Mother's Day!

Hey everyone!

How have all of you been doing? It's been a lot of fun here over in
Kutztown. We've had highs and lows, but that's not a problem. It keeps
everything exciting!

Tuesday, we had lunch with Sarah before she left for Souderton for the
summer. Brother Kirkland came with us and it was a fun lunch, but it
was bittersweet just because we probably won't see her again. But it
was great nonetheless.

In Wednesday, we had our final interviews with President and Sister
Anderson. It was really different. President Anderson shined shoes
after interviews which was so great. I'm really going to miss them.
They leave in about a month and a half, but I know they'll finish out
strong. We also saw Corbin and Christian later that night. They are
doing so well! They are progressing very well reading and praying
everyday. But the sad news is that they are moving out of the area
which is lame! But as long as they get baptized that is what matters.
They should be on track to get baptized at the end of the month.

Thursday we had Zone Training which was really great! After that, we
went on our last exchange for the transfer. I was with Elder Bucheger,
Elder Hunter's golden. We had a great time as we taught Tony, who is
set to go to the temple for the first time with his wife Laura! We are
really excited for them to go. They have been looking forward to this
all week. We also got a miracle dinner with some members we
accidentally tracted into a members house. It was crazy because they
had guacamole pudding (it's a lot better than it sounds).

Friday was a little rough just because Elder Tielen was having some
rough stomach problems. So we weren't able to go out after we
exchanged back.... But it's alright, that stuff happens in the
mission. Saturday went really well though! We taught Damarkus and
Porsche the end of the Restoration, and focused on the Book of Mormon.
Damarkus thought it was great being able to gain a personal testimony
that the Book of Mormon is true. They also came to church as a family
for the second week in a row yesterday! He's on his way to be baptized
in June.

Sunday was great because I got to talk to my family! It was so great
to wish my Mom a happy Mother's Day. It was neat being able to catch
up with everybody back home. Skyping with Elder Thielen's family was a
blast too. But it's the last week of the transfer, so we will see if
this is my last week in Kutztown! I hope you all had a great Mothers
Day with your moms. Mine was an absolute blast.




Elder Cortes

Kutztown, PA