Brother Butler, our ward mission leader, came with us to our lesson with Marie and Lilia. We went over the Restoration with then and made sure they still understood why/how it happened. Marie has also been struggling with her desire to be baptized. She is having a very difficult time giving up coffee and tea. Brother Butler helped a ton though. He taught them very well and helped bring back Marie's desire to be baptized. We all bore testimonies and Marie was pretty emotional at the end of it all. After the lesson I think he was feeling reminiscent of his missionary days because he told us to hop in his car and we went and contacted some more people. We even set up another lesson for him to come to with us.
The great thing is that Marie and Lilia came to church on Sunday and they loved it. They came to Sunday school as well and made some interesting comments about the lesson. Very interesting comments.
The other lesson we set up with Brother Butler was with Carlos. That lesson was also an amazing one. Carlos had been reading a little bit in the Book of Mormon and he asked us some great questions. We began teaching him the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Faith, Repentance, Baptism, Gift of the Holy Ghost, and Enduring to the End) and he followed very well. At the end of the lesson we asked him what the spirit is telling him he needs to do. He said he needs to be baptized. We told him that Heavenly Father communicates with us through the spirit and that he should continue seeking that counsel from God. We didn't give him a date to be baptized right then, but we invited him to keep doing things to help him be prepared, such as attending Sacrament meeting. His work is busy (he works at a refinery) so he said he'll try his best to make it one of these Sundays. Carlos is awesome and we are so excited for him. Every time we come we can see his excitement and desire to learn more. He's a great person, so I hope he sticks with it and continues to recognize the many blessings that come from following the Savior.
Interesting news: I'm currently in a trio companionship! Elder Bengtzen has left the mission for his original assignment, Australia. Because he left in the middle of the transfer President Larkin just assigned his companion, Elder Morrow, to join Elder Nelson and I until the transfer ends (next week). On Sunday we had a complicated way of trading vehicles and companions that I won't get into. Basically, Elders Nelson and Morrow are my companions for the next week and we cover two areas. Fun stuff. We are switching where we stay the night between the two apartments depending on convenience, which has been interesting. It's also a little stressful how many people and how much ground we have to cover for the next week, but I'm not too worried.
Our 4th of July was pretty underwhelming, not gonna lie. Nothing interesting happened during the day, but we were fortunate to be invited to a party held by some people in the YSA ward (which we now cover). We are not allowed to handle fireworks, which stinks because some people brought a couple fireworks for us. We had to politely decline. 
We still watched some fireworks though and definitely heard a lot. We were required to be in our apartments by 9pm, no exceptions, so we stayed as long as we could and then raced home. We got home at exactly 9 o'clock. We cut it very close. 
We still watched some fireworks though and definitely heard a lot. We were required to be in our apartments by 9pm, no exceptions, so we stayed as long as we could and then raced home. We got home at exactly 9 o'clock. We cut it very close. Our 4th might have been a little uneventful, but I still enjoyed the fact that it was independence day. It was also fun to see that a lot of Texans go big for the 4th.
Anyway, I had a fun week with a lot of blessings. I hope this next week is just as good. Next time I write I might be in a new area, we'll see. Have a great week!
-Elder Peterson
Also, I did an exchange with Elder Bengtzen before he left, so we had a lot of fun together. He's the guy with the banjo down there.
