Mon 11/10/08 8:39 PM

Mon 11/10/08 8:39 PM

This week has really been hectic because of elections. The church is having a lot of problems. At first they were just knocking down, tearing up, and stealing yes on 8 signs. It has only gotten worse. Some people went to fast and testimony meetings and preach how we are crazy for banning gay marriage. Not in our ward though. There has been many protesters at churches and temples. They even blocked the entrance of one of the Temples so no one could enter.
All that is terrible as it is but the worst that they did was make a commercial. It was targeted at the church but specifically at the Missionaries. It starts off with two missionaries knocking at the door of a lesbian couple and they say we are from the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints and we are here to take away your rights. They take the wedding rings off the couple and go through their entire house looking for their marriage license. When they find it they rip up and as they walk out the door they say that was easy what rights should we take away next. They played it on several channels on election day including cnn. Its on you tube and i actually got to see it. Its horrible we are hoping that it will just backfire but we have noticed that a lot of the people have hardened their hearts when we have gone tracting but we don't know if it has to do with the commercial or not.
I heard that the catholic church is trying to help us get rid of the commercial or something like that but everyone is blaming the Mormon church for prop 8 passing and no one else, so its rally crazy right now. I hear its really horrible in San Fransisco. Even with the commotion we are still moving forward with the work. We have a baptism on the 22nd and our zone is the number one in baptism for the transfer which is awesome. We were able to give a tour of the church to an investigator. We got a less active to church after many months of work. So even as we are persecuted the work goes on and we are blessed for efforts.

That is great that she is willing to get rid of a lot of stuff and i hope it all goes well with her room tell her that after she makes it she will have to send me a copy of the picture.

Wow that's crazy i don't remember this questionnaire at all. But i remember thinking about that kinda stuff a lot. Except for Hawaii i don't remember that being the one place that I wanted to go, i always thought that it has always been Italy. Oh and i never thought that i considered chicken as my fav food. Or that i disliked sponge bob that much. But wow i like a lot of my answers i never thought i would put a lot of that stuff but i know i believed a lot of that stuff. I really like my answers. I am trying to keep a good journal in the mtc i don't think i recorded anything which i am upset with but so far i have recorded every single day that i have been in woodland. Its amazing how time is flying by. It feels like the mtc was just a couple of days ago but i have been out here longer than the mtc its crazy but i love it. I love serving. I love it all. My companion is doing better too he agrees that time is flying and he says that this has been his fastest transfer because this is the most that he has worked in a transfer so slowly but surely he is improving which helps me to learn and grow and improve as well. Love you.

Elder Zachary Vigil

Mon 11/10/08 8:52 PM
To: marciavigil3648@msn.com

it is pretty bad, but in my area its not that bad at all. Its a small area and most people are for prop 8 so nothing has happened in my area but plenty has happened around us but it sounds like you have heard the worst of it.

What we are experiencing is nothing compared to the olden days or even the days of Joseph. We are at a time and age were the church can stand as one and fight for what we believe in and win. We can take the persecution because they are only throwing stones at our churches and our buildings. The people are the Church, the people are the ones with the strength, its the people that hold strong to their testimonies and while they may throw stones or eggs, or protest against us- our testimonies simply grow because we know for so many people to be against us persecuting us this must be the true church. For Satan to try so hard to break us down, this has to be the true church. The work goes on no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing not even satan.

Thanks for the dates im trying to fill out the info in my journal o and grandpa sent me a check should i just send it to you and should i endorse it? Let me know. I love you. Remind Becca to write me.

Elder Zachary Vigil