We started out this week with a phone call from Yampol. He is a boy that we had found in the carpeta de area, who had been dropped by the missionaries. We contacted him about 7 weeks ago with his family, but they had stopped contact with us. However, in this phone call we heard the voice of his mother begging us to come teach her son. Right now they are in a bit of a financial crisis. She is working every day all day from Monday to Sunday, but she just got let go and is searching for a new job. She says she´d like her son to be baptized and so we set an appointment. We went over and did a basic get to know you. He is 12 years old, but very intelligent. They immediately took out their BOM and Bible the moment that we arrived. Their scriptures were just filled with highlights and bookmarks. After talking for a bit we realized that with the past missionaries he has set a baptism date even though it did not go through. So, we did the baptismal interview just to see what he knew. Like I said, very intelligent! We had the chance to invite him to be baptized for the 4th of November, and ......HE ACCEPTED!!!!
Now, I want to just jump to yesterday at church. This week we have worked really hard to get people to church. In fact, we went a little overboard just to get rides and everything for them. Now I want to tell you guys the results!!!
We had Yampol and his mom come this last week and they came in with the ward mission leaders that bought them for us. After arriving, immediately after sitting down, they made eye contact with us and told the mission leader that he wanted to sit by the missionaries and then he ran over to sit by us!
Then, Blanca saw us. She is the person we are renting the apartment from. Very very nice lady and she has told us she wanted to come, and SHE DID!!! We got the help of a sister in our ward that is her friend to bring her! What was really cool is she said that she really liked all the services and wants to return. She also found out she has many other friends who also are members. Great moment to see her making connections!
Then, we had four other people come, two grandparents who weren´t too excited to be there haha. But also a young kid named Sostenes, and we actually have an appointment this week to visit him. He is there because he says that he wants to change who he is. I think that is awesome and he is also going to come to the English classes that I´m going to teach.
Now, Alfredo Lugo. He was on the streets and a member invited him to come with her to the church. From there, we took over and got to know him. He is in the middle of some family problems and is really looking for guidance and the gospel. He is very humble and kind and I also talked with him and put an appointment for him this week.
Our gospel principles class yesterday was so full. I´m not saying this to gloat. But to see our converts there, with family and the spirit in the room….well what can I say, there isn´t anything much better than to see families growing together in the house of our Lord and Savior.
Besides from this, we just has a fantastic zone activity. They had hamburgers and I ate them with lettuce, and after which we played basketball, soccer, and volleyball. I really got to know a lot more of the zone!
Also, we had two Elders stay with us last night. We had the zone activity and it was less time and less money to go there together. We played Uno, drank mate, which is really weird, and then put the beds together to fit us all. Hahah they are from Canada and Argentina, and it´s Elder Gunness and Elder Bolacio! Plus, it´s Elder Bolacios birthday today so we celebrated a bit!
But wow, what a great week, and if you want to know anything specifically let me know! I love you and send you all my prayers.
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