After our really disappointing week before the elders gave us each blessings (YAY FOR THE PRIESTHOOD!!) and we set some really good comp goals and GOT TO WORK. We decided to put a lot of faith in the Lord and we prayed and have set the goal for having a baptism on June 21st and now we are working hard and putting it all in the Lord´s hands, knowing He will provided people that are prepared for this date. And boy, has he been preparing them!
So L.., the woman whose house we skyped at and you met, she was baptized like almost 30 years ago, but after a few years she and her family went inactive. Her two oldest children, D.. and T.., were baptized, but her youngest, M.., was still too young when they went inactive. BUT since they were all sealed in the temple, all of the family is on the ward list. So fast forward until 3 years ago, L.. was going though hard times; her son had cancer, her daughter with a difficult pregancy, she had to have surgeries and the crisis started, and she realized that she had to go back to church. SO one Sunday, she just went and keeps coming back. Her husband is in the process of being rescued, but her children wanted NOTHING to do with the church. Until me and Hermana Blake came to Dos Hermanas. T.. and M.. both have one child each and we´ve just been friendshipping them, getting to know them and loving them. And then two weeks ago, separately, each of them asked if we could go over to their homes to teach them and their husbands English! So this week was the first time we went over and it was AWESOME! M.. knows almost nothign about the church and wants us to teach her from the very start and T.. is softening. THEN on Sunday, we are leaving Relief Society when our ward mission leader comes up to us and says, "M.. just came with her husband and baby. Go get them!" THEY CAME ON THEIR OWN TO CHURCH WITHOUT US EVEN FORMALLY INVITING THEM! I almost cried, it was the greatest miracle of this week! I have such a great feeling about this family, we are seeing so many miracles with them right now!
Update on L..: We taught her about the premortal existence on Sunday and she pointed to the picture of Christ on the folleto and says, "When I look at Jiji Christ, I feel warm." We asked her if she believed in Him and she said that she didn´t know, but that she would like to. She is progressing SO MUCH! She is actually really understanding things. The Lord is blessing us and her so much right now.
RANDOM THINGS
Things are going so much better. This week was a testimony to me of what a difference WHAT you focus on makes in the Lord´s work. Last week, we were so focused on getting the standards and the numbers and it ended really bad. But this week, we shifted our focus on finding the elect and helping others COME UNTO CHRIST and we saw such a difference. It just naturally happened that we had really good numbers and saw miracles and were able to set baptismal dates with people. I studied a lot about goal making in PMG this week and somethign that really touched me was this, "Goals reflect the desires of our hearts and our vision of what we can accomplish. Through goals and plans, our hopes are transformed into action. Goal setting and planning are acts of faith." I hadn´t ever thought of goal setting as an act of faith, its so true! President always talks about setting goals that burn within us and then working hard to accomplish them and it really is the only way to do it!
Speaking of P.., we finally got in to see him and his WHOLE family! It was my first time teaching an entire family! We watched the Restoration movie and I haven´t felt the spirit so strong in that movie before. It was really good. There is honestly such a special spirit teaching a family in their home. The gospel really does bless families!
I had to give a talk yesterday in church. They aksed me saturday if i could do it... and i gave a 15 minute long one... oops. its their fault for asking me last minute, i didn´t have time to cut it. hahaha the poor elder who spoke after me gave a 5 minute talk. So
My scripture foryou this week is 1 Corinthians 10:13, I love this because its so true. The Lord will NEVER give you more than you can bear. He knows us perfectly and understands our needs. I love this analogy: when you do cross stitch, the back is messy and sometimes you can kinda see the picture, but its not clear and you can´t see all of it. Thats the view that we are seeing of hte plan right now. But our FAther in Heaven sees the top, perfect view. He understands how each thread connects and makes us who He wants us to be.
I love you all os much!!
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