Hello everyone! You all should be very proud of me because how much more I've been writing my emails hahaha. This week was very spiritually draining for me but it was a great week of learning!
To start of I want to talk about the people we are teaching, Daniela is amazing and had her baptism scheduled for this last Saturday. It didn't happen, she said she wants more time to think about about she really wants. That was a bullet to my chest but I know she will be baptized! Jose Juan! His phone is broken and that's the only way we have communication with him. He has a baptism scheduled for the 23rd so hopefully everything will be ok with him. We invited Maria to be baptized and she said she can't, she knows what we are sharing is true but can't change her religion because she doesn't want to "betray" what her parents and grandparents have taught her. I know with more time she will make the decision to be baptized. We have been talking with someone name Helena as well! She has a lot of difficulties in her life but she has a lot of faith, we invited her to be baptized after teaching only the plan of salvation for Nov 6th! She has a child with autism that is super aggressive. They came to church and it was sweet! The kid loved it but towards the end got super angry and took off all his clothes and started running around the chapel naked but everything was good and Helena felted loved so that's all that matters!! Last week we had some very spiritual lessons with people that needed God's hand in their lives. We shared great uplifting messages, they seem super promising in wanting to learn more and then we never hear back from them it's been super sad. We have been trying to work with a part member fam where the dad (Luis) isn't baptized and hasn't made the desicion to be baptized for over 30 years but knows everything about the church. I'm just now mentioning him because we finally had a lesson with them. I think this is one of the families that had been offended by the missionaries before hand because they completely ignored us the first time I saw them, we would send texts wishing them a great day and they wouldn't ever respond but now we are having progress with Him! Something else I learned this week is you can almost call every single person in your area book in one day and have no success. I learned that you need to plan with the spirit, with a purpose, people in specific you need to contact that day, and that's how you see miracles in your area.
I was reading a talk from this last conference from Elder Holland "The greatest possession" and he talked about Mark 10 and the young rich ruler. "And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?" And Jesus proceeds to tell him to sell all that he has, give to the poor, take up the cross, and follow Him. I was thinking about this scripture a lot and how we can help Luis to be baptized. At times I think we are all like the young rich ruler, we have the right intentions but lack the action behind our intentions. He goes on to say "Come unto your Savior. Come completely and wholeheartedly. Take up your cross, however heavy it may be, and follow Him.” I've learned the more diligent I am in doing this, and the more effort I give serving the Lord is when I truly feel and see the love that God has for others and me! And that is "the greatest possession" you can have. The love of God in your life!
Love you all have a great week!! Sorry not a lot of pics this week!
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