Hola a todos! This week has been a wild ride. We have continued to teach our friend B and each time we teach her she feels the joy of Christ. This week I got to meet my new Mission President and his wife (President and Sister Stratton). The experience was so interesting. Having President Smith for roughly about 20 months of my mission and now it has changed to President Stratton, I noticed their teaching techniques are completely different. President Smith was more of a doctrine educator who loved teaching us missionaries about the love of Christ and now President Stratton is more of a straight to the point obey all the rules and don’t add more rules to obey the standards. We had the chance to visit our bishop and his family this past week and we taught them about the atonement and the role it plays in our lives.

In the new PMG (a guide to missionary work) it talks about the atonement. Repentance is a gift we have been given to be redeemed of the Lord. This quote by President Nelson explains a bit more about the gift of repentance. 

“Too many people consider repentance as punishment—something to be avoided. … But this feeling of being penalized is engendered by Satan. He tries to block us from looking to Jesus Christ, who stands with open arms, hoping and willing to heal, forgive, cleanse, strengthen, purify, and sanctify us” (Russell M. Nelson, “We Can Do Better and Be Better,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2019, 67).

This week I have been thinking about how I as a missionary can be better and can help others come closer to Jesus Christ. This is a blessing that we shouldn’t take for granted. The result—after the repentance process is over—Is pure joy and happiness and you are straight with God and with your family and friends. I hope and invite those that read this email to think about what the Atonement has done for you in your life and share it with those around you.

Love you all and have a great week!

Elder Baldwin. ✌️ ❤️ 😎