Bueno,
esta semana fue lo máximo! A lot has happened this week and Elder
Sandoval and I have been able to see a lot of miracles and the
conversion of many people. There are a lot of things that I want to talk
about today.
First
of all, Saturday was Juana and Jairo's baptism and it was an incredible
experience! We ended up doing a combined baptism with the Magnolias
Ward and the Spirit was definitely there testifying of the reality of
the covenant. Juana has made so many sacrifices to be a member of the
Church of Jesus Christ. The day of her baptism all of her brothers and
sisters tried convincing her not to get baptized but she was firm in her decision to follow the Savior. Her confirmation was also really great
on Sunday.
This
week we also had 8 of our investigators come to church, Elder Sandoval
and I have been working super hard and have turned into a good team.
So
last week I believe I wrote a little bit about Lady and Ruben, and about how awesome they are... well, they are even greater
than we thought! They came to church again this week by themselves and
Ruben was interviewed (Lady wasn't able to be interviewed because they
had to leave), but they have a baptismal date for the 6 of Febrero.
Also, they are already married! It is super, super, super strange to find a
family that is married here in Lima! We had a great lesson with them on
Tuesday about the Plan of Salvation. The Spirit was definitely there
testifying of what we were saying.
We
had an awesome experience on Saturday night as well. Our appointment
with Lady and Ruben had fallen through (which was really weird because
they are very punctual), and our plan B, C, and D had fallen through as
well, so we started contacting along the main road. We felt that we
should contact this man as we were approaching him and as we started
talking with him he told us that he had always wanted to talk with us
and was hoping that we would talk to him. It was really cool. And what
made it even cooler is that it just turned out to be Rubens older
brother! It was totally a miracle that we found him. We invited him to
church because it was getting late, and when we went to pick him up in
the morning he was ready and came! Sunday night we taught him and his
wife and 3 kids the Restoration and the Spirit was there super strong,
they felt it and we felt it. And guess what....they are also married! His
whole family is going to come to church this Sunday, were super excited
to start teaching them!
The
goal for the mission, or "la norma de excelencia", in our mission is to
have 8 progressing investigators, 4 people baptized and of the 4 that
are baptized there should be 2 families. Were very excited for Febrero
to start because we have the potential to do and "8/4/2". Hermana Hurd
and Hermana Aguilera also have the potential to do an "8/4/2" in
February.
There
was a ton of other great things that happened this week but if I write
it all right now this email will be 5 pages, so Ill have to tell you all
a little more next week!
¡Que tengan una buena semana!
Love,
Elder Potter
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| Juana and Jairo's Baptism |
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| Elder Potter and Jairo (Mom note: I think this is the cutest picture ever!) |
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| Elder Sandoval made this for breakfast - rice, fried egg, and fried platanos |
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