This
was an incredibly great week for Elder Iglesias and I! We had several
exciting things happen in our area and in our zone. First of all, one of
our super awesome recent converts in Retablo, Josefa Chavez, finished
up one year of being a member and was sealed to her husband on Thursday
and we there to witness it. Rafael was baptized on Saturday. I attended
the best Stake conference Ive ever been to on Sunday. And, last of all,
I'm leaving Retablo tomorrow to be a zone leader in Santa Isabel with
Elder Landero de Mexico.
So,
first of all, Elder Iglesias and I went to Hermana Josefa´s sealing on
Thursday and it was a super awesome experience. It was the second
sealing that Ive been to on my mission, but this one was a little
different. A year or two ago Josefas husband passed away, he never knew
the restored gospel, so as this past year has come and go, he was
baptized and confirmed in the temple, and on thursday, the time finally
came that they were able to be sealed for time and all eternity with two
of their daughters that had also passed away. It was a super spiritual
experience for every one there. She also asked me to be one of the
witnesses of her sealing and it was another testimony to me that
families really can be together forever if we make, keep, and honor our
covenants. Its only through covenants that we make with our Heavenly
Father that we can experience the power of the Atonement in our lives.
I'm so grateful for the temple, I really do know that its la Casa del
Señor.
Another
exciting thing that happened here in Retablo this past week was that
Rafael Araujo Prícipe was baptized! We've worked super hard with him
these last few weeks as hes prepared to be baptized. He was so ready to
be baptized and I know that hes going to make an awesome convert. Hes
going to be confirmed this week because on Sunday we had stake
conference. We taught him yesterday about the priesthood and temple work
and hes super excited to be a part of it and help his family become an
eternal family. I'll send some pictures of the baptism in another email
apart from this one.
Thirdly,
we had a killer stake conference on Sunday! The entire Stake Presidency
was reorganized so Elder Montoya and Elder Mestre from the Quorum of the
Seventy came to speak and announce the changes. Presidente Soto, the ex
stake president, was easily the best stake president that I've had on my
mission, he was so supportive with la obra misional. Im sure that the
new one, Presidente Romaní is also going to be awesome. But for me the
high light was Elder Hugo Montoya´s talk. It was out of the park! He
spoke about the importance of putting God first and keeping the Sabbath
day holy. He owns one the biggest tortilla factories in Mexico and he
spoke about how when the company started everyone asked him if he was
going to open it on Sundays, he always said no. His wife even asked him
if he would open on Sundays, but he said no. He promised her that the
Lord would bless them for it, and they were. It turned out that on
Saturdays, everyone bought double of tortillas because they were so
good and their company grew to be one of the biggest in Mexico. He used
many more examples to teach everyone this principle. It was very
impactful for me.
Sorry
for the long email, I know Mom loves it though. Just one more thing
though... I'm getting changed! Ive worked super hard here with Elder
Iglesias and were so united as a zone and in July were going to have so
much success, but I know the Lord does everything for a reason. I'm going
to be going to Santa Isabel with Elder Landero as a zone leader. Its
the biggest zone in the mission so I'm pretty excited to see what we can
do! Also, one of my best friends, Elder Dority, is going to take my spot
here in Retablo, he is going to do awesome with Elder Iglesias!
Well, that is all folks! Have a great week todos!
Elder Potter
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| Elder Bedoya, Elder Buckner, Elder Potter, and Elder Iglesias |
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| Elder Iglesias, Josefa Chavez, and I after her sealing. |
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| Rafael's Baptism |
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| Elder Potter and Rafael before his baptism |
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| Rafael and Elder Potter after baptism |
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| Elder Iglesias, Elder Potter and Hermano Yoyi . He has a company owned by the church that washes all of the missionaries clothes of 6 zones. He is a good friend of mine and is an awesome member of the church, he invited us to eat pizza with him after Rafael's baptism. |
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