So
this week was awesome because Jose y Sonia got baptized!!!!!!!!! It was so
awesome that after about 3 months of working with them, they were finally able
to take this awesome step. It was such an awesome baptism, we had about 40
people from the ward there and they bought Jose y Sonia a cake and soda.
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| Sonia and Jose's Baptism. April 8, 2017. Neiva, Colombia |
It was
really cool after their baptism that they were able to bear their testimonies
and they simply said: "This gospel has brought us peace." The Church's hashtag
this season de pascua, or Easter, is "#PrinceofPeace", which is exactly what we
get when we live the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am so grateful for this gospel
and the joy it brings, especially when we live its precepts. It was amazing to
see that this gospel really had changed Jose and Sonia. When I first found them on my second day here in Neiva, they had a lot of problems within their relationship and a lot of debt. Once they decided to live the gospel and to keep the
commandments, their relationship improved, he was able to find a better job and
they are a lot happier. I am so grateful for this moment my Heavenly Father has
given me.
Another
thing awesome about this week is that we had training with Presidente
Baquierzo! This guy is such a stud. I learn so much from him every single
conference. I love one thing he said "The reason we stress and talk so much
about obedience is because when we are obedient we receive more light, we receive more joy, and we
become more like Christ." I can testify of this. Although I am not perfectly
obedient, when I give my all to be obedient, I receive more knowledge and I receive more joy.
This
week we have also been teaching Danilo, a referral, and he is awesome. He is
already reading 2 Nephi and loves the Book of Mormon. He still doesn't have his
answer if he should be baptized so please keep him in your prayers.
I love you guys with all my heart. Thank you for your awesome examples and have a
wonderful day!
Elder
Parson
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| Elder Cuellar -- Zone Leader |
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| Elder Palma -- Zone Leader |
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| Sunday School Class in Neiva |
