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| Me and Hermana Salazar - Sending her home! |
Well we´ve been working with Gerardo. We met with him and were working with him to stop smoking and the lesson went really well. That night he called us and told us that he won´t get baptized because he doesn´t believe in the Book of Mormon, that it seems more like a novel than scripture to him. All I could think was "no no no!" This is his time, this is what he needs and I wasn't giving up on him. I was praying and praying in my heart to know what to say to help him. The thought came "Invite him to keep reading and praying about it and he'll know it´s true." So I invited him to keep reading and keep praying. He agreed and said to give him some time. So we let him read for a couple of days and then met with him again. He said he ALMOST believes in the Book of Mormon. Again I kept praying and praying to know how to help him. Then I thought "He needs to read in 3rd Nephi when Jesus Christ visits the Americas, then he'll know it´s scripture." So I invited him to read that section and said he would. Saturday morning he called us and asked us if he could still go to church with us. OF COURSE! Then I asked him if he had read 3rd Nephi yet. He said he was reading another part the day before but that he was going to read it that day. Sunday morning we received a text from him saying that he got sick and wouldn't make it to church but that he had read 3rd Nephi and believes the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. I was doing the happy dance! We got ready for church and were waiting for the collectivo (bus) when we saw Gerardo running to the parrada (bus stop). I wsa shocked! He said that he miraculously felt better and rushed to meet us in the parrada before we left. What a miracle! And we met with him yesterday and he´s gone from 40 cigarettes to 7. We are working with him so that he can be baptized the 4th of May.
And we have ANOTHER investigator :) His name is Daniel and he's 26 years from Peru. HIs friend told us that we should meet him, so we did. He had listened to the missionaries before and has family who are members. He´s really receptive, he just has a LOT of questions, philosophical questions. But were working with him so that he can be baptized on the 11th of May.
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| The Congresso Gang - Love these people! |
Well tomorrow I officially kill my Grandma.... Don´t be so shocked! :P When your companion goes home, it´s called killing. Hermana Salazar trained my trainer so she´s my Grandma. She has finished her 18 months of serving and heads home tomorrow. It´s a bit sad but we´ve enjoyed our time together :) Sunday we had the farewell of all the missionaries ending their missions. All the missionaries and members who are able meet in San Fernando and each of the missionaries give their testimony and we watch a video of them and some of their converts. Then the Mission President speaks and we watch a video of his choosing. This time it was the video "He is Risen" which is about the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Afterwards everyone mingles and I saw some people from Congresso! My convert, Edgar, was there and he´s doing great. I told them they have to come to my farewell and Edgar asked when it was because he is planning on serving a mission next April! I just about burst into tears of joy right then and there. They also told me that Adrian is planning on going to the temple to do the baptism of his father. And SImon is studying a ton and shaved his face and has new clothes and looks like a new person. To see converts, especially those you've taught, progressing and continuing faithfully in the gospel is way better than the day of their baptism. That´s why I'm here! I´m not here just to baptize people. I´m here to help people better their lives by accepting the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. I really do have the best calling EVER! Well I love and miss you all!
Ciao!
Hermana Allison Scarlett
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