27 May 2013
Letter to all:
Well I have good news
and bad news...
William and Marissela
got married Sunday. We started the activity with their wedding so all the
people would come. They got cold feet right before the wedding and didn't
want to get married. We talked with them and said a prayer and they
calmed down and decided to get married. I was really worried for a
second, but the spirit guided us to say what they needed to hear and that Satan
doesn't want us to get married because he knows it’s a step towards the salvation.
The activity went
great, we all enjoyed ourselves, laughing and having a great time. Many
investigators came to the activity. Sadly none on our side came to church
Sunday so that was a bit of a bummer.
William and Marissela
didn't get baptized Saturday because he smoked on Monday, a bit of a head ache
and a disappointment but I know they'll get baptized soon, hopefully next Saturday.
Wednesday there's changes, and I'm very sure that I'll be changed, so
I'll miss the baptism sadly. Man - that happened in my last area too.
But it has been a joy teaching them and helping them grow closer to God.
The number of people you baptized doesn't matter (even though it's nice
to see baptisms) what matters is that you do your best and you strive to bless people’s
lives without tire.
We had interviews with
the president. He gave me a few counsels:
1. Don't allow your
companion to disobey.
2. Trust more in the Lord
wherever or with whomever the Lord sends me he does it because he wants me to
have success.
He also shared Alma
37:34 with me a great scripture; we can never tire doing good, if we continue
doing good we will find rest in our souls.
I shared that
scripture with a less active lady named Marta yesterday. We were in
divisions with members this day and we had just taught an investigator near her
house and we had an appointment on the other side of the city. For some
reason (the Spirit) I felt that right now we needed to go and visit her.
When we showed up she said that she really needed a visit in that moment
because she has been passing many trials lately. Her husband doesn't stop
drinking, and her son. Her daughter is rebellious
and there have been recent deaths in her family. Brother Solis (that was with
me) helped a lot. He shared about how he used to drink a lot, and how his
wife fought 10 years to get him to stop and to finally be baptized. He
shared how his wife was so persistent and it finally payed off. 3 years
later she passed away, he was broke, but he still considers himself to be a
blessed man. The Holy Ghost truly guided us to visit Marta.
Well next week is the
mission activity; all of the missionaries are going to Granada. They gave
us permission to write next week on Tuesday so nobody go crazy if they don't
get emails on Monday – haha!!
Have a great week!
Elder Willden
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