Subject: copied and pasted letter for the President
Sorry, I didn't have time to write a separate letter.....
Dear President,
We had another miracle this week when two of our fechas came to a
couple of baptisms that were going on in the capilla on Saturday. They had no idea what a baptism was like, and
they really liked what they saw. They
asked many questions and I did my best to answer them. It was a miracle that they came (wish all
four came, though). The Spirit was so
strong and it was just so special to witness the baptisms and they could feel
it. Truly a neat experience!
We have four fechas but two of them will be going to the Elders
because they do not live in our area.
Rodrigo from Colombia really has the missionary spirit. He is an antiguo that we always run into randomly on the street. He knows everything and knows it´s true. He wants all of his friends to know as well so he invited these other men to listen to the discussions also.
Rodrigo from Colombia really has the missionary spirit. He is an antiguo that we always run into randomly on the street. He knows everything and knows it´s true. He wants all of his friends to know as well so he invited these other men to listen to the discussions also.
Alfonso from Colombia has been here a few years and is trying to
find a new place to live so it´s been tough getting a hold of him to visit.
Raul from Peru is a friend of Rodrigo´s. He just wants to be baptized! But as soon as he started learning more and
more about the church he realized it´s more than just getting in the water and
coming out a new person. He is realizing that he has to make changes and I am
not quite sure if he is willing yet to fully commit himself even though he
knows this is something special and he tells us he can feel the Spirit every
time we are with him.
Felix from Peru is a good friend of Raul. Rodrigo invited Raul who invited Felix! Felix was very quiet during our lesson about
the Restoration. Then I asked him what he was thinking and he said he felt
something different, something unique and special, and something calm and
warm. We then testified of the Spirit. It was incredible to share this experience
with him. He´s been offered a few little jobs here and there so again,
unfortunately, we have struggled getting a hold of him and he didn´t go to the
baptism nor church on Sunday... :(
We just need to help these men keep their commitments. We know they want to have more discussions,
but it is a challenge for us to get into their schedules. They all have
committed to be baptized on May 26th.
Our most recent convert, John is doing really well! He told us he teaches his friends about the
gospel, and invited a friend to church, who really liked it. We had a great lesson with him this week in
the park where we taught him about the priesthood. He can´t wait to receive the Aaronic
priesthood. We explained it and lovingly
reminded him that he had to take his earrings out and wear his best dress on
Sunday if he wants to pass the sacrament. He took it well because the Spirit
was so strong in the park that day. It was so neat and he said he wants to be
worthy and do his best to look his best too, and please God. On Sunday, his earrings were out, he looked
great, and stood in line to meet President Gomez. :)
Some things we are repenting of is trying to be more effective
during the day. We need to be better at
making back up plans so that when people cancel out on us we have something to
do.
This week we watched the "Impressions of Missionaries"
on the District and we discussed how the Branch members might view us. We talked about being better representatives
of Jesus Christ and taking our callings more seriously so the Branch members
can rely on us more. The discussions
were interesting and we still have a lot of work to do.
We are slowly doing better each week.
Love,
Hermana Johnson
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