With this week, I have no complaints, I was sick on Friday again but still no complaints.
I will run through the highlights
This Saturday we had a baptism! His name is Kevin, hes turning 14 this Wednesday, and he is a 100% future missionary! He was a golden investigator for sure. We legit started teaching him like 3 weeks ago. For 3 weeks he went to seminary every day, even institute. he went to church every week. When he got baptized, he stood right up and bore his testimony. And started to cry during it because he said he could feel the Holy Ghost so strong in his heart. It was such a great moment. Then for his confirmation, he showed up in a suit, with a white shirt, and the tie that we had given him! And he was confirmed in the Aaronic priesthood!!It was just so great to see all of that. It was fun and all but for me, the best part was thinking about who he can and will become. He is a convert for sure. He is fully converted. And I know that he will become a missionary. So he will also be able to go and teach people in his mission and baptize. His kids will as well. His converts in the mission will have kids and they will also be missionaries. It was just so great to think not only in the right now, but the eternal perspective.
Another great thing this week was that we got to go down to my first area for Pday!! We finally got permission for the APs and it was probably one of the best days of my mission. I honestly felt like I was going home to see my family.
I got to see my first convert who was a bit rebellious. He saw me and ran to me and gave me a hug. He told me that he was going to seminary and going to church!!! He still doesn't like going in a white shirt and tie but I gave him an extra plaque (name tag) that I always have with me in case I lose mine or forget it, and he said that he will put on his white shirt just to put on the plaque that I gave him with my name on it!
I got to see my second convert and she told me that she was preparing to go to the temple and that she was so proud of herself that she is paying her tithing!!!!! She called all of her kids out of school to come home and see me!! And she made us all baleadas!! It was so fun!!
I got to see my favorite family and hear that they are all so excited to go to church and go to seminary!! That the parents are going to finally get married!! That the dad is now going to church every week and reads the BOM every day and they do family home evenings in the house!! When I saw momma Sonya, she saw me and said hey elders, then turned around and then shot back around and screamed GARRRRYYYYYYYY!! It was soo funny!! And then her little kids saw me and came running out into the living room and all just jumped up onto me and gave me huge hugs including kisses on the cheeks and everything!! It was like seeing my family all over again. I went there every single day for 6 months. She gave me dinner, she took care of me when I was sick, and even talked to me when I was sad. She also said I speak better Spanish now. #goals
I was able to see that the little seeds that I dropped over a year ago are all growing into strong testimonies and strong families!!! I about cried with every person that I saw!!!!
Its like my favorite scripture says in DC 64:33 Be not weary, for you are in the well doing of a great work. And out of small things, proceed that which is great!!
It seemed to me like I didn't do much there, but now I see that the small things that I did, are now growing into great and important things
And another fun story that I loved is about this 16 year old who is really rebellious and kind of rude, his name is Rafael. He is a stubborn guy who only looks to the negative and is really rude to everyone. But for some reason, still goes to church. So I think he has a small testimony or just uses the free wifi. either way he goes!!!. But the thing is that I went to visit with the Young Mens pres. this week to visit him because he told me that he needed help with Rafael. He explained to me what was happening and I said, sure lets go. While there, he was really rude. like crazy rude to everyone. Said that he will never go to church because the youth are all bad and that he will never go to seminary because he doesn't want to wake up. And it was just full of a bad spirit. But before I left, I got the impression to ask him about his hobby which is contortionism. and he is actually like crazy good at it. He lit up and got half way happy. So we left on kind of bad terms but not too bad. Then a few days later on Sunday, we went back to ask why he didn't go to church. and I knew the plan was ask why, But instead of doing that, I immediately went and started asking him about contortionism and showed him that I could touch my toes because I was stretching all week to get better and make him proud. He even laughed and then proceeded to stick his knee behind his head... I told him it wasn't a competition and then started to awkwardly stretch and show him I could touch my toes again and he laughed again!. The Spirit just told me to love him. I realized that no one else did. not even Rafael, loved himself. So I just talked to him about him. And instead of asking why he didn't go, I just talked about him and we laughed and it was completely different and then a the very end, I invited him to church for the next week and said he will go!! Now I don't know if he will pay attention but that's the first step in the eternal view!!
Over all a great week!!
Another highlight was that we made intestine tacos with our land lord.... not as bad as you would think. Not as good as you would hope either hahaha
And you guys wonder why I get sick. because I'm eating dog food hahaha
I just feel so happy to be here in the mission!
I love you all!!!
Elder Garry
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