Elder Benjamin Michael Conover Mission Blog : Week 91: Miracle After Miracle!

Hey Everyone!

This week was an awesome one! We saw some serious progress in the work, and the hand of the Lord in our lives!

First off, on Monday, we got to do an Asado (Argentine Barbeque), and it was awesome! I got to cook it, and we did about 11 pounds of meat. It was so good haha!

During the week, we saw a ton of miracles. and the Lord blessed us immensely. Last week, I talked about the Familia Godoy, and how we had found a really good family. On Monday, we got to teach them again, and we taught them about the Restoration. It was a wonderful lesson, and Lourdes, the Mom, got emotional as we talked about Joseph Smith and bore our testimonies that he was a prophet of God. They committed to read the Book of Mormon and pray about it!

Saturday, we were able to teach them again, and we took a member of the ward. We got to teach them about the Plan of Salvation, and they loved it, and told us that they were learning so many things that they had never heard before. We were so excited, and the spirit was so strong while we were teaching. We then got to talk about the blessing of Eternal Families, and weaved that into the importance of finding the truth. Then, we invited them to be baptized, and they accepted a baptismal date for the 10th of June! We are so excited!

This week, we stopped a woman in the street named Valeria. As we talked to her, we began testifying of the reality of modern day prophets. She was really intrigued, and then we started talking about the importance to pray to know if it is true. She was so hooked, and it seemed like she was about to cry. The spirit was so strong, and then two days later, we went over to her house, and got to teach her outside her house. When we got there, she had already read the entire Restoration pamphlet, and she told us that she loved it. Then, we explained the Book of Mormon, and testified that Jesus Christ came to the Americas. She loved it, and when we gave her the Book of Mormon, she couldnt stop thanking us. It was so amazing!

Finally, yesterday at church, we were SO blessed, and the Familia Godoy came to church, along with 5 other investigators!! We were so excited! The Lord blessed us so incredibly!

Funny

This week, I woke up at 5:30 (we wake up and start the day at 7:00), and I saw that my companion got up to use the bathroom. Because it was still dark, I decided to pull a prank on my comp.

So, I jumped out of bed, stuffed my pillow underneath my sleeping bag, and then jumped over my comp´s bed, and laid down on the floor between his bed and the wall. I then put my hood on, so he wouldn´t see me, and then waited. I saw the light turn off, and I tried to hide really well. Then, he came in, laid down, pulled his blankets over himself, without noticing me.

As he got comfortable and began to relax again, I threw my arm over the bed, and grabbed his chest. The then started yelling like crazy, and throwing his arms and legs everywhere. It was so so funny. I layed back down in my bed after laughing for a while on the floor, and still couldnt stop laughing for a while haha

I love you all so much! I am so grateful for the mission and the experiences the Lord has given me here. It is SO hard, but so worth it, and the Lord ALWAYS delivers us!

Elder Conover