Well people. This week has been pretty DANG good. I would
give it a 10!
We have been teaching a lot of people and having quite a bit
of fun too.
I’ll list really quick
the few people that we are teaching right now.
Pablo (obviously), Juliana, Jesus, Olga, Cesilia, Sandra,
Marta, Dora, Andres, Monica, Oscar, and Hector.
So we are teaching a lot of people, and quite a few of them
are progressing really well! I’m actually
super happy with everything that is happening here in Hernandarias right now! I’m loving the area and especially loving all of
the people we are teaching. They are all such great people and I’m coming to love them more and more everytime we
meet with them. It’s so much fun! I love the
mission!!
Yesterday for Easter we had a great time in the church. Even
though there weren’t too many people, 10 to
be exact (4 members and 4 investigadores, plus Elder Casamona and I) it was
great and the Spirit was very strong. Honestly, it used to be a little
embarrassing to bring people to church and have very few people there. But I
have come to really believe in the Spirit and the power it has in the
conversion of our investigadores.
For example. Yesterday Jesus came to church with us. (I’ll be sure to get a picture with them this week
don’t worry) He is a great guy and has
progressed so much since we met him. He really didn’t have too much interest in
the church when we first started teaching him and Olga. But now, he is very
excited and VERY willing to be baptized. In fact, we taught him a little about
the Temple this week and gave him the pamphlet that teaches all about the
Temple. Jesus read the entire thing! And he is already planning to go to the
Temple and get sealed to Olga and his son, Nazareno. Yesterday, during church,
we were talking about fasting, and he leans over to me and asks in all but a
whisper "and what is fasting??" it was so funny!! So after the lesson
we taught him a little about fasting. When we were saying goodbye to everyone,
one of the members said "yeah, we have to go and eat. I’m super
hungry!", and Jesus said "Eat?? No, we have to start the fast!"
It is a real miracle to see the change that Jesus has had in the past few
weeks. We are happy for him and to see just how happy he is!
Also, with the Hermano Cristian and his wife, Fabiana. We
met with them this week and talked to get them a bit more and share a few
things to help them. First of all, we talked about how the family is very
important to God and how everything we do in the church is for our personal
progression, but just as important is how it blesses the family. We asked them
if they had ever gone to the temple and they hadn’t, but were very interested
in setting a goal to go as soon as possible. They are really great and have so
much energy and excitement to get back to church, which our group is really
needing right now to help everyone feel better and more excited and energized
in church. Also, they have 3 sons and none of them are baptized! Cristian and
Fabiana even mentioned wanting their sons to be baptized (if they chose to do
so) after seeing their parents' example in attending the church and reading the
scriptures and everything. Holy cow! It’s so amazing what is happening to them
and their family. I’m so happy for them and the changes they want to
make.
Alright, so life is all good here. But I hope that you are
all doing well and having fun in all that you do.
Also, I kinda almost forgot to say HAPPY EASTER! I love the
message that Easter brings. Christ was resurrected! He lives! Christ overcame
death, which means each of us can too. He suffered for our sins. His atonement
means that I/we are loved and of value. Because of Him we can have hope and joy
and families can be together forever! A quote I read this week by Dieter F.
Uchtdorf: “On Easter Sunday we celebrate the most long-awaited and glorious
event in the history of the world. It is the day that changed everything. On that day, my life changed. Your life
changed. The destiny of all God’s children changed.” I love that I have the opportunity
to share this knowledge, every single day.
It was an Easter much different than the ones we have back
home, but it was very special and I loved it all. I will never forget the
Easter of 2019!
Love you all!
Chau
Elder Haley
Lunch with Pablo
Pizza made over fire with Jesus and Olga
My watch broke so now I have to walk around with this terrible tan line
Pday with Elder Casamona
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