Tour of Buenos Aires for P-day today, lots of pictures!
Anyway, this week I
wanted to focus on the progress of the recent converts here in Palermo,
and in the miracle we received at the end of the week, after working
our tails off, going to the doctor, going to the police, going
practically to Porta Madero etc!
Anderson: Gave us referrals and accompanied us!
Daiana: She's already halfway done with Mosiah! Also sharing the gospel with all of her friends and going to accompany us.
Carlitos:
half paralyzed, he is reading the Book of Mormon every day and read out loud with us! We also decorated his room with pictures of Christ
which he loved:)
Zuleika and Lautaro: Upon
giving each of them a couple pass along cards and asking them who we
could invite they left the house and started inviting the entire street!
The primary was FULL of little friends the next day!
Funny comments of the week;)
"It's cuz I'm short and stout!"
"But hamburgers don't have babies!" (Don't ask...)
"It's cuz I'm brown!"
"It touched the butt!" (Yes, this is a Nemo reference;)
After
a long week of searching and not finding investigators, Ayelen, a member
who's preparing to serve a mission, accompanied us. We were in the
middle of our daily plans when she turned to me and said that she felt
that we needed to visit Hermana Saverry. I didn't think much of it at
first, as Hermana Saverry is an active sister in the church. I didn't
see how visiting her would help us find people to bring to church the
following day. I short of shrugged the suggestion off until she told me
again that she felt we needed to visit Hermana Saverry immediately. The
second time I couldn't deny that the spirit was working with us, and we
went immediately to Hermana Saverry.
Upon entering we found ourselves
visiting with the hermana and her husband. We were having a good
conversation regarding the Book of Mormon when Hermana Saverry's
daughter entered the room with her friend Delia. I didn't think anything
of it, and certainly didn't recognize this as our great miracle of the
week. As Delia started talking and sharing that she was going through a
hard time as her son had died just 3 months before I felt prompted to
tell her that her son was alright and promise her that she Would see him
again. We then started teaching her a little about the church. My
companion gifted her a Book of Mormon and gave her the direction to
church, to which she said she would love to go! When Hermana Saverry
bore her testimony regarding the church and the Book of Mormon Delia
started to cry as the spirit bore testimony to her that what we were all
sharing is what she had been looking for for 3 months. Man did we leave
pumped! And all for follow the prompting of Ayelen. If we hadn't
listened to such a simple prompting we wouldn't have received the
miracle that God had waiting for us.
Mallory wishing her dad Happy Birthday!
The next day, Sunday,
Delia came to church! After the meetings we went up to her and I told
my comp to set the baptismal date with her. Hermana Cuevas did an
excellent job and Delia accepted a date for the 15th of November! VAMOS!
It IS worth it to follow the small promptings we receive. To trust in the spirit. And more than anything, to have FAITH.
Hermana Dickson
ALSO...
a challenge for those who want to take this on! We had the chance as a
mission to meet with President Gonzalez of the seventy this week. He
taught us about the importance of increasing our faith and talked a lot
about the importance of the Book of Mormon in this goal. I personally,
after hearing him speak, set the goal to read and finish the Book of Mormon focusing on the faith before going home. I'm going to read the
Book of Mormon in 48 days, what I had left 2 or 3 days earlier! The
challenge: Those who can or want to, read it with me, looking for the
faith!
Write me with your comments on what YOU find on faith.
Love you all!
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