Dear home,
Happy Presidents' Day!
This was another cool week. I have to
say that the surprise visit to
the area from my dad was pretty cool!
Even though I didn't get to see
him, it was weird to think that he
was in one of the houses I visit
frequently.
Visiting with Mateo has been great.
He is doing super well and is
making a lot of progress. We take
Antonio on lessons to him sometimes
because they used to work together in
the same restaurant. Antonio
says he's seen him change a lot, that
it's almost like a different
person. Looks like the gospel truly
changes people!
Elder Stuart and I have been working
really well together. We have
been talking to a lot of people and
have been in tune pretty well. But
just like I noticed when I first got
here to this area, elder Stuart
pointed out that we get shut down a
lot more in this area than in
Pomona, east LA etc.. But it doesn't
really matter. Something I've
noticed is that it doesn't matter how
much we get shut down or told
off, the Lord provides miracles from
other places. I feel like I've
seen that a lot. He just asks that we
do our best, and He'll provide
the rest.
A perfect example of that is at
church. A former investigator came to
church for the first time in a long
time. She is the sister of one of
the members in our branch and had
been living with her brother for
almost a year. While she was living
with her brother she was
investigating and was progressing
pretty well. The only thing was that
she never got baptized and ended up
moving out. Then out of the blue
she came in on her own! She got to
church earlier than her brother
haha. The gospel principles class was
great for her too. We talked to
her afterwards and she said she felt
like she got some doubts resolved
and is really considering baptism!
Super cool. The only problem is
that she lives outside of the
mission... But either way, very cool.
And on top of that, it seems like the
more contacting and referrals we
give out, the more we get back. Some
may call it karma, but I believe
it is the grace of the lord Jesus
Christ.
Other than that, things have been
going well. I am really enjoying
Pasadena and all its richness. Love
you all!
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