Hola!
We
had a grinder of week! Fortunately, it
didn’t rain and that was a real blessing.
I also competed 9 months in the mish, so I’m feeling pretty good! I
found an awesome Mexican takeout place, which is pretty rare in Argentina, and
I ended up ordering delivery from them three times this week. So, that added to the blessings of the week.
The
highlight of my week was the awesome Fast & Testimony Meeting we had on
Sunday. There was almost a race to the pulpit because there were so many
anxious people who were waiting to share their testimony. A few weeks back I shared with you the
experience we had blessing the grave of a less active woman’s son and how we
were working with her a bit. Well, on Saturday night at about 9:45 we knocked
on her door to casually invite her to church.
While standing on her front doorstep, she promised us she was going to
attend. THEN… Sunday morning rolled around and she was one of the first people
in the chapel AND without hesitating, she jumped up to the stand and shared her
testimony. She talked about the awesome
experience we had when we blessed her son’s grave. What a treat it was to hear her share her
testimony with the congregation and to watch the ward family welcome her back
to church with open arms.
Also
during Sacrament Meeting, we were sitting behind the Sanchez family and I
slipped a note to them that said if they wanted to share some of the things
they’ve learned, they were more than welcome to do it. To be honest, I was
joking with them but the mom took it seriously and after a little bit of
encouragement she went up to the pulpit and shared some thoughts about the
blessings she has seen in the lives of her family ever since they have been
going to church together, praying as a family, and reading the scriptures. Some of the things that have happened with
this family are nothing short of a miracle.
This
week we were also able to work with Benjamin and his family a little bit more. In our lesson, we were able to include
another grandchild, who isn’t baptized, and like Benjamin, he is a stud. I
swear, each time we go to their house we meet new people and there are new
people to teach, which is such a blessing.
We’re trying really hard to reactivate the family but it’s been a bit
difficult to get the grandpa excited because he doesn’t have legs and it’s hard
for him to get anywhere. So, we are
looking hard to find help for the grandpa.
But, miracles do exist!
We
were also able to meet with Luis this week. He just got married during the last
week in April, to a member in our ward, so we’re really pushing to get him in
the water soon. He has been going to church and listening to the missionaries
for a good amount of time and his knowledge of the Church is really
strong. It’s gotten to the point with
him that we really don’t have much more to teach him. So, we are praying that he can take this leap
of faith because he is more than ready.
I think he is a little nervous to make this change in his life, but with
his wife by his side, I think he’ll be able to make this decision.
During
the week we were also able to give a couple of blessings and it made me appreciate
the power of the priesthood and realize how fortunate I am to have this wonderful
power to bless people.
S/O to Scotty on his dope
call!! Have a great week,
Elder Roderick
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