus Christ!

Love, Elder Parrish