Our Bishop is incredible here! He’s
really felt the fire of missionary work! There is a school of soccer that uses
our cancha (court?) to practice, and Bishop went and invited the head coach and
his family to church. They showed up yesterday! They couldn’t stay because of
another commitment but Bishop took them on a tour of the chapel and they said
they would come next week!! He’s been talking to more of the parents too and
inviting them! We are going to start teaching English classes for the parents
during the practices and expose them a little more.
Also, last week was Stake Conference
and a member from another ward gave us a referral of a friend who lives in our
area. We called her, Carmen, and told her about the times of church because she
wanted to come. She showed up, too!! Just in time for Gospel Principles and
Sacrament Meeting (the order is reversed in this ward). She said that it was
all so pretty (the people call everything pretty, I love it!) The theme of
Sacrament meeting was seminary and afterwards Carmen asked what it was and said
she wanted to bring her daughters! And she wants to come next week to the
General Women’s Broadcast!! Also, Rosaura, 14, last week asked me for a Book of
Mormon to give to her friend at school. Yesterday she told me that her friend
and her whole family want to come to church!! Who’s got the power?? THE
MEMBERS HAVE GOT THE POWER!!!! :)
Also, we have been visiting Eduardo,
18, who is essentially the adopted son of a Brother in the ward. He had been a
little shy of commitments before so we dropped him, but last week we picked him
back up and we gave him a baptismal date for the 6th of April. But then we
thought that that was way too far away so we went and changed it to the 29th of
March, and he said he wasn’t sure if he felt ready for that. Later that day the
Brother called and told us that he had talked with Eduardo and he was
confirming the baptism of Eduardo on the 29th of March!!! The best phone call I’ve
ever received in the mission!!! But then yesterday there was an emergency in
the family and a granddaughter is in the hospital so we might actually be scheduling
it for the 6th but we’ll see what happens. Missionaries don’t baptize-- members
do!!!! So, who can you invite?
Tim Puente is leaving already?! Wow
time flies!! We are going to watch conference in our building because it’s bigger
that the Stake Center! This chapel is gigantic!! I’ll take lots of pictures!
I hope you have the best week and
remember the example of the Savior! He admonished us to do as He did, and He
never gives a commandment that we cannot complete! Remember the last
commandment He gave to His apostles: love one another! It is my testimony that
is every person in the world embraced this simple commandment, we would have no
problems! NO hunger, no poor, no wars, no disputations, nothing but peace and
happiness!! IT´S TRUE!!!! Love comes back! So give it freely!!!
Love you!!!
Hermana Arntsen
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