This was a pretty busy week. We spent a lot of time getting
Rodrigo (Mónica's grandson) ready for baptism. On Friday when we were going to
have his interview he didn't want to talk to any of us. He was mad and didn't
want to tell us why. It took about an hour for him to agree to having the
interview. In the end he told me why he was mad. He said that he heard that I
might be leaving next week and he didn't want me to leave. In the end it all
turned out well and he was baptized.
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| Rodrigo's Baptism |
Ariel is pretty much awesome. We've now taught him
everything but the law of tithing and lesson 5 and he accepts everything. He's
got a firm testimony that the Book of Mormon is true, Joseph Smith was a
prophet, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the church of
God. It is so cool to see a 17-year old accept the word of wisdom and the law
of chastity so easily. The power of prayer is incredible. He will be getting
baptized this Sunday. Yesterday he invited two friends to church and they came,
Gonzalo and Tomás. They loved it and their parents are legitimately married, so
we're hoping to talk to them this week and be able to teach a complete family.
On Friday Elder Hansen, one of the other Elders in Pacheco,
called me and asked if I wanted to sing in a sacrament meeting with him. I said, "Sure," and he said, "Alright we're going to sing this Sunday." Well... okay. We
practiced a few times Saturday night and then sang "Tú me has dado muchas
bendiciones Dios" as a duet in Sacrament Meeting. It was the first time
I've sung in public in a long time and my legs were shaking pretty bad.
However, there were a few members crying and we received a lot of compliments
and a big hug from the ward mission leader, so I guess it went alright.
This week is going to be pretty great. On Saturday we will
be having a special Mission Conference with Elder D. Todd Christofferson, and
on Sunday we have Stake Conference. Guess who will be presiding? Elder
Christofferson. I will get to hear from him two days in a row. I'm so glad I'm
still in this stake for at least another week.
Next week will be transfers, so I will be writing on Tuesday
instead of Monday. I'm not really sure what will be happening, but I'm guessing
I'll probably be leaving the area because I've been here for 3 transfers and my
hijo has been here for 2 and knows the area. We'll see. I'll let you know next
week.
Que la fuerza les acompañe.
Love,
Elder John William Garrett
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| Me and my friend Mateo |
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