This week was difficult at parts, but ended with such a great blessings.
First off, we had a couple of extra hours in the pension for some knee pain and some more sickness, but luckily, Elder Crist got better, so we were able to get everything ready for the baptisms.
After staying inside for so long, it really got to me. Personally, I hate staying indoors. I always have. Anyways, being inside for so long made me feel super sad, which really piled up.
After we finally left, we went to Elias and Flavia´s house, and it was official, they have lost all interest. The lesson went poorly and they have lost all the excitement that they had about the gospel before, which really was hard to see. We explained to them that we won't be able to keep passing by, which was hard to accept after leaving the house.
The hard feelings followed me until the morning, and I woke up feeling pretty sad. However, I pulled out a piece of paper, and started to fill it out with my blessings again, and, like always, it pulled me out of the hole that I was in. Gratitude really is a principle of power!
So, on Thursday, it was a really interesting day. I was sitting, studying, and suddenly, I had the most random thought of baptismal records. Had to be revelation. I realized that we never had President sign the baptismal record, meaning that Gabriela couldn't be baptized. I like freaked, but then we ended up sending it with a missionary on his way to Mendoza, and if we were 1 hour later, Gabriela wouldn´t have been able to be baptized. The Lord really watches over us.
Then, on Thursday, we went over to the Familia Sosa´s house to see how they were doing (The Family that Dropped us like 2 weeks ago). Belem opened the door, and was super happy to see us. She said that they were just talking about us, and that they were saying that they wanted us to start coming back! And, she said that they have a ¨Regalito¨ for us, so we are really curious as to what that is.
Then, Saturday!
We were at the church for a long time, filling up the baptismal font, which of course broke, so we had to fill it with buckets. It took a while, but hey, it worked!
The baptism went so well. The program before was so beautiful, and a missionary choir sang ¨Grande Eres Tú,¨ which is Gabriela´s favorite hymn. Everything was so amazing, and the Spirit was getting stronger and stronger.
Then, came the baptism. It was such an incredible experience. I got to baptize Gabriela, and she was just BEAMING as she came out of the water. It was such a beautiful experience, and the Spirit was strong.
Then, Elder Crist got to baptize Juan. He did a great job, and Juan seemed like he was going to explode with joy. It was such a blessing to see.
Following all that, we changed our clothes, and then Gabriela and Juan bore their testimonies. Gabriela gave a really powerful testimony of the divinity of the Book of Mormon and how it has changed her life, and Juan talked about the immense joy that he felt after waiting for 11 years to be able to be baptized. It truly is amazing to see the joy that the gospel brings to the lifes of all of God´s children.
On Sunday, we got to confirm them, and it was amazing. We could feel the power of the Holy Ghost so strongly surging through our bodies as we confirmed Juan and Gabriela. The bishop then invited them to share their testimonies again, and they both talked about the joy that they felt and that they feel like they are starting over. It was incredible.
Funny
I was speaking in English on the phone, and I said that I was doing ¨Muy good.¨ It was really weird.
Last week, I talked about the really gross grapefruit juice. Well, we had like 2 Liters of the stuff, and, I, being me, had to pull a prank, so I took it to the District Meeting. The missionaries liked it about as much as we did. It was especially fun warning the gringos in the room about it in English, and watching the Latins´ faces when they ate it hahaha.
This week, we saw first hand the joy and the hope that the gospel brings. This is the true church of Jesus Christ in the World, and there is no other Gospel that can bring such joy.
He Lives and Loves Us!
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