Dear
Family and Friends,
Thanks
for all the letters! This week was interesting because Elder Arias and I
weren't in the area very much due to all the traveling we did. I had some great
experiences though doing splits with two younger missionaries in Olavarrìa and
being able to spend the day helping them and working in their area. It was
interesting because in the mission, I focus so much on progression
and becoming better. So the neat experience was being with them
and seeing a huge contrast.
On
Saturday, our investigator, Nelida Isabel Bolaño was baptized! Our recent
convert, Hector, received the Priesthood a few weeks back and has been passing
the Sacrament in church each week. So we asked him to baptize Nelida seeing as
now, having the Priesthood power and authority of God, he can do that. And we
found Nelida because he sent us by her house! So it was a great experience for
the both of them.
This
week in my studies, I really enjoyed the teachings and testimony of Abinadi (I
have no idea how to spell that in English anymore, I think that's right) that
are found in Mosiah 11 through 17 in the Book of Mormon. He explains a lot
of doctrine about the Law of Moses and bares an amazing testimony of the Savior
and His role in fulfilling the Law of Moses and bringing salvation to the
children of men. I have also been studying in Preach My Gospel about the
key role of the Book of Mormon in the conversion of a person to the
Restored Gospel and about the powerful witness it bares of Jesus Christ.
So read it because it's true!
This
week we have 3 people that could be baptized if all goes well! They are Vicente
Mesias and his grandson Jonathan Castro. Vicente is having struggles quitting
smoking but if he manages to do so for several days, he and Jonathan will get
baptized on Saturday. The other is this 14 year old kid we found named Juan
Gimenez. He is a STUD! He's super awesome. He is reading the Book of Mormon and
is in 1 Nephi. He has come to church twice now so pray for him, and the others,
so they can get baptized!
Have
a great week!
-Elder Ryan Garrison
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