Okay,
So this week we had a baptism! Claudia Noemì
Vargas got baptized. Elder Forbes and I had found her about a month ago. But in
reality we contacted her in the street I think my first week here in the area.
After teaching her for the first time, we taught her almost every day for a
whole month. She had her interview this week when the missionaries from Pedro
Luro came in for District Meeting on Wednesday and on Saturday she was
baptized. I'd send pictures but this computer doesn't have a SD card drive. The
baptism went great, too. Marcelo Roldàn went to the baptism and so did the
Rebolledo family that we are teaching.
We showed the Restoration movie while Claudia changed after being baptized and the following day in church in Gospel Principles class, Marcelo said that he had felt that it was true as he watched the movie. He and his wife Daniela are doing great. They had a trial on Saturday because they live day to day using money that Marcelo goes and makes each morning. Saturday morning however, his bike wheel popped and he couldn't go and work so he told he wouldn't be able to go to church on Sunday because if he did, they wouldn't have money to eat so instead he would need to go and work. We prayed and started the lesson and I asked Marcelo what a commandment is and why God gives us commandments. He responded well saying that it is something that God wants us to do and that they protect us from spiritual and physical harm. Then we helped them see that the commandments aren't just a sometimes thing. They are given to us so that we live them always. We challenged them to put their faith in the Lord and go to church anyway, promising that the Lord would provide. Miraculously they did so.
The whole time they were in church with us, I could see the stress in Marcelo's eyes and the Spirit kept driving me to ask the leaders to help them. So we talked to our ward mission leader, explained that we had challenged them to put their faith in the Lord and come to church without worrying. He simply said, "We must be the means by which the Lord will bless them." He made some calls and he and his family took some food over to Marcelo and Daniela. They were more than grateful and are constantly strengthening their conversion both socially and doctrinally.
As for the Rebolledo family, Luciano`s records already came in so now he just needs to be interviewed to receive the Aaronic Priesthood and he can then baptize Mariana his wife. That could all happen super quickly but they are going on vacation so we'll have to wait a little. They'll be back soon though and she will surely be baptized by the end of the month.
We are also teaching this woman named Alejandra Contreras that has some mental sicknesses but is proving quite faithful and firm in her decision to come to church. My companion and I feel bad for her because it doesn't look like her problems have existed since birth but rather are a result of abuse. Regardless, two weeks in a row now she has come to church, participated, and we have been teaching her almost daily and she always makes it to our appointments. She is progressing well and as we continue to see a strong enough commitment for us to organize a baptismal service, we will do so.
Thank you for your support, letters and prayers!! Pray for these people!!
Chau,
Elder Garrison
We showed the Restoration movie while Claudia changed after being baptized and the following day in church in Gospel Principles class, Marcelo said that he had felt that it was true as he watched the movie. He and his wife Daniela are doing great. They had a trial on Saturday because they live day to day using money that Marcelo goes and makes each morning. Saturday morning however, his bike wheel popped and he couldn't go and work so he told he wouldn't be able to go to church on Sunday because if he did, they wouldn't have money to eat so instead he would need to go and work. We prayed and started the lesson and I asked Marcelo what a commandment is and why God gives us commandments. He responded well saying that it is something that God wants us to do and that they protect us from spiritual and physical harm. Then we helped them see that the commandments aren't just a sometimes thing. They are given to us so that we live them always. We challenged them to put their faith in the Lord and go to church anyway, promising that the Lord would provide. Miraculously they did so.
The whole time they were in church with us, I could see the stress in Marcelo's eyes and the Spirit kept driving me to ask the leaders to help them. So we talked to our ward mission leader, explained that we had challenged them to put their faith in the Lord and come to church without worrying. He simply said, "We must be the means by which the Lord will bless them." He made some calls and he and his family took some food over to Marcelo and Daniela. They were more than grateful and are constantly strengthening their conversion both socially and doctrinally.
As for the Rebolledo family, Luciano`s records already came in so now he just needs to be interviewed to receive the Aaronic Priesthood and he can then baptize Mariana his wife. That could all happen super quickly but they are going on vacation so we'll have to wait a little. They'll be back soon though and she will surely be baptized by the end of the month.
We are also teaching this woman named Alejandra Contreras that has some mental sicknesses but is proving quite faithful and firm in her decision to come to church. My companion and I feel bad for her because it doesn't look like her problems have existed since birth but rather are a result of abuse. Regardless, two weeks in a row now she has come to church, participated, and we have been teaching her almost daily and she always makes it to our appointments. She is progressing well and as we continue to see a strong enough commitment for us to organize a baptismal service, we will do so.
Thank you for your support, letters and prayers!! Pray for these people!!
Chau,
Elder Garrison
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