Buenos días mi amigos
Good week! We have found and begun teaching 5 new people! I will share some of them with you.
- Joe is a guy the Elders met before I transferred in. For the past 4 weeks we have been trying to meet with him, and this past Wednesday we finally got something set! We went over and talked a lot about the truth and about a lot of questions that he had. We explained the Book of Mormon, and the best question he could ask was "How should I read it, and how can I know that this is true?" We went over Moroni's promise and invited him to begin reading the story of Nephi. It was a really good and long lesson, and we met with him again tomorrow.
- We also met Rhonda this week. She was a media referral from a facebook ad, but we haven't been able to contact her for a while. On Friday we stopped by to see if she was home, and she was! She remembered filling out the online form and said it was because she has some friends and has heard good things about the church. She just wants more peace in her life, and we shared the video "Men's hearts shall fail them", and taught her the Gospel of Jesus Christ lesson. We also explained and gave her a Book of Mormon and some scripture references to read. At the end, Elder Aguilar said he felt prompted to give her a priesthood blessing, and she accepted. It was a nice blessing that we think helped her. We haven't been able to see her since because she's been sick, but we have an appointment Thursday.
Those are just a couple of the people we are trying to work with. I will update you as time goes on. I would also like to ask for prayers for Annette. You may remember her from when I first came to this area 4ish weeks ago. She progressed really fast, understood everything, and was golden for Baptism, but shortly after that, she had a lot of stuff happen with Family, work, and other relationships. She's going through it and hasn't been able to come to church for the past 4 weeks, so the YSA sisters have been pushing her baptismal date back. We're not sure how to help her, except to support the Sisters, and give and ask for prayers.
One funny highlight from this week was on Sunday, as we were walking around, we found these 2 closet doors on the side of the street that said "Free" on them. Elder Aguilar wanted to try taking the door to somebody's house so when we knocked on the door, they opened just to see another door. We also flipped the sign that said "free" to "knock". It is called "door to door, door knocking", and in our experience, it does not work. We tried it a couple times, and people were not amused. Some didn't even answer the door, but just gave us weird looks through the window.
Another big highlight from this week was my Aunt and Uncle stopping by! They were in California for a wedding and vacation stuff, so they stopped by to take me and Elder Aguilar to lunch. It was good to see them.
A lot of good things are happening, and it all traces back to Jesus Christ. Previously, I have wondered how exactly Jesus Christ is the light of the world. Don't people have light in their lives who do not follow Him? They may, but I think President Nelson said it best when he refers to these as "Nothing but a hollow substitute for the blessed and happy state of those who keep the commandments of God". Another thing to consider is that Jesus Christ is the Creator! He made the earth, life, and all the other good things around us. Because of him, all good things exist. But there is more than that! Because of Jesus Christ, we can return to God, who is who we truly belong with. It goes back to our first and most important identity being that we are children of God. That is our true identity, and therein lies our true potential. Which potential can be achieved in and only through Christ. If the church and Book of Mormon are true, this is true.
I also wanted to share one quote that a Sister shared in our District Council. She said "I don't think Joy is the same as happiness. To me, Joy just means being with Christ". I have had similar thoughts and think this is true for many emotions other than happiness. I don't think anger or fear exist as well with joy, but I do think sorrow or other kinds of suffering can. For Christ is a man acquainted with grief. And on my mission, or other times that I have experienced sorrow or suffering, I have a deeper constant type of joy as I try to keep the faith.
Thank you again and again for all your love and support!
- Elder Wride
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