03/04/2013
Dear Everyone,
We have had a good week! This last week we had many trials, we
have been extending baptismal invitations and NO ONE is excepting! GAH! And on
top of that the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles have asked
that we triple our key indicators each week! I felt like a huge failure these
last two weeks, until........
Elder Grayson and I have been working with a man by the name of
Carlos. His wife was going to divorce him, but thank goodness to some amazing
members testimonies they were able to patch things up and they are super happy
now. We dropped by to see them one time and they weren't there, but we left a
The Family: A Proclamation to The World in their door jam and left. We then had
a week or so go by and we didn't go to see them at all, finally we did and
caught Carlos Jr. outside with his friends. We started talking with them just
pretty casually, asked if his parents were home and he said, "My mom is,
but she is showering." Classic turn away....Who knows she might have been.
Any way we left the friends with pass along card and went on about our work.
We then were in the area for an appointment that had fallen
through, so we decided to go by. It was completely dark, couldn't see hardly
anything and they live in a fairly rough neighborhood with no lights on the
dirt streets. We walked up and both the gates were closed so we went to see if
we could possibly open the smaller one. When we heard someone say, "It's
locked." We looked over and Carlos and his wife Veronica were outside
talking. They scared me at least, I don't know about Elder Grayson. We talked
for a little and he opened the gate and they invited us inside, smiling all the
while. We went and sat down. And the first thing out of Elder Grayson's and my
mouth was that their house felt different, they looked different and happier.
They then told us that they had been praying as a family. Carlos Jr. said he
felt better about things. David is a 6 year old and fell asleep during the
lesson, but the lesson was way good. We then scheduled another appointment and
came back later in the week Friday. We had a very good lesson with them with
the amazing testimony of a member there and they committed to come to church.
They went to church! Then we got a call from a Sister in our
ward saying that Veronica had called her yesterday after church and had told
her how much she loved church and being there. Moral of this story. PRAY WITH
YOUR FAMILY! The moment this family started to pray together, they allowed
themselves to be open to the spirit of the Lord. Then allowing more love in
their home. The spirit has the power to cleanse people and even though these
people do not have the gift of the Holy Ghost yet, they get samplings of it
each time they pray and talk with us and attend church. Do not fight the
Spirit! Ok, I'm done preaching. I've gotten way Baptist since I've come down
here.
Well, I'm doing great by the way. Thank you for all your
prayers, love and support.
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