Hola a todos!!!
Well, this week actually was a pretty good one, but November has come with
a TON of rain!! Haha I remember at the end of October everyone was saying, oh
once we are in November it's definitely going to rain! Haha they weren't
kidding. Since literally the 1st of November, it has almost rained everyday!!
Pouring rain and to top it off, lost of cold wind :) Haha even though it's
refreshing that we aren't sweating 24/7, it's not the funnest to walk around
with wet shoes hahaha but it's been a blessing!
So, I'm going to start with Morgan first. Things are definitely going well
- he is still reading and praying really hard for his answer! He has been
reading the Book of Mormon with the Bible too, which he says he really enjoys
and he can really see how they go hand in hand! But, he won't be able to make it
to church until he is done with his work at the end of the month. So, that
definitely puts a set back on the baptismal date. We are kinda bummed, but we
still feel super blessed for the opportunity to teach him and to see the changes
in him already! He really has the biggest desire and he is actually super sad
that he can't make it to church earlier! But we know that he is going to be a
super strong in the Gospel, so that's what matters!!!! We do have a ward
Thanksgiving get together in a couple weeks and he has plans to stop by so that
will definitely help in his progression with getting to know more of the
members!
So guess what?! We had a lot of success this week with some of the less
actives! We had a change of plans, so we weren't able to teach all of the ones
that we had planned, but we know Heavenly Father is still in charge! So, we met
with a less active named Wanda. She is seriously such a sweetheart and we
already have a lot of trust with her! The lesson was super spiritual and really
tender for her. She explained to us what happened when she stopped going to
church.. but even with those challenges, she still studies the Book of Mormon
and prays everyday. And when she doesn't have to work Sundays, she does all she
can to keep the Sabbath Day Holy. She told us that she strives to keep the
commandments and to follow what she has learned as a member! It was kind of hard
for us to understand why then wasn't she coming to church, when she knows that
it's what she needs to do. But with the help of the Spirit, we were able to talk
with her and of course did our best to invite her with all the love of our
hearts and promised her the blessings of this commandment and blessing Heavenly
Father has given us! She told us she would think about it. So the next morning,
what do you know? There's Wanda with Sister Madeline walking into church!!!! It
was awesome. She was a little bit quieter during church, but we are praying that
she felt the Spirit!! We have another appointment with her this week! It really
was a miracle.
We visitied another less active named Nellie. She is so darling!! She is 23
and only her and her dad were baptized. They have been inactive for about 10
years and right now her dad is in the States for work. So in the lesson it was
just her and her mom, who is now our investigator!! But from what she explained,
she knows a lot about the church and wasn't baptized because she wasn't able to
make it to church a lot. But she has been to Stake Conference before with her
husband and has read parts of the Book of Mormon! The lesson went really well
and we are super excited to teach them! And we are really excited for Nellie
because we are thinking that now is the time for her - she got really excited
when she explained to us what she read in the Book of Mormon and said there is a
lot of stuff that she is remembering. She just wants to prepare herself a little
bit more before visiting church again. So, we are excited for them and are
hoping that she will be able to help us teach the lessons to her mom!
Another less active is Rosa. What a sweetheart she is!! We were a little
worried at first because she seemed a little hesitant with us when we made the
appointment, but she totally was herself in the lesson!!! When she explained her
baptism, we knew it was a special moment for her because of the way she
explained it. I don't know about her, but I definitely felt the Spirit! But she
has been inactive for 20 years now!! But little by little we are hoping to help
her again feel the peace and the joy that comes from the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
She was super excited when we have her a chapter to read from the Book of
Mormon, so that's a good sign!!
So, we have finally moved into the new house! I'm not sure if I've
explained that situation a lot, but we had a lot of.. house problems in the
other one hahaha so now we are literally about a 20 second walk from the
church!! Super nice :) We had planned on moving on Friday, but we had to move it
to Saturday! So yes, we moved on my birthday!! Super fun actually and my
companions are so sweet because they decorated the house with streamers and
balloons and did a little surprise with all of the district!! They even made me
a gluten-free cake :) Then we all went to lunch with Elder and Sister Eakle from
the office, who were there helping us move!! It was a good day!
Well, that's all I have time for!! This week I had a lot of spiritual
confirmations about the truthfulness of this Gospel. I know it's true.
The Church is true!! Jesus Christ lives. Heavenly Father loves us! Joseph Smith
was a prophet of God and we are still guided by prophets in these latter days.
What an amazing thing we are apart of!!! Have a great week everyone :)
Love,
Hermana Holt
