We're still waiting for that flood of investigators, but we did manage to find 3 new people this past week. It was still a good week, though. One of the women we found had the last name Ramon. Not quite Ramos, but very close. We did an awesome blessing contact with her. She felt the spirit and got a little watery in the eyes. She's got a big family that we're hoping to reel in as well.
This week was also humbling. We talked to this guy named Armando outside of his house. It was interesting because he was given to us as a referral from another set of english sisters, but they never actually talked to him, they just heard him speaking spanish outside. So we knocked and it turns out he had talked to missionaries before... as we talked with him, it turns out he has a lot of questions about why Adam and Eve had to partake of the fruit and if God is all powerful, why didn't he just make everything better and save us all...also, he went on a while about how the Bible has so many errors, he doesn't even believe Christ was crucified on the cross. We were able to testify and I brought up the Book of Mormon and how it was brought to pass for the purpose to support and add truths to the Bible the were lost... also about how an organization of prophets and apostles always ensures the doctrine remains unchanged and the one true church has always had a solid foundation because of it. The humbling part, though, came from the fact that I wanted so badly to answer all of his questions, especially about the fall of Adam and in general the purpose of life, but I just couldn't...I feel it super passionately inside myself, but I don't have the words to express it all - especially in Spanish. Haha. But I was able to tell him that while we couldn't answer all of his questions in that moment, this gospel has those answers and they're found in the Book of Mormon and words of modern day prophets. By the end of the conversation, I think his heart was touched. He lives in a different area, though, so elders will have to go visit him. It was a cool experience that made me aware of how much I truly love this gospel. And how we don't have to be a brilliant speaker like Elder Holland. Our testimonies are the most powerful tools we possess.
This week started a little crazy. On Tuesday we got a call from a less active hermano in our branch. He was calling from jail...he got arrested and wanted us to go by and let his wife know that everything would be okay. His wife is a sweet woman, doesn't deserve such a messed up situation. They have 2 sweet little boys together. SUPER sweet. Blessings for her being a good woman, me thinks... anyway, she kind of saw it coming, but it was still hard for her to hear. She was grateful, though. We are going to have FHE tonight with her and her boys. She seems to be doing good. She came to church with her boys yesterday, which was huge because she hasn't come to church in a while, especially by herself. It's kind of embarrassing for her, I think. But she came and seems happy. We've been leaving little hearts with messages and comforting scriptures on her door. This week was also humbling. We talked to this guy named Armando outside of his house. It was interesting because he was given to us as a referral from another set of english sisters, but they never actually talked to him, they just heard him speaking spanish outside. So we knocked and it turns out he had talked to missionaries before... as we talked with him, it turns out he has a lot of questions about why Adam and Eve had to partake of the fruit and if God is all powerful, why didn't he just make everything better and save us all...also, he went on a while about how the Bible has so many errors, he doesn't even believe Christ was crucified on the cross. We were able to testify and I brought up the Book of Mormon and how it was brought to pass for the purpose to support and add truths to the Bible the were lost... also about how an organization of prophets and apostles always ensures the doctrine remains unchanged and the one true church has always had a solid foundation because of it. The humbling part, though, came from the fact that I wanted so badly to answer all of his questions, especially about the fall of Adam and in general the purpose of life, but I just couldn't...I feel it super passionately inside myself, but I don't have the words to express it all - especially in Spanish. Haha. But I was able to tell him that while we couldn't answer all of his questions in that moment, this gospel has those answers and they're found in the Book of Mormon and words of modern day prophets. By the end of the conversation, I think his heart was touched. He lives in a different area, though, so elders will have to go visit him. It was a cool experience that made me aware of how much I truly love this gospel. And how we don't have to be a brilliant speaker like Elder Holland. Our testimonies are the most powerful tools we possess.
Tomorrow at 7pm is Tomas' first temple session. I'll write about that and take pictures.
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