This week was pretty cool. We didn't have any baptisms, but we did A LOT of contacting and finding new people to teach this week. It's very rare to find people that actually want to listen, but I guess perhaps that will make it even sweeter when we find that person or family that has been hungry to hear this truth.
Quick story: This week, on Friday, I believe, we were going back to our home for the night, and we decided to stop at one house. A sister came to the door and she recognized us as "Elderes" but she was hesitant to let us in. She said that there was one time she was invited to the church. And as she went to the church that Sunday, as she was about to go in, a member told her that she couldn't go in looking how she was. She is a poor lady she told us and she was very saddened by that experience. My companion started weeping in front of this lady because of this one experience she had with the church. That she had this one thing happen that makes it really difficult for someone to try to attend again. I wasn't really sure what to say, but I told her that in this church, something that we truly believe in is change. We believe that anyone, in any circumstance can change. And perhaps at times, it is some of the people who are in the church that might need this the most. But I told her that nobody is perfect and that we as missionaries aren't perfect either, far from it. We are only here to teach about one person who is, Jesus Christ and that through him, we can all be changed.
She told us that we could come back and visit and that we could teach her more about our message. We ended up teaching her yesterday and I feel like it went really well. I truly can feel the spirit as I'm teaching. Heck if it weren't for the spirit, these people wouldn't be able to understand a word that I'm saying. I know that the Lord helps missionaries. Not only the missionaries with badges over their heart. But all missionaries, any person who in any way tries to share the gospel, the Lord assists in the work. I'm so thankful for the opportunity that I have to be here to help these people realize that they too can change and have more happiness in their lives.
We have 4 baptisms scheduled for this Saturday, so hopefully they will all turn out and I'll attach pictures of the big day. I love you all and I'm so thankful for all of your prayers. I truly can feel them. Talk to you next week. Paz.
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