well... here ya are! the rattlesnake rapids...
haha, just kidding.
Another
week has come and gone in the work. And it definitely wasn't my
favorite week of the mission, that's for sure. :( Stupid back of mine.
But even with a stupid lame back, we saw some
incredible things happen. :) Alicia was confirmed yesterday, and she
went to church all alone. I seriously love her so much. :) I'm so bummed
that we had to miss it because I was in the house resting my back. :(
But the members are continuing to talk with her and make her feel
welcome, and we assigned her visiting teachers and home teachers in our
meeting with our ward mission leader... I want her to feel like she has
found her family, and I know that she's on the way there. :) Now our
next step is to help with her geneology so that we can take her to the
temple to be baptized for her parents, like she has always wanted. :)
Karla is now dating someone, and we've started
teaching him as well. :) We did some practices with her so that she can
know how to share her testimony and parts of the lessons when we are
with him, and when she is alone with him. I'm so happy for her, that
she's finally starting to date someone after 13 years. He's an awesome
guy, and I really see potential in him as a member of the church. I told
her that she cannot tell him she wants to marry him until he is
baptized. She always laughs at me when I get all serious on her about
him. But it's true. She is really really important and special to me,
and I want her to have an eternal family, just like her heavenly father
wants. So we gotta take the necessary steps now. I'll keep you updated
on his progress in his investigation. :)
Pati, a recent convert who fell away because she
didn't feel like anyone wanted her at church, came to our fhe last week.
:) it was so happy to see her there. And the members told her that they
missed her and that they wanted her to come to church on sunday and the
next fhe... now it's our job to just help her remember how she feels
about jesus christ, because that's the most important thing, and that's
what we're good at. haha.
On Saturday, we worked all day, which was actually a
really bad idea in the end. but i was really happy with the results of
our labors. :) we found 3 new investigators and all of the lessons were
extremely spiritual. :) We taught Simon the plan of salvation, and as i
bore testimony of the atonement, he just opened up and told us that he
wants to change his life, and that he wants to be a better person, and
that he feels like this is the place where he can learn how to do it.
Marisol, who is one of our ward missionaries, shared how she came to
know the gospel and how she knew it was true, and the spirit was like
glistening. He went to church yesterday, and I was so mad that we
couldn't be there with him. :( But he knew 3 members because we had
taken members with us to every lesson, and so he knew people and could
sit with them, and Mayra told us that he was even raising his hand and
commenting in the gospel principles class. :) I am almost positive that
he has received his answer by now, and I'm anxious for saturday to talk
to him about when he'll be getting baptized. haha. The Lord truly has
souls prepared to hear the gospel, who are hungry for it and who are
just waiting until they hear our voices to join the fold on the savior.
:) i love my job! haha.
now, just pray for me that i'll be able to get out
and do it this week. that's all i want for my birthday. and christmas...
haha.
have a wonderful week!
hermana spencer.
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