Hola a todos!!
Well, this week was a bit of a surprise!! At first, it was a little
frustrating because all week basically every single investigator that we went
to, they either weren't there, or they had to cancel. So there we were walking
and walking.. and walking, praying to know what to do. Well, Heavenly Father
definitely knows the area and the people more than we could ever know! So, one
day this week, we decide to go contacting in a neighborhood that we have only
been through a couple times. So for a start, we took the ward list and starting
looking for los menos activos! As we are searching for a street, one of the
active members in our ward walks outside of his house, so of course we say hi
and he invites us in so we can say hi to his wife! And to our surprise, with
Sister Madeline, there is a less active that we have trying to get in contact
with since the DAY we got here!! There they were just talking and it turns out
they are basically best friends! We were able to have a mini lesson with them
and we have an appointment with her this week :) What a blessing and definitely
a surprise for us!
So we continue walking afterwards when we find another house of a less
active. We don't even have time to say Buenas Tardes when the wife sees us and
starts saying, awe hello!! So sorry, we don't have time right now but you guys
can totally stop by this next week!! So we have an appointment with her (who
isn't a member) and her husband this week! :) IT DOESN'T END HERE! The house
across the street from them, we start talking to a guy outside and it turns out
his wife was the other less active who we were looking for :) Hahaha so he calls
her outside and we talked to her and have an appointment with them this week
also!! Can you believe that? We have been praying really hard to find the people
that can really help strengthen the ward. And it's crazy to think that the
people that Heavenly Father wanted us to be in contact with this week weren't
necessarily our investigators, but the members who for some time were in the
church but for some reason haven't been a part of it. Not sure how all these
lessons will go, but we are praying for the best!!
Also, we had been praying all week that Morgan would be able to finish all
of his work so that he could make it to church. And what a blessing that it was
fast Sunday! Unfortunately, he wasn't able to make it and I kid you not, the
SECOND we finished our fast, he called and had to cancel the lesson that was
planned for that night. Are you serious?! I almost cried because I seriously was
thinking, what happened?! So, we had a change of plans and walked a pretty long
distance to the house of a contact we had talked to a while ago that said the
best times were Sundays. And once we got there, nothing. Wow! I didn't even know
what to think when my companion thought, why don't we go next door and ask. So,
we went and a guy walked out and said, it's the Elders! Haha um, we are actually
called Hermanas! Hahaha he was like, oh yeah that's right - I used to go the LDS
church, I was a member for 7 years before I moved.
QUE?!
So this guy and 3 other people in his family were baptized when they lived
in Ponce and was a strong member for 7 years, but he told us with some family
problems, he moved here to Juana Diaz and just wasn't able to come to our ward
because of work and because he said he didn't know anyone. So we had a really
good lesson with him and oh my goodness he totally has a testimony and
everything!! We have an appointment with him and his mom this week also, and he
said that if he can, he will try to make it to church this Sunday! Oh wow, we
are praying super hard for that!! The Lord also blessed us because we ran into
Morgan that day and he said that we can stop by Tuesday! So all is well!!
This week definitely was a week of miracles with the less actives. They are
still part of the work!! I know Heavenly Father is in charge of every aspect of
it.
Saturday we also had a fun service project because it was the international
day of service!! So every ward here in Puerto Rico had a service project and we
got to help clean and paint a school for little kids called Head Start! It was
SO fun and awesome and if the computer works I'll try and send pictures!!
Well, that's all for now. Sometimes the Lord directs us in ways He knows we
need to go even when we might not want to, or we just have no idea why. Trust in
Him!! It will always turn out in the best way, His way.
Love you all, have a great week!!
Love,
Hermana Holt
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