This was a great week. We had a Christmas party with 3
different zones! We started out by splitting up into groups and playing games
or doing an activity. It was super fun. Then we had lunch and holy smokes it
was so good! We had mashed potatoes, turkey, veggies, rolls and juice followed
by cake for dessert. After lunch we got to watch Elf!!! It was so awesome! A
little later President took us outside for a surprise and the surprise was piñatas!!
Then we went back inside and they gave us our packages and a missionary themed
stocking with each of our names on a missionary tag keychain! We got home a
little before 10 and I couldn’t wait until the next day so I opened the package
I got from my parents. They are the best ever! I got food, snacks, presents, a
tree and stocking! Today was such a good day!
Elder Martinez was feeling sick still so we didn’t get a lot
done on Wednesday morning, but we did go to an Internet café later to check
referral manager and look up some Christmas videos. I love Christmas so much
and all the videos and stories that come out. And the Christmas spirit that
everyone has too. I wish people would keep this spirit with them the rest of
the year too. We did have a lesson with Anaid, an investigator we’ve been
teaching for a while. She has lots of questions and doubts about a few things
but we got her to agree to a baptismal date of January 27. Step by step I know
she eventually will be baptized. I showed her a picture of the Mount Timpanogos
temple Melanie sent me and she loved it. We hope to take her to the visit the
temple here soon.
Thursday we had a cita with Brenda whose husband is a member
but she is not. She’s been going to church for like 4 years now but she hasn’t
been baptized yet. She is just nervous and scared about getting baptized.
During our lesson with her we talked about the importance of being baptized and
the blessings that will come, like having the gift of the Holy Ghost and also
to be able to be sealed to her husband and little daughter in the temple. When
Elder Martinez looked at me and told me to say something, I decided to share my
favorite scriptures D&C 50:23-24. While I was reading I felt this amazing
power and spirit wash over me. I know that scripture and the words that we said
will help her not be afraid. I know that Heavenly Father will help her too. Her
baptismal date is set for December 23, just 2 days before Christmas!!! That
would be such an amazing time to be baptized. I really hope I get to stay here
for the next transfer, it’s not about what I want though, it’s about what God
wants and his plan for me to go where I’m needed. We will see what happens!
(cambios are next week).
On Friday during one of our meetings with an investigator, he
told me that my Spanish sounds a lot better than it did a few weeks ago. I feel
like I’ve gotten a little better but hearing him say that made me feel so good!
A little while later I called Dani to see if he could come teach a lesson with us.
While I was talking with him on the phone he said, “Wait is this Elder
Spencer?” I said yes and then he said that my accent is a lot better. I thought
to myself how awesome it was to have 2 people tell me I’m getting better with
my Spanish and how grateful I am to my Heavenly Father for His help. I also got
to help Dani with an assignment he needed for his English class, which was
really cool I could help him with that. Then the family we taught has a
9-year-old daughter and we asked her to be baptized next Saturday! She has the
desire and wants to learn more and is super excited to be baptized.
Saturday was a learning experience where I practiced
teaching Elder Martinez who pretended to be one of our new contacts. He was
really fighting with me on everything I said and I was about ready to give up
and be done, but then I remembered someone tell me that if someone you are
trying to teach won’t listen to you and just wants to fight and argue, you just
bare your testimony and then walk away. I asked him if he wanted help and he
said yes, so I bore my testimony that if he would read the Book of Mormon and
follow the commandments and be baptized that he would receive help. I also bore
about the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon and about Joseph Smith too. That moment
was such a great and powerful experience for me because I listened to the
spirit and he helped me know what to do.
On Saturday, we ended up going with the bishop’s son to see
a man who literally lived in a room that was 15 ft x 15 ft and had a table saw
for a table, a small stove to cook with, some utensils and kitchenware, some
clothes, a TV, radio and a bed. That was literally all he had. Plus he had some
health problems that slowed him down. He had so little but he bore his
testimony to us about how God has helped him in his life and how grateful he is
for what he has. He is such an awesome guy! Later we met with 4 other zones,
President and his wife and ward members to talk to people about the Light the
World initiative. We attached Light the World cards to balloons and let them
go! It was so cool and fun. Finally we went and taught Eduardo, who we have
been teaching for a few months now. He is super awesome but has a hard time
committing. Well we got him to commit to a baptism date! January 6th
is the big day. I am super excited to have investigators say yes!
My thought for this week is to remember the there are lots
of people who don’t have a lot especially during Christmas so please share and
help out as much as you can! Have charity and help spread the love of Jesus
Christ. It’s also in the scriptures too that we need to help others and have charity
haha. But the feeling that you will get from serving and helping will be
greater than you can imagine!
I love you so much! Thank you for everything you do for me
and your prayers too! I pray for you guys every day!
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