Fam!
How are all of you!? Well, this week has been a good one, especially
with getting new investigators that I feel have a really bright potential. I am
beginning to see how meticulously Heavenly Father works in order to guide us to
those people who are just waiting to accept this gospel and to come unto
Christ.
Noelia; the girl who I told you about last week, we had another lesson
with her. As we started to talk she just didn’t want to listen. Her eyes were all over the place and we just
felt like our words were passing right through her ears. However, through the
power of the spirit, our conversation slowly switched gears to the topic of the
atonement and repentance. Didn’t know why at first, but as my companion and I
began to say words like "clean", "lift your burdens",
"forget your past", her eyes immediately focused. Like Holland says, "through her EYES we
were able to find her need". She
began to tell us how she wants to be a new person and by the end we committed
her to a baptismal date for the 21 of June. Please pray for her!
Gaberiella; we met her mom on the street and for some reason she wanted
us to visit her daughter because she needs guidance in her life. Well, from
this comment we were expecting this girl to be a little rebellious and will not
want to listen. But, as this 14 year old girl began to talk about God I
felt I was talking to a 30 year old, spiritually. We began to talk about Joseph
Smith and she was captivated by the idea that he was 14 years old as well and
she wanted to learn more. She has such an amazing potential. Seeing little
miracles like this each day makes me realize how much God knows me and the
people we teach.
Jaime; one day as we were walking along the street, feeling
discouraged. All of the sudden I caught
the eye of a woman with her baby in hand walking on the other side of the
street. As I made my way over to the other side of the street, I didn’t even
say one thing, and this women says "Come to my house and share your
message with me. I am free right now". Haha wow, this has NEVER happened
to me before. It goes to show how a little smile and eye contact can affect a
person. She is completely receptive and we gave her a BOM to read. She is
beginning to share everything she is learning with her husband and is
progressing!
This last Saturday we had a baptism of yet another little 9 year old
whose parents and practically whole family are less-actives. It was amazing to
see this process of his. At first this boy had no interest in this message but
little by little I was able to see the change in him. All the way to the point of him asking when
he could be baptized. He has such a strong desire and he has changed so much.
To see the little smile on his face when he walked in the baptismal font was
priceless. At the end of the service we asked his parents to bare their
testimonies and they were both just bawling. I could feel the spirit working on
them, allowing them to remember the joy of the gospel.
This last Sunday was the Sunday of less-actives. We were able to get five families that we
have been working with to attend this last Sunday. It was such an amazing site
to see, to see people enter into the ward after many many years. Causing them
to remember the spirit and happiness they once felt many years ago.
I am going to end with the lovely prayer one of our less actives
offered in one of our activities.....Padre nuestro, que estas en los cielos
santificado, se ha tu numbre venga a nosotros tu reigno, hagase tu boluntad
aqui en la tierra como on lose cielos. danos hoy nuestro pan de cada dia,
perdon nuestros ofensas como tambien nosotros perdonamos a los que
ofenden......................what? haha This can’t be happening right now, I
thought as my companion looked at me with a smile. haha Heavenly Father definitely
has a sense of humor. Oh the things that happen each day here are crazy.
Well, this was my week! i hope all of you are doing well. Just remember
this week to LOVE those around you. You may forget the nice comment, the little
smile, or the small act of service that you did. But for the person receiving this love, will
never able to forget it. Watch the talk of Pres. Monson again if you can. I
love you and miss you all more than you will ever know. Talk to you next week!
Love, Jess
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