Well can you believe that it is the middle of December already?! How was the big birthday bash SmASH and B-man? I love you both and hope you enjoyed your birthdays!
This week has been insaine! I have not seen my area in a week because we have had Church, VC shift, Exchanges, and Mission tour in the Mornings and every night we are in the VC. But no worries cause the Elders in our area are doing an awesome job at making sure our investigators are prepared and ready to be baptized! They are awesome! We have 26 yr old named Miguel who knows that everything we have taught is true and prayers all the time to understand what Heavenly Father has planned for him. And then we have Jose. He is amazing! He is just learning right now of the different commandments that the Lord has given us and will need to be married before he can be baptized. But he loves church! he even talks to his friends about the things he is learning and is really being converted to the Gospel! Truly amazing!
As for the VC. There are so many different things that happen there that I loose track of what sometimes. I will tell you that we had a "birthday" celebration for one of our "regulars". His name is Dan and he first got to know the church through the Visitor's Center...and he got baptized a year ago. He is awesome! and we all signed a card for him and someone brought cake! It was the best!
Miracles! Well this week I was sitting at the Door, clicking how many people walked in and a man came up and he was looking at a case that we have with pictures and tickets from when the temple had it's open house and two recordings from the dedication. Well I started talking to him while i was sitting there and he said he'd come with his cousins who are members and that he had investigated the church when he was in his country 14 YEARS AGO! And i asked him if he knew why the temple was so important and he said no. So I explained about forever families and who we can literally be sealed with our families for more that just this life, not just til death do you part and then testified of it's truthfulness. Then I invited him to learn more and he filled out the cards that we have to receive missionaries! AHH!! SO GREAT!! Miracles happen!
Last night, I was talking with two older ladies at the VC on a bus tour and we have some computers in the back where you can do family history research and so they were searching their ancestors and then we started talking about the temple and how it is so important because of baptisms for the dead and the things that we can do with the proper Priesthood Authority that the family can be together forever. And one sister started talking about her mom and how her mom was always afraid to die and then I read to her a scripture in Alma 40: 12 about the soul entering a state of rest. and then 40: 23 about the restoration of every hair on our heads after we are resurrected! It was SO powerful even for me to feel of the Spirit and feel it testify of truth to these women. and then also, she asked about infant baptisms and I read a verse in Moroni 8:22 (which i haven't read in a long time) because of the Spirit guiding me and telling me what to say! Truly amazing...they didn't except missionaries but they did have a good touch and could see the Book of Mormon has the answers!
OH - and we had a mission tour where Elder Packer of the 70 came and talked to us and viewed how the mission was going. He was awesome and we learned that we definitely need to start working with the members more. Oh and I need more exercise :P
I LOVE YOU ALL!! No time left but just know that I know this church is true and that families can be forever. They are meant to be! If you want to know what missionaries teach, ask them. They would love to share it with you. It brings true, lasting happiness!
Con todo mi amor!
-Hermana Word (2)
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