Hmmmmmmm we had a really fantastic week!
Veronica is quiting smoking, we presented her with a really sweet calender made by my dear friend Elder Martinez, in which she will quit smoking a cigarette a day for 10 days, until she isn´t smoking a single one! We have a real dandy dinner/FHE planned in which we will cook for her when she quits.
Her daughters are also progressing remarkably well, especially Valentina. She was very excited to show us her anotations, her revelation from Ether 12. The family is now reading a chapter a day, specially selected by God through our prayers just for them. It´s been a huge blessing to have Elder Güeto and Elder Martinez teaching her and her family, and we realized that this trio opens many doors to the amount of times we can teach her. She commented last night that she really feels the truth of the Book of Mormon, by the peace that is in her home only when we are there. 5 minutes after we leave, it seems that they have some sort of argument and it leaves, but while we are there, the peace of the spirit is undeniable, which is very comforting;) The Holy Ghost really is the true teacher.
I played paty cake with her 5 year old daughter, Isidora last night. After she sung a song in English;) Valentina and Veronica will be baptized the 4th of August, Genesis and the rest have yet to accept. Please keep praying for all of them, that they can make an effort to study the BoM every every every day! And for Veronica during those hard times when she wants to smoke!
In church we talked a lot about fasting, and they are actually going to fast with us this coming Sunday!
Dad, Family, have any advice for them?!
Fransisca is always progressing very well. She is 15 years old and super bold. She volunteered to clean the church with the young women this past saturday morning at 10:00, we were pretty impressed with her! Yesterday she actually didn´t make it to church for a personal commitment or something, but is reading, praying, and studying the scriptures daily. She´ll be baptized the 28th of July!
Our new mission President and his wifte, the Barreiros, are amazing! We got to meet them this past Saturday in the morning in a leadership meeting. They Brazilian, but have been living in Miami for a while. They have 3ish kids studying at BYU, he´s 48, as is she (I think...haha). President Barreiros talks with a thick brazilian accent, which is awesome, speaking spanish incredibly well for something like 4 weeks in total! We shared our testimonies with them, the spirit was incredibly strong throughout the room, they really are exactly what our mission needs right now:)! There is so so much power in a testimony! They passed around the iPad that we´ll use as missionares in give or take 6 months.
Yesterday we did a special fast. I didn´t have very much cash in my wallet, but donated what there was the my fast offering. Later that day, I knew we had to give a bautismal interview to someone, and we´d probably need to take a taxi or something. Well, God blessed us so much. Brother Montesino from the ward drove us to the interview, and after the interview a Brother not only drove us home, but gave a lunch as well, (we ate a lasagna caserole dish, but with spaghetti, and soup and salad to start) which was a blessing given that our lunch appointment had fallen through for that day due to complications with the voting here! God is blessing us so much, in material (lunch, car ride, etc.) but more than anything in meeting our goals, in unity, in the spirit. I know that as we fast and give generously in fast offerings, God will open doors, make conections, lend a hand in so so many ways, seen and unseen!
Today we played soccer on a turf field in the morning! (Indoor size). It was blast, I´m pretty sure team hogwarts triumfed!
I don´t know why I´ve adopted the habit of doing these smilelies, but hey, it´s all good.
Love you all! Thanks for your letters, stories etc. Last night I dreamt we went to alaska on a hiking adventure as a family, with Elder Tait!
Elder Tasso!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment