Hi there!
Things this week went pretty well.
Elder S and I got some super cool news yesterday! A few weeks ago I
wrote about how we were trying to open our mouths a little more and share the
gospel with people instead of just give out a card and be on our way. We
contacted a guy named Michael at the park. He's super cool, lives in
Louisville, and has a way cool accent because he's from the Caribbean. Well, we
found out that the elders in Louisville met with him, and that he committed to
be baptized next month! And they said that he really is so ready! So we are so
excited about that, and feel so good that we were acting on the contacting
challenge President had given us. We're seeing it in action!
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| The pretty park we contact a lot at. One day I'll serve in Louisville... one day. |
Aida came to church yesterday. That's
the fourth week straight! Because she grew up in communist Cuba, she really
knows nothing about religion. She totally feels the
Spirit as we read and as we go to church, so she knows that what we're sharing
is right. We are optimistic that she will be baptized in July. We're so excited
for her. Because we couldn't meet with her for several weeks, we gave her a
Book of Mormon and told her to read. It's been almost two months since we met
her, and she's already in 2 Nephi! In all my time in Versailles I never met
with anyone that made it that far, and I've only been here for 8 weeks. She is
so prepared for the gospel. :)
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| Looking sharp! (I'm not that much taller than Elder S, just looks like it here). |
We had an activity at the church on
Friday night called "Meet the Mormons." It was for members to bring
their nonmember friends to the church to see what we do and get to know us a
little better. We had a member from each auxiliary stand and talk for about 5
minutes about how their particular program helps members come closer to Christ
and progress personally. It was really really powerful, and I think that it was
a great way for people to get into the church building without being too
intimidated, and to hear what it is that we do all the time! And guess who came
-- Rodrigo and Esbida! They had dodged us and ditched out on appointments for
like, a week and a half, and we finally saw them and invited them to the
activity. It was so cool to see them come in! They seemed to like it, though
they didn't come to church the next day. But at least we got them in there to
see it, and they won't fear the unknown anymore. Plus, there were some great
members that speak Spanish that were so kind to them, and made a
real effort to chat with them. Our fingers are crossed they can get the
fire going again that they had when we first started teaching them.
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| Looking even better, haha! |
It's warming up a little, and
getting humid. I'm pretty unexcited about it, to say the least. I've never been
a very sweaty guy, but I think everyone out here is pretty sweaty in July and
August. Haha. Speaking of July and August, can y'all believe that June is half
over?! I can't. Time is moving so fast. Before you know it, I'll be at my year
mark! So. Weird.
Hmmmm... I don't think there's much
else to say. We're doing the best we can with what we've got. And we're looking
for more awesome people like Aida to bring to church and help them have the
awesomeness that is the gospel!
I hope y'all have a good week.
Thanks for everything!
Love,
Zac
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