Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Week 28- Feb.17, 2014-Lincoln Hights- East L.A.- Arroyo Ward



Dear everyone, 
 So, where do I begin this week... This past week was the iPad rollout, so everyone in your mission has an iPad now. A general authority came down the first day to see how we do and all that. He made a really interesting comment that hit us. He said that God not only gave the revelation to give us these iPads to be more efficient missionaries, but to help us change more. 

Now that sounds kinda weird at first, how can having an iPad help us change more by the time we get home? He told us to think of how we used to use devices back home, just for useless stuff and browsing limitlessly. But now that we have these restrictions on these iPads we are free. We know how to better use "wordly" devices for good. So when we go back home, it won't be such a big shock on how we use electronics AND we will know how to use it for good. So it's pretty cool how there is more than meets the eye with these new iPads.
  
Recently we have been praying a lot for potential priesthood holders still, and I have found that God has a pretty good sense of humor. Not too long ago we found two households full of women... The good thing is that they are prepared, the not so good thing is that we still need men hahah. But we are still working on that and hopeful for the future. 

We have found some really prepared people recently. The Lord is truly hastening his work. A member family from El Salvador, invited us to dinner with their neighbor this past Friday. And that neighbor, 22 year old Leslie, came to church! Now what's the big deal about her coming to church? That happens all the time, right? Well Leslie is a young mom and that Sunday morning she didn't get back home from work until 4 in the morning.... Pretty impressive! And she is already having great spiritual experiences, she told us about how she prayed in hopes that her boyfriend would change and help her (he walked out) and an hour later she got a text from him saying how he realized that he's being dumb and wants to change. Yay! 

We went out on splits, I went with a member and Elders B. and C. stayed together and they found a super awesome lady on the street who said she has been reading the Book of Mormon since she was 17! ( she is now about 50) and every time she has seen us she said her heart pounds hard calling out to her to talk to us. Apparently she is pretty high up in the ranks of the Catholic Church, but she said she feels like this is where God wants her. AND she's married, so it looks like the husband could be a great potential priesthood holder. So we will see what happens there. 

 Time has been flying by so fast I can barely keep up. It's crazy. But I love it! Anyone who is on the fence about going on mission needs to jump over and do it. I love you all!

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