Semana Santa!
That means "Holy Week." So instead of
just Easter, they have a whole week to celebrate it here because
Dominicans love holiday's. But Easter Sunday is the most important day
to them too. They don't hunt for eggs or have any American traditions
that I am used to, but it'll be interesting to see what they do and how
they celebrate it.
On Sunday we got 7 investigators and 2
less actives to church! We were way stoked about that. Ysidro has a date
for baptism on the 18th of April!
Empenitrez, unfortunately,
is never at her house much because she is often taking care of her sick
dad in another town. So it has been hard for her to progress, but her
desire is still there. So keep her in your prayers that she will start
to progress again and work towards baptism.
On Monday we had
an awesome lesson with a family who has been progressing for a little
while. Their name is Familia Colon and the mom of the family has such
strong faith. She is very Catholic, but loves talking with us. She
prayed about the book of Mormon to know if it is true, and she got an
answer and felt that it is. So she knows the Book of Mormon is true,
just is having a really hard time accepting that. The last lesson we had
with her and her family, we left and me and my companion could both
feel that there was tension. So we were worried she wasn't going to want
to continue with us. So we brought our bishop and his wife who are
awesome and we had such a great lesson about families and how families
are eternal. We read the proclamation to families and it was a perfect
lesson for them. I bore my testimony about families and talked about how
much joy my family and I have because of the gospel and it brought me
to tears as I realized, myself, how blessed I truly am to have such a
strong family and that we have the gospel in our lives. I testify that
families really are eternal and that the example and love of a mother
and father are essential. I am so thankful for the opportunity I have had
to participate in bringing the gospel into many families lives and even
help two families get married and baptized.
This
video attached is about Christ and Easter. I love this video for many
reasons. Not only is it filmed and shot so well with perfect cuts and
use of art, music, words, and emotion (obviously I took video production
in high school) But also and especially because it goes to show that
Christ really is our Savior. He really did suffer and die for each and
every one of us. He really is with us in every moment. He knows our
burdens. He knows our challenges. He knows our weaknesses. He knows us.
Because He suffered every pain and affliction possible. I know that He
really does live and that He really is with us every step of the way in
our lives. Words cannot explain my thankfulness to Him for that.
Have an amazing Easter filled with the love of Christ.
Elder Greer
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Aqui les dejo la foto de recuerdo de la conferencia de zonas de santiago con Elder Martinez Feliz dia :)
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| We learned how to pick and peal "Wan Dules" (Dominicanized Green Beans)
Lifted the load off the back of a tired and sick lady :)
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| Today we had a BBQ with the missionaries in my District. |
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