Hola familia!
Shnikees what a week. We taught a lot of less actives and recent converts,
and actually we no longer have many investigators, but that´s okay! The
Lord will provide! There´s people here that He has been preparing for a
long time, and by golly I´m going to find them! Gordon B Hinkley once said
something like "the CIA can´t find, the FBI can´t find, Interpol can´t
find, but the missionaries always find!" It´s cuz we got one of the
greatest tools on our side: the Spirit! I love the Holy Ghost and I am so
greatful for the gift of the Holy Ghost. What a magnificent promise! The
constant companionship of a member of the Godhead. Whoa! That´s some heavy
stuff. I am greatful for the mercy and love of our Heavenly Father.
Crazy miracle that happened to us. It was Wednesday evening about 6pm,
scorching sun, no one in the street because they´re all inside sleeping
still. We had several names that we were passing by to visit, but no one
was letting us in. So we were walking to the next place when out of nowhere
my comp beelines for a nearby building and had this look in his eye that
said "this is the place". We go in to the very top and start knocking
doors. The third door we knock a woman opens, says welcome elders and lets
us in! Her name is Daisy and turns out that she had been investigating the
church for a while and almost got baptized, but because of complications
from work, she was unable. We had a really good visit, she´s still full of
desire, but is just waiting for her work to finish before she gets
baptized. Talk about being guided by the Spirit right?
Saturday evening, same story. 6pm and we´re dying of the heat. My face was
covered in sweat when we knocked the door of a contact we had made weeks
earlier. She looked at my suffering and I think her bowels were moved with
compassion because she let us in. We then had an incredible first
discussion. She told us her life story, two of her daughters suffer from
chronic diseases and if she´s not with them 24/7 then lot´s of problems
could arise. She said that the constant need to be with them doesn´t bother
her, but what does hurt her is seeing her children sick and suffering. We
talked about the plan of salvation and she really liked it. She´s very
catholic but you could tell that she recognized the Spirit during that
lesson, something that she probably hadn´t felt very much in her life. Her
name is Victoria and we´re going to go poco a poco with her, help her kick
some of the old traditions of her fathers and accept the resotored gospel
of Christ.
We met with our ward mission leader and made a plan. We shared the story of
the Brother of Jared and how he made a plan, presented it to the Lord, and
according to his faith it was done. Because the Lord has "all power, and
can do whatsoever [He] wilt for the benefit of man". So we talked about all
the people that we can teach, and wrote all the names and where they live
down on a piece of paper. We´re going to make a plan for each one and start
the process of bringing them to the church. It´s a list of 40 names, we´ve
got a lot of work ahead of us. Like I said, the Lord will provide!
Last thing before I go. The scripture in the subject line talks about the
Atonement. Something that we need to understand is that the Atonement isn´t
only for all the bad things that we have done, but also for all the bad
things that happen to us in this life. He can take away all the hurt and
pain that we cause ourselves through sin, but can also take all the hurt
and pain that others cause us. He indeed knows how to heal, to help, and to
love. Don´t forget!
I love you all! I hope you have a rockin week and feel the Spirit lot´s and
learn lots. Good luck to Rachel as she starts another year of school! Loves!
Elder Webb
choir of missionaries we did for an activity last week.
Shnikees what a week. We taught a lot of less actives and recent converts,
and actually we no longer have many investigators, but that´s okay! The
Lord will provide! There´s people here that He has been preparing for a
long time, and by golly I´m going to find them! Gordon B Hinkley once said
something like "the CIA can´t find, the FBI can´t find, Interpol can´t
find, but the missionaries always find!" It´s cuz we got one of the
greatest tools on our side: the Spirit! I love the Holy Ghost and I am so
greatful for the gift of the Holy Ghost. What a magnificent promise! The
constant companionship of a member of the Godhead. Whoa! That´s some heavy
stuff. I am greatful for the mercy and love of our Heavenly Father.
Crazy miracle that happened to us. It was Wednesday evening about 6pm,
scorching sun, no one in the street because they´re all inside sleeping
still. We had several names that we were passing by to visit, but no one
was letting us in. So we were walking to the next place when out of nowhere
my comp beelines for a nearby building and had this look in his eye that
said "this is the place". We go in to the very top and start knocking
doors. The third door we knock a woman opens, says welcome elders and lets
us in! Her name is Daisy and turns out that she had been investigating the
church for a while and almost got baptized, but because of complications
from work, she was unable. We had a really good visit, she´s still full of
desire, but is just waiting for her work to finish before she gets
baptized. Talk about being guided by the Spirit right?
Saturday evening, same story. 6pm and we´re dying of the heat. My face was
covered in sweat when we knocked the door of a contact we had made weeks
earlier. She looked at my suffering and I think her bowels were moved with
compassion because she let us in. We then had an incredible first
discussion. She told us her life story, two of her daughters suffer from
chronic diseases and if she´s not with them 24/7 then lot´s of problems
could arise. She said that the constant need to be with them doesn´t bother
her, but what does hurt her is seeing her children sick and suffering. We
talked about the plan of salvation and she really liked it. She´s very
catholic but you could tell that she recognized the Spirit during that
lesson, something that she probably hadn´t felt very much in her life. Her
name is Victoria and we´re going to go poco a poco with her, help her kick
some of the old traditions of her fathers and accept the resotored gospel
of Christ.
We met with our ward mission leader and made a plan. We shared the story of
the Brother of Jared and how he made a plan, presented it to the Lord, and
according to his faith it was done. Because the Lord has "all power, and
can do whatsoever [He] wilt for the benefit of man". So we talked about all
the people that we can teach, and wrote all the names and where they live
down on a piece of paper. We´re going to make a plan for each one and start
the process of bringing them to the church. It´s a list of 40 names, we´ve
got a lot of work ahead of us. Like I said, the Lord will provide!
Last thing before I go. The scripture in the subject line talks about the
Atonement. Something that we need to understand is that the Atonement isn´t
only for all the bad things that we have done, but also for all the bad
things that happen to us in this life. He can take away all the hurt and
pain that we cause ourselves through sin, but can also take all the hurt
and pain that others cause us. He indeed knows how to heal, to help, and to
love. Don´t forget!
I love you all! I hope you have a rockin week and feel the Spirit lot´s and
learn lots. Good luck to Rachel as she starts another year of school! Loves!
Elder Webb
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