First of all let me say that this week has been great! And to answer all of your questions: yes I got that big box my first p-day here! Thank you so very much for sending that. I really appreciate it.
So, now I want to tell you all about my week. First of all, we started teaching this most amazing and wonderful investigator this week! His name is Jose and he is so receptive to our message. He is so excited and coming to everything. I have really tried to teach him alot in spanish and my comps say that I am learning more and more spanish and that I am getting better....but I think that I am learning really slowly and it really irritates me. You are right about needing to speak more spanish....even while we are at home or tracting.....usually we talk in english and have fun, but it would be better to try to learn the language. So I am really excited about Jose!!!!
Ok and the miracle of the week is so wonderful!!!! My comps were teaching a woman named Yolanda for a while before I came out....and she was not receptive to the message, and her daughter is against the church and so Yolanda had asked us to stop coming over.....so I had not even met her out here yet. Then last week we called her, and set up a quick appt. for Sat. I had the idea to try and teach to the urgency of the message that we are teaching....so I suggested that we teach about Joseph Smith and his conviction and willingness to give up everything in order to restore the truth. We read from Joseph Smith history verses 24 and 25. After we read it, Yolanda said that she understood why we were sharing that with her.... and that she felt the need to be baptized very strongly. We asked her when she wanted to be baptized and she said, "Manana." which means tomorrow! So, yesterday we had a baptism! My second one in the field so far! It was super amazing! She was so happy, and we were even able to get one of the recent converts that we work with and teach to perform the baptism. His name is Juan Hernandez Lopez. It was so so so so so special. She absolutely loved it! She was so happy and was just glowing. She came out after she was dressed and bore her testimony with such strong conviction. It made me feel the spirit so much. Then in fast and testimony meeting she bore her testimony again....and she thanked us for coming over to visit her the day before (Saturday) and helping her understand that she needed to be baptized. It was remarkable and a true miracle.... and I have been praying everyday this week for a miracle. My comp. said that it is a "greenie miracle" because I am a greenie and I am with them. It was amazing and very special.
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