March 20th, 2017
Another week,
another P-day, boy, time sure does fly, huh?
Life is good as
usual up here in the North. It's weird to think I have only 3 more weeks up
here with my Bleu. It feels like I just got here a couple of days ago. It's
pretty mind blowing...
This week was
nice and solid, I'd say. We were able to get our ami, Annie to come to church
again this last Sunday and she enjoyed it again. Understanding her life
situation lets us know that the gospel can help her so much. She's super
worried all the time and is worried about her loved ones who've passed away,
and we're so certain that this path is hers to take. She's still a little
apprehensive about committing to just our church, but we know that with time
and spiritual experiences, she'll make the right decision.
We finally met
with Sylvain again and man, the guy is so cool. Apparently, he was a super
progressing ami back in the day and would come to church slot and had a
baptismal date and all, but little by little the priorities got out of placed
and after some time the missionaries stopped meeting with him for a while. Now,
however, his soul is humbled and he wants to make the change. We're working on making
coming to church a priority and the law of chastity, but we feel great about
him.
A couple days
ago we went porting and this dude opens the door and was very happy to see us.
He's studied the church a little bit and likes what he sees. He's been taught
by missionaries in the past and really wants us to come over again. Go figure!
We also ported
in to this other really nice guy who's very religious but doesn't have a
church. He gladly chatted with us and is down for another visit. So we'll see
how that goes.
Just a little
thought: Lately I've been thinking about how for us missionaries, it's required
to have faith. Believing miracles can happen. If not, then why the heck are we
even here? We need to rely on God and have faith that we will se success.
"Behold, I
say unto you that whoso believeth in Christ, doubting nothing, whatsoever he
shall ask the father in the name of Christ it shall be granted him; and this
promise is unto all, even the ends of the earth." -Moroni 9:21
Love,
Elder Aburto
