This week has been great! We have been doing a bunch of Family Home Evenings and they are helping the people so much! I love doing Family Home Evenings and it always brings everyone together and we all are able to have a good time talking, sharing, feeling the spirit, talking about wholesome things, strengthening our testimonies, and having fun.
Yesterday
we had a ward conference and a couple weeks ago all the organizations
of the church put goals of how many people we could get in the church
for the conference. All of us invited everyone we could and everyone did
extra visits so that we could reach our goals. My companion and I put a
goal of having at least 20 less active members and investigators
combined. We ended up getting 17 so we didn't quite reach the goal, but
came super close and are way happy with it. We did all we could. In this
conference, they changed the bishop who has been bishop for like 10
years! So its gonna be way weird! But I am sure Bishop is going to be
able to relax finally, haha.
We
had a Talent Show this week and everyone basically did airbands. It was
really fun. We and the sister missionaries in my ward did a little skit
to start off the night. It was fun.
The
sisters had a baptism this week! His name is Andy and he is super
prepared and has a way strong testimony! I met him the first time before
he started coming to church. Me and my last companion were walking in
the road and he said something in English to us, so I started talking to
him and figured out that he lives in the sisters area. He was an old
investigator of the sisters but didn't progress that much. But started to
progress a ton with the sisters that are here now. I interviewed him
for baptism to see if he was ready and he seriously was/is so ready! He
has a great testimony and we are all way excited for him! I told him
that he has to go on a mission! He is 19 and would be a great missionary!
So
on to Nidio Luna... He has been progressing so much and been coming to
all the activities and everything. But on Saturday after the baptism, we
got to his house with a return missionary, married member and Nidio was
just full of doubts. Every possible doubt he could have, he has. We
explained everything, but I think that with him, he is never going to be
able to accept the restored gospel without an undeniable answer. And
we are trying so hard for him to receive an answer, but I think as
of right now he is too doubtful and looking for the faults rather than
opening his heart and really preparing himself to receive an answer. Answers don't simply just come, Heavenly Father wants us to express and
show lots of faith and do our part. We have to pray with real intent,
study the scriptures, go to church and try our best to obey the
commandments. If we do those things we WILL get answers to all our
questions. It is His promise. But we have to be willing to do our part
and search and listen and be patient and know that sometimes it doesn't
come right away. Faith comes after the trial. Ether 12:6
Well,
we will be having another baptism this weekend for our investigator
Yodainis! Super stoked! I want Elder Rauda to baptize him so he can have
his first ever baptism! He is a son of a recent convert and only is 8
years old, but he is super excited and ready for his big day.
We
should have 3 more baptisms next week if they are ready! Pray that they
will be so I can be here for them!! Our prayers are being answered and
we are seeing success!!
It
is insane that I am almost outta time here! I am super thankful for how
busy we are so I don't even have time to think about the fact that I
only have a couple weeks left! But I am super excited and happy that all
is going well.
Love you guys!!
Elder Greer
These pics are of people I visited today in my last area, Pueblo Nuevo. It was so good to see them all again!
Andy's baptism!
The
pic of the boys and us: They are all brothers and we have a baptism
date for them all on the 9th of July! When we took this picture, their
mom was crying with happiness. She said that the 9th is the most
important day and is very excited for them! They all want to serve
missions! At church yesterday, the ward leaders gave them all ties to
wear and to have.
A little fun bridge we have to cross sometimes.
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