So
as you can read from this email, this week was crazy, but awesome! We were able
to contact a bit more and help some other investigators get their baptismal
date back on track! This week has been great, the Lord always blesses
us.
So
something that was crazy this week was transfers. I am staying with my comp,
but as zone leaders we have to make sure that everyone gets to their areas safely. We had an Elder who came from the jungle and was coming to Girardot with
a new missionary for the first time and while they were opening the area, they
had no way to get to their apartment and they didn't have a cell phone. Due to
unfortunate circumstances, they decided to leave the bus early and we couldn't
get in contact with the other Elders to go pick them up. So at 12 o clock at night we had to get up and call a member to take us to Melgar, a town
about 40 minutes away. In this town, there isn't a train station and so we
had no idea where the Elders were. We had to run to pick up a taxi, go to his
house, go to Melgar, and then we couldn't find the Elders. We were freaking out! But then we decided to go back to Girardot and go check the other missionaries
house. Fortunately, at 2 in the morning, we found them in another missionaries
house. So we found them! The Lord really blessed us that we didn't lose them.
This week was good because the members talked with our investigators and invitee them to church. After a few weeks of having very few people in the church, we finally had people come which was a
miracle! We were able to find some amazing people who want to come to
church. And if all goes well, the brother of Felix who got baptized two months ago
should get baptized in two weeks. We are having a great time and trying to
focus on planning better to help people progress.
A cool experience this week was with Luis, our convert of three weeks. He is super
excited to go to the Temple this week and yesterday we were trying to help him find names to take to the Temple. HE was calling all of his family members, asking them for the dates
of his brothers that died, and then he would say "We have to baptize mom and
dad. They need these blessings and you guys too. Do you want the missionaries
to pass by your house? He has given us about ten references of his friends all
over Colombia. YEAH, that's my convert! He's a better missionary than me. I am so
grateful to know him.
This
week I was having a little trouble feeling the spirit but I heard something in
church that inspired me, "Dios bendice a los que luchen", or "God blesses those
who fight!" This is so true! Although we have our faults, God loves us and is
happy when we fight to improve, to change. It is our desire that matters and
he always helps us.
Que Dios los bendiga (have a great week).
I love you.
Elder
Parson
if
you have seen this shot in white collar, the first counselor in our branch is
an amazing pool player and can do the same
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| Colombian food -- bird and crocodile. |
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| Leaving at 12:00 at night to find the lost missionaries. |
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| If you have seen this shot in "White Collar", the first counselor in our branch is an amazing pool player and can do the same. |
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| Playing pool. |
