Enrique's still progressing, but right now he's the only
one. Well, and Georgina, really she's totally ready but like I said, marriages
are really hard here. Got to keep looking for people to teach! If you want to
add in the Serena Alejandro family to your prayers ( a family we found last
week), that they'll feel the desire to go to church and get baptized, that
couldn't hurt. They're a "golden" family, situationally at least, and
they're really nice, but we need to see if they can find a desire to progress.
If not, we're going to have to drop them and keep looking, and that would break
my heart. But, that's what happens sometimes when people use their agency. I
also know that I can't even imagine how God feels when that happens, if I feel
like that after just meeting them and teaching a couple of lessons. I
"stand all amazed," at times, not just at the love that God has for
me, but also for the trust He puts in His missionaries. How many times do we as
missionaries, or we as members of His church, disappoint Him with what we do,
or what we don't do? I really want to be worthy of that kind of trust, both as
a missionary and in whatever other kind of... "mayordomía" (can't
remember how that one translates...) that He gives me, not just in the Church
but in life as well. In missionary work, the salvation of souls is at stake.
And actually, in life as well. Every member a missionary.
So yeah. This week's been mostly looking for people to
teach, and fighting to retain those we have. Quote of the week: We found a
family when we were out contacting, and at first the dad, an older gentleman,
told us firmly that he was Catholic and there was no point in talking with him.
We chatted briefly about the message, though, and he let us in to talk with
him, his wife, and his daughter-in-law. We talked about the Restoration and
shared the First Vision, and then asked them what they were feeling. The
daughter-in-law said, "I don't know, I feel kind of a peaceful, calm
feeling, really strongly. Is that what you were talking about?" "Yeah,
it is." And then the señor, completely seriously: "Does the Pope
know about this? I mean, about Joseph Smith and everything?" I was
almost literally speechless. I think I managed to choke out something about how
it was probable that somebody had shared it with him, but that I wasn't sure.
The truth is, I don't know what I said. I was trying super hard not to laugh.
Ah, sorry, I don't have anything else to say. Here are some
pictures of wacky fruit. The first one's called maracuyá, and even though it
looks really disgusting, it tastes really good. I made a fruit smoothie.
The
second one's called "baina" (I think that's spelled
right), and it looks like a snap pea the size of my forearm. Inside, there are
seeds with a cotton-like covering that you eat. It tastes super sweet, but it
really is the consistency of wet cotton.
We also eat a lot of mango.
That's all, folks!
Élder Rob Weatherford
His dad says it looks like a giant centipede!
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