Hello there Family, Friends, and intersted Fans.
This week was absolutely amazing.
ALSO I CANT SPELL IN ENGLISH ANYMORE: LO SIENTO.
We
were able to do a lot of different things and we found one investigator
that is progressing more rapidly than I have ever seen. His name is
José and he is the ¨Pololo¨ or boyfriend, of a Less Active names
Viviana. But she has been making great strides recently to return to
activity in the church.
They started dating awhile back,
about 6 months, and she has been talking to him about the church. He
even came to General Conference with her (the broadcast). While he was
there, the other Hermanas (this was before I got here), gave him a Book
of Mormon. Turns out, this whole time, like 5 weeks, he has been reading
the Book of Mormon by himself!
When we finally were informed
that he was ready to recieve the missionaries we went and visited him
at his house for the first lesson. And we asked what he understood about
the origin of the Book of Mormon. He began at the very beginning. He
explained that there was a prophet named Lehi, and that he had a bunch
of kids, one names Nephi, and that God told him to leave Jerusalem. Then
he proceeded to explain both books of Nephi and the first part of
Jacob, because that is where he is at right now. He is INCREDIBLY
receptive. We were blown away by the spirit in the room. And then we
felt like we needed to aske the million dollar question. ¨When the Lord
answers your prayers, and you know that these things are true, will you
be baptized by someone holding the proper authority?¨
He
proceeded to cry and he told us that he didnt have to ask again. He
already knows that it is true, because when he reads and when he prays
he feels a kind of peace that he has never felt. He is the equvalent of
an EMT here, and he told us that once he was reading in the back of an
ambulance after a long day (He has the Church Library app on his phone
and reads stuff on there too) that he felt the presence of someone with
him that day. And he knows that this is true. He wants to be baptized so
much. The spirit was incredibly strong. So we have a baptism planned
for the 5th of December!!!!
We saw a lot of other miracles this week, but that is one of the biggest ones.
We have a lot of great things happening in this little sector, and better things are to come!
Love
you all, stay strong. And remember that even though the world is going
nuts right now, and there are a lot of bad people doing bad things. That
doesnt mean that God isnt there, that he isnt a god of justice because
bad things happen to good people. It means that people are using the
gift of agency to act according to their own selfish desires. It means
that we all have more of an opportunity to grow, to become the people
that we were intended to be. It means that one day, because of the
actions of these people, they will answer for them all. The world is
crazy, but God is not. He is stronger than all of the armies men can
command. And if we trust in him. That strength will become ours.
Les amo más de ustedes entienden.
Hermana Randall
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