Our investigators Jerry is so great. This guy is a mega-rasta but has such a sweet and loving heart. We met with him twice last week and had fantastic lessons. He got a little bag to carry his Book of Mormon and his pamphlets and he has started reading the Book of Mormon!! That is one of the most important factors in somebody's conversion. You must read the book! Then the second time we met he asked us about baptism and how he can be baptized. So we explained all that needs to happen before then and then extended a baptismal date to him and he accepted it!!! We are super super excited for him!! We also met with this lady named Erida. She has been taught by missionaries before and almost baptized both times but Satan came in and caused something beyond her reach so she was not able to. But this time she is serious and excited and she has come to church every week so far this year and plans to come every week. Her son Roney looooves me and we are going to start teaching him as well! We are very very excited for these 2 and are planning to extend baptismal dates to them both this week! He wanted us to come over after church but we didnt have time because our plans were too full already. But the excitement for these guys is very positive. Positive vibes. Susan, Lilian, and Robert are all doing well. Robert is having a super hard time with the principles of the Restoration, he is a hard core Catholic. But we are trying to be understanding and we have committed him to read the Book of Mormon as well and is in 1 Nep. 8. Susan texted us and said she is really enjoying the Book of Mormon and she has made the goal to read it all the way through. She is in 1 Nep. 13 and Lilian is in 1 Nep. 11. They are progressing super well!!! I love there family so much We had zone conference and did some contacting in Mtwapa. I learned a lot but forgot my workbook at the flat so i cant share the details of what i learned. But just believe me when i say that i learned haha! Silvia is getting baptized next week!!!!! She is very excited. When we first met she would never come to church, her first time was when Hezbon and June got baptized. But every week since then she has been there. She even came just her with her 2 youngest daughters this last Sunday because Hezbon is taking June to school in Kisumu! I never thought i would see a day like that with her. So miracles are happening folks. Elder Matemera the other day thought he would be funny. We have been having power outages and so he went to the box and turned off the switches to make us think the power was out. It wasn't but when he switched it back on the power didnt come back....so then the next day an electritian had to come and somehow 4 of the switches broke.....niiiiiiiiiiiiice one....it was a very warm night sleeping without A/C. The last thing i would like to say is the importance of a smile. A smile shows that you are happy. It shows you are friendly. Now i am not talking about a fake smile but a genuine, real smile. If you cant think of something as you read this right now and Smile. Then stop here, think of something good in your life and smile. Put on a smile. It is attractive but it also does some fancy stuff with the chemicals in your brain so even if you arent 100% happy, soon enough you will be. I invite everyone to Smile more today. Smile at a stranger. Smile at a freind and loved one. Smile AT YOURSELF!!! Smiling is so important! 😀😁😃😄😆😊😎☺🙂🤗😇 I hope you are able to find something good to smile about and can find that true happiness in your heart. Lots of love, Elder Merz