Yesterday was fast sunday. Dont you think it is interesting that before my mission waiting to eat until two oclock was horrible and thats with stuffing my face at midnight the morning of... Now here I am amissionary. fasting saturday until sunday
and I dont feel a thing. It might be because we eat so much as
missionaries that we have a bear hybernating back up supply but I think
it has more to do with putting your heart into who or what you are
fasting for. and to think that for so many years I was just going
¨hungry¨ because I wasnt using the concept of the fast correctly and was
just doing it because everyone was doing it. Luckily I have learned
that lesson here in the mission and with this weeks personal study of
prayers with fasting, I have seen many miracles.
The biggest news I have to tell this week is about
two families that I have mentioned before. First, Gabriela and Diego
have been living together for six years and the missionaries met them in
december. I came along in january and well since than many an elder
has asked us why we havent dropped them. I mean thats months, and
missionaries work with days. Transfers even, if they dont progress it
isnt their time. well I am happy to say that I am stubborn and wouldnt
let them go. and now we have seen quite the change in this family. this
passed week we asked (like every lesson) if they would get married.
Gabriela replied... ÿes!¨ and when we asked her why, ¨because We are
sinning, and I want to settle for anything else besides the celestial
kingdom.¨ I had to ask her for a repeat because my castillano must be
horrible, did I really hear that you want to get married? That is right
folks, Our girl Gabriela has gained a testimony and this past week went
and took our a turn to get married. She told us a really cool story how
she gained an answer to her prayer as well. She has the strongest
desire to know that this is where she is supposed to be, that this is
the true church. So with this question she visted another church during
the week. to feel the difference and help her make her decision and
right before she left the priest looked at her and said ¨this is your
church¨.at this point in the story I was freaking out not knowing where
she wasgoing with this story, but no. She said that right before the
priest talked to her she said a prayer and asked if our church was the
correct one of her, and like clock work this priest answered. Prayers
really are answered through other people, and isnt it so nice of another
churchs priest to help her find her answer. She came to chruch
yesterday for the first time WITH Diego, and they have started reading
the book of mormon together and praying. It is truly a blessing, THEY
ARE GOING TO GET MARRIED! (and than baptized!!)
The second miracle was monica and simon, who we have
also been teaching for quite sometime. With work, sweat, and tears,
they also have decided to get married! they also have taken out a turn
which means it is official! the Mom, dad, daughter, and Tia will all be
baptized together. isit just me or do I hear 7 brides for 7 brothers in
the back ground... ¨¨oh you say when you marry in june... your a bride
... all your life..¨ (or that much closer to being a family sealed for
time and all eternity.) JUNE IS THE MONTH!!
Yesterday the elders had 8 investigatdores in church
and we had 7... Our little house was so full there was not ONE seat
available and the elders had to stand the entire meeting. The best part
of the fast and testimony meeting was two investigatores bore amazing
testimonies that just filled the room with the spirit. They testified of
the Book of Mormon, which is exactly was Diego is struggling with, it
could not have been better. We now have set plans to change to a bigger
chruch this up coming month.
I had divisions this week with hermana millet, who I
was in the mtc with. All of us are together in campo, how fun is that.
It was so great to see how far we have come as missionaries and relate
to...everything. After we spent two days together I came away with a
stronger desire to literally ask everyone to be baptized and fight them
for it. I have decided I am too much of a softy sometimes, you want
your salvation or DONT YOU!! and for that reason I started out this
letter with this quote. Yesterday i was reading about the mercy and
justice of our heavenly father. I loved the perspective on the talk and
could relate it to 25 de mayo so easily. Everyone here says the
expresion ¨si DIos quiere¨ (if God wants). and it just frustrates
me...Because obvisiouly he wants you to be baptized. obviouisly he wants
you to come to church. The natural man is just so darn stubborn
sometimes. It is so laid back here in campo that the people say that God
understands when they dont have time for him...WHAT? Isnt he the same
God for all of us? Why do we have commandments? This is when the
Justice comes in... We cannont be saved in ingnorance... ONe day we will
stand in front of our Heavenly father and literally remember
everysingle thing we did that we didnt repent for. These people will
have no excuse, and I will have no excuse for not helping them realize
that. and that is my new motivation. I have also set a goal to workwith
recent converts more...For lessons expecially, they are power houses!
Thats all folks, until next week!
Love you!
)p.s.
I am working out my tongue in this photo... apparently it helps... we
shall see if I continue to sound like a gringo or a native... haha
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