¡Hola!
The highlight of the week is that our
investigator, Eugenia, got baptized on Saturday! Elder Marcum and his previous companion found
her the week before I got to the area and we were able to teach everything to
her in just two weeks. Her conversion
was a quick one and she was able to make the big plunge on Saturday! She was found
by the missionaries, crying outside of her house. They presented themselves and taught the
first lesson to her right on the spot.
Then, Eugenia went to church and began to make the small changes in her
life that made it possible for her to become a member of the Church. Every one
of her family members smokes and drinks but once Eugenia had her first child,
she committed to stay away from those practices. So, she didn’t have too many hurdles to
overcome.
The coolest part of Eugenia’s conversion
was the habit she developed of reading the Book of Mormon. In the few weeks that we were teaching her,
she read over twenty chapters in the Book of Mormon. So, on Saturday, Elder
Marcum baptized her and yesterday, I had the wonderful opportunity to confirm
her as a member of the Church! The Lord truly prepares the way for the people
who are waiting to hear about and accept the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ.
On Tuesday, we were able to use our
English skills to teach a woman some English because she is trying to go to New
York. She lives on our street and she always shouts to us in English. It’s kind of funny! So, she invited us to her
house and we didn’t really know what or how to teach her English so we used a
Liahona we had that’s written in English. We tried to read, in English, some of
the stories from the children’s section together. We started reading about the Creation
which gave her a better idea of what we believe and it actually sparked her
interest. So, we ended up talking a lot
more about religion than about English. Ha-ha! It’s funny because if she hadn’t
talked to us, the odds are that we wouldn’t have entered her house because she
has a lot of money and she’s a devout Catholic. Now, however, we have a good
connection with her and we were able to share our message, which she’s
interested in.
Our other investigator who is progressing
pretty well right now is the brother of a recent convert in the ward. His brother was baptized in September and at
that time, Alejandro didn’t have much interest in the Church. However, two weeks ago he went to an activity
with the Young Men and his mind was changed a bit. He’s spending more time with the Young Men
and he’s also started to attend church! He doesn’t have the best home life and
it’s been amazing to see how the youth in the ward have helped him along. We’ve decided that in this situation, we’re
basically just Alejandro’s teachers because the youth have done all of the work
and they’ve made our job so easy.
Alejandro is progressing really and well and we’re excited to see if he
wants to take the next step in his life and join the Church.
Mucho Amor!
Elder Roderick #MarchMadnessinthemissionfield
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