Hola Hola! Sounds like a really calm week you guys had but
that’s good sometimes. My week was pretty good. Monday was a really great day!
After p-day we had an awesome first lesson with a guy named Javier and his girlfriend
Karla. I contacted Javier on Saturday when my companion was sick and I was
calling people. He told us that lots of times missionaries have contacted him
and set appointments to go by but then never actually did so he was very surprised
when we showed up! He’s a super cool guy and believes in God but doesn’t
profess a faith. He also believes very much in Christ and thinks he’s the only
one we should believe in and follow because that’s what it says in the Bible.
His girlfriend was also there and knows quite a bit about the church because
her aunt and a bunch of extended family are members.
Tuesday was great as we were able to visit Fabiola and were
able to finish a fantastic lesson with her. We were able to help her understand
more about baptism and the remission of sins, then about the Gift of the Holy Ghost
and why it is important and a grand privilege! She understands very well about
that and is even more excited and wants to be baptized! She is funny because
she was telling us her plans for escaping her house Sunday morning so she can
go to church. We just need to teach her more lessons and she needs to go to
church! After our lesson, we were out contacting and struggling a bit but after
saying a prayer in the street and doing our best, we were able to find 11 new
contacts!
Wednesday was fantastic for many reasons but the first was I
finally finished reading the Book of Mormon in Spanish! I should have finished
a while ago but at least I finished before my mission ended and that was my
goal! Another reason it was fantastic was because we had a second lesson with
Marta Garcia. It was a really great lesson about the Book of Mormon, Joseph
Smith, what happens in church services and classes on Sundays, a little bit
about tithing and also about temples. She was very interested in the Book of
Mormon and understood everything we explained but she told us she doesn’t want
to join any religion or church. We thought she was going to tell us she didn’t
want us to come back but she told us she likes learning about the church and
wouldn’t mind coming to church to learn and see a bit more. She’s a super nice
lady and we hope to be able to soon invite her to be baptized.
Thursday we had a lesson planned with Javier and some other
people but they all canceled. At least Javier said we could come by the next
day. Then when we went to visit Fabiola, she said she had some problems before
we had gotten there. Unfortunately, we got there later than expected because we
had to go to ward council. I think it was a trial moment for her but we are
doing what we can to help her.
Friday was our zone conference and my very last one. It was
a really good one too! We had a lesson from President about faith then Sister
Severson about being clean and the 10 commandments of health. For those whose
last Zone conference it is, they have to share their “last testimonies”. Even
though I was a bit nervous it was a great time and I felt the spirit very
strongly. We also had a training by the assistants and it was super awesome
altogether! After zone conference, we went with Javier and his girlfriend and
had a super awesome lesson about the restoration. Lessons with them are super
great because we can feel the spirit. He helps us teach and say the things we
need to and because they participate by reading scriptures, asking questions or
sharing their comments.
Saturday we did our best to verify with every one of our
investigators about going to church. Marta, Javier and Fabiola said they were
going to be there. We were also able to have a lesson with Fabiola and review
the lesson of the Restoration which went really well. Thankfully she still
remembers quite a bit from when the missionaries taught her before. We were able
to find a few contacts throughout the day too.
Sunday only Marta came to church and that was super awesome
but we were really hoping for Fabiola and Javier too. We have no idea what
happened with Javier but Fabiola said she had a huge migraine in the morning so
she wasn’t able to go. We did have an activity in the evening where we watched
Meet the Mormons and she was able to come to that and really enjoyed it! During
the day we had a quick appointment with a guy named Gonzalo Cruz who is an
ex-boxer and has a picture on his wall of when he met Floyd Mayweather! That is
way cool and so is the guy. He has a grand desire to learn more about the
church and God. While we were walking in the street, my companion started talking
to a guy named Guillermo who is a super cool guy. He told us that about a year
or so ago, the missionaries were visiting him but they got transferred and the
new missionaries never went by. But they influenced him and his family a lot so
they don’t drink coffee or tea and even still read the Book of Mormon! We set
up an appointment to go by and visit them after p-day ends!
Thank you for your thoughts! Thank you guys for your love
and support and prayers! I hope you guys have a great week!
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| He was so excited for Mtn. Dew!!! :) |
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