Ethan's 12th / 2015 Letter/photos Carmen de Patagones 3-23-15

Dear Family,

First of all I want my mother Sara Vernalee Durocher to know, something about her son Elder Ethan Charles Durocher.

  Mom I am truly happy as a Missionary of the Lord Jesus Christ.

  I just wanted my mom to know that! This work is hard and being a missionary is a different experience but i am truly happy. There is no other thing better that i could be doing in this moment in time then this as a Missionary. Everyday there are blessing that the Lord gives to me and those with whom we speak. I am grateful that I have the opportunity to share this message of joy and eternal happiness with all the people that we meet. My mother once asked me, "Ethan do you know that difference in between the word to be Happy and to have Joy?" I don't remember what i said to her, probably something like " there is no difference" What she then told me is something I have shared with the people of Argentina throughout my whole mission. She said," To be happy is something that comes and goes and is temporal, but to have Joy is something Eternal and that only comes from God through doing what he asks us to do." This has impacted me throughout all my mission and pre-mission. Thanks Mom for your wise words.

   In the week i got the blessing of offering service to someone, and finding people, not only people but a family to teach. A man pulled up to a house and was trying to unload a Refrigerator from a trailer and i offered to help him and he accepted. Afterwords he left because he just delivered the fridge but we presented ourselves to the family that lived in the house where i carried the fridge. Its a single mother with 2 daughters 17 years old and 14 years old, and a son that's 5 years old. They are super awesome and are willing to talk with us and hear the message of the Restoration. Pray for them, Analia, Camila, Milagros, and Benjamin.

   Saturday our investigator Damian Manquelef who is 77 years old was baptized!!! He asked me to baptized him, and i said with honor i would love to do it. We have been so blessed to find people who are prepared to hear the gospel and who are able to be baptized. Sunday we was confirmed and after the Sacrament meeting he asked us, "alright where or what do i have to do to pay my Tithing?" He is such an example to me.

  That was the week of events, please pray that Nicolas Gomez can feel the need to be baptized March 28th 2015.

I love you all!!!

Con Amor,

Elder Ethan C. Durocher