Ok,
so this week we found a ton of new investigators, 12 :)
And, it is really hot, nearing
100 almost every day....... I am really hot, like all the time ;)
From the very first visit, we
are talking about Eternal families and the temple, and we are inviting people
to baptism as preparation to enter. It is having really good results :)
On Tuesday my District leader
came to work with me in my area, and we had a good day, for the most part. A
lot of walking and some very talkative investigators, but we able to get a fair
amount done :)
On Wednesday night a man came up
to us and told us that we had put an appointment with him to see him the next
day, and asked if it would be alright to change it to another day. We said of
course, because that NEVER happens. It was good to see that he really had the
interest to stop us and change the day so that he would be there. On our way to
that second appointment, we saw them (him and his wife) again in the Market.
They told us to come by at 8:00 instead of 6. Ok. That night we finally found
them: Aldo, his wife Ana, and their two kids Candi and Shiru (it’s Japanese).
It was a good visit, Aldo is really looking to find the truth, and Shiru his
son, who is 14, is an ´´I believe in science´´ guy, and has really
sophisticated questions. They said yes to baptism but didn’t feel ready
yet.
We were able to visit Aldo and
his son again yesterday Sunday and we had a really good lesson with him. We
taught the Restoration. He had read the pamphlet but only until the Great
Apostasy. He told us that he hadn’t known about that before. So, we talked
about that a little and taught about Joseph Smith. After reciting the first vision,
he paused and said, hey, that sound like Paul! And then a little later asked,
Wait, this really happened? We said: Sí. And then when we showed him the Book
of Mormon, he was dying to read it. We know that he felt something as we talked
about Joseph Smith, and we know he will read it. He just might have a few
trials with going to church for his job. But, it was a very spiritual lesson
:)
Then on Friday went to teach a
less active that we found in the market (We do lots of contacting there). She
is living with a non-member. We asked the question, What blessings could you
receive if you were to grow closed to God? Her answer was perfect; she said: an
eternal family. We were like, Yes! We taught about the temple, and that maybe
they still lack quite a few things to get there, but we promised them that if
they made the effort, that God would help them find the way (He has to divorce
his wife to get married with her so that he can be baptized). But, it was a
good lessons and it taught me that this message really is one of hope.
Well, those are the highlights
of the week.
This is probably the last week I
have with Elder Martinez. Transfers are this Sunday, so we will see if I will
finally get to train or not. I will have 2 transfers left; the same time it takes
to train a new missionary (3 months!). But we will see what happens. Elder
Martinez already has like 9 months here in this area, and it is his
first!
So, Hope all is well, you are in
my prayers, thanks for the support!
Love, Elder Redford
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