This week was amazing! we taught 21 lessons! :) The Valencia family is progressing decently. They didn't come to church, but we did read scriptures with them and we got the mom to pray for the first time while we were there. So that is always good! JR and Monica (part of the Valencia family) are doing okay. They could be moving along better if they would stop stupid habits and come to church on Sunday, Satan is so lame! Why is it so hard for people to just come to church? You don't even have to come for the full three hours. The first hour is most important. It can be very frustrating when you are trying to get people to keep commitments or to just keep the commandments in general. The 4th commandment is Thou shalt keep the Sabbath day holy. Modern revelation states that this means going to church and rendering service to your fellow saints.
I can now see how this is like being a parent.
"Okay, now Bobby, don't go out in the street because if you do, you might get hit by a car, and I want you to be safe." "Don't you want to be safe?"
"Yeah, I want to be safe"
"Great now stay in the yard and play nicely, can you do that?"
"Yeah, I can"
"Okay, I trust you, now go be safe and have fun."
Then immediately after you get done explaining everything, Bobby looks around and runs out into the street again. Now isn't that frustrating? YEAH.. Yeah it freaking is. Sometimes God's children do the same thing. The difference is, sometimes they completely understand the consequences of their actions and other times they don't. But, either way if the doctrine is taught correctly, it should make sense. Anyway, sorry, I'm just a little unhappy about Satan's efforts to destroy everything that is good!
Other than that though, we did have a baptism :) Jennifer Anderson got baptized! It was a wonderful experience! We had our ward mission leader and his family perform a special musical number, "Come Thou Fount". It's such a beautiful song! After the baptism we had a fellowship dinner at some other members' home. It was a pot luck, so there was a lot of food to choose from. We had an investigator there (Yvonne and her son) and we even found a fellowshipper for her, someone to give her a ride to and from church. It all went pretty smoothly and we got to share an awesome spiritual thought. The spirit was really strong! It was that video by Jeffrey R Holland "Good things to come" It's really, really good. Then my companion and I shared some scriptures and some personal experiences. It was just great!
Our other investigator Lorretta is doing well! She is kind of old, so she has an excuse not to come to church, but she is progressing right along! She has been to church two times and she keeps reading the scriptures and has lots of questions :) She doesn't want to pick a baptismal date just yet, but she is moving in a steady forward direction.
This ward is great, they are supportive and our ward mission leader is amazing. So, the work should continue to roll right along! The longer I am here, the more trust I gain and the better things are going. That is great! :)
Love you all!
Have a great week!
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