Buenas Dias!
This
week was a great week. It was a week of miracles, success, craziness,
and happiness. There must be many people praying for us, because this
week was a complete opposite of the last week. I went from being inanimate and upset, to happy and encouraged. I thank everyone for
their prayers and fasts because the prayers were answered.
This
week we encountered two new investigators, M, and P. They
both have baptismal dates and both attended church this last Sunday!
M
is the grandson of the lady that we talked to in the street. His family
is inactive but wants him to get baptized. After talking with him and
becoming his friend he wants to be baptized as well. He is awesome! He
is 9 years old and likes to talk about God and Jesus. He attended Church
this Sunday and is going to be baptized the 12 of April (I am probably
not going to be here because it is after changes but Oh well, I am
happy for him). His family came to church as well so they are
reactivating into the ward which is super awesome!
P
is a 52 year old man who is married to an inactive woman. They were a
reference from a member. She told us that we were going to eat lunch
with them instead of with her. We ate lunch in their house (with the
member) and then gave him a blessing of health. Then they asked us to
share a scripture, so I decided to have a full blown lesson and he
accepted the invitation to listen to the lessons. After a lesson with
him he accepted the baptismal date of the 29th of march (I'm most likely
not going to be here for his baptism either, but I helped him get
started which makes me feel good). He came to church this Sunday as well
with his wife which is awesome.
This
week we finally saw results from all of our work! We had 108 people
attend church which is 20 more than last week! It is the highest
attendance we have ever had!
This week we also had some crazy events happen.
1. Saving cats...
This
week we were walking by the church and heard meowing. Normally that
would be pretty normal but it came from a water drain in the church that
is blocked off by a huge grate. We decided to investigate to see what
was up. We entered the premises and moved the grate, and as we
suspected, somehow a cat had gotten stuck in the water drain hole (about
8 feet deep). Being the lover of cats that I am (NOT) i had the desire
to leave it there, but I decided it needed help. So I climbed down into
the whole, spent 5 minutes gaining the trust of the cat (Lots of
experience with investigators ;) ) and then carried the cat out of the
hole. So now I can add saving cats from water drains to my list of
things I never thought I would do in my mission.
2. Dancing to help a sister with depression
This
week while visiting a member she said that her sister (A less active)
Needed help because she was suffering from a depression attack (Feeling
super sad) so we decided to pass by to share a motivational scripture.
When we got there her husband wasn't home so we couldn't go inside, so we
started talking in the door. I was doing everything I could to make her
laugh and was having great success, but I decided that she needed to die
laughing, so I started to talk about dancing and how I cant dance. She
didn't believe that i was bad at dancing because of my personality, so I
decided to show her. I dropped every single cheesy dance move that I
have (The Lawn mower, The shopping cart, The shopping cart with mom, The
sprinkler, The credit Cards, The shower) and every goofy move that you
can do. After dancing in her doorway (and getting lots of crazy looks
from people walking by) We left her smiling and crying from laughing so
hard. I felt so good knowing that we had helped her feel happy. Don't
worry, the next day we shared scriptures and had a lesson with her so
we helped her spiritually as well ;)
3. La Verguenza! (The shame/Embarrassment!)
This
week while doing contacts in the street I decided to contact two ladies
walking together. The sun was really bright so I couldn't see well and I
asked them if they were sisters or friends. After an awkward silence
one of the ladies said... She is my mother in law... After another
couple awkward seconds my compañion said "ooooohhhh" and I was so
embarrassed! I turned around, walked away 3 steps and said loudly "UHHH
LA VERGUENZA!" Then walked back. They thought that was funny so we
talked some more. In the end they didn't want to share with us, But I
learned not to use that question any more ha ha :)
Also
this week was interesting because WE FOUND THE CATHOLIC FAMILY! One day
we passed by their house again and there weren't any dogs and the
apartment seemed a little different. She answered the door and said she
couldn't share in that moment but could share on the weekends like she
had told us in the contact. And that she had been waiting for our visit 2
months ago. Apparently we had been going to the wrong apartment for 2
months!! Both are labeled as apartment 40 and we were going to the
wrong one. It gave me hope that they want to share with us. We will see
this week! :)
This
week I finished reading the Book of Mormon in Spanish and had the
opportunity to pray to receive and answer if the Book of Mormon is true
or not. I prayed multiple days and didn't receive a strong burning
feeling like I did the first time I asked, but when I was reading the
Book of Mormon I received my answer. I had a thought and a feeling, "You
know this book is true, you have read it and tested its teachings,
right now you are happy and successful because you have followed its
teachings, it is true." It may not have been the big spiritual answer
that most people wait for, but it was an answer for me. I know the Book
of Mormon is true. I know it is inspired of God and that it will guide
us in his path and never lead us astray. I know this church is truly
the Church of Jesus Christ and that through his grace and our obedience
we can live forever with our families in His presence.
That was my week! Thank you all for your prayers and support. I love you all!
Stay Golden!
Elder Nielson
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