What a week!!! The work is catching fire here in Kerman! We started off with a solid zone conference where we got our new smartphones and trained how to use them! It's weird having a device again but so nice to not have to carry around so much in my bag and to have a ton of new resources! Definitely is going to push the work further! We saw a ton of progress in our investigators! We also had a miracle baptism!
We finally were able to meet with our investigator Aida this week on Wednesday and she said she didn't feel like it was the right time to be baptized anymore because her mom was really sick on her deathbed and said she needed to be with her. That night I started a fast and Elder Okolowitz and I prayed hard together and fasted all day tell we met with here right before dinner on Thursday and one of the first thing she tells us is her mom was stable again and she wanted to be baptized as long as she stays good!!! We then had a super awesome lesson and she said she was ready for the interview! We had to call president over for an emergency interview on Friday and then planned the baptism in 1 day! It was a bit tough but it ended up being a super awesome and spiritual baptism! When Aida arrived at the baptism she told us her mom started to get worse but she had faith that God wanted her to be baptized and would watch over her mom while she was away! She loved the baptism and looked so happy and felt the spirit so strong! Aida for sure is going to be a rock solid of a convert with her firm testimony of Christ and desire to build to lords kingdom!
Saturday morning we were biking around and we saw this lady sitting outside having a yard sale! She told us she used to be taught by missionaries but moved away and told us we could come teach her! So we set up an appointment and right as we were heading off I spotted a ping pong table in the corner of the garage, I ask how much and she said 20$ plus she'd deliver it to our apartment! A sweet two in one deal, Investigator and ping pong table!
Sunday I gave a talk in Sacrament Meeting and I got the talk Saturday night and it ended up being pretty good (At least that's what they tell me) and 12 min long! Before the mission I was a terrible public speaker but I think I'm finally getting used to it!
My favorite scripture comes from some of my favorite chapters in the Book of Mormon! 2nd Nephi 29:2 ...and my words shall hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, for a standard unto my people,...
And in the words of one of my favorite talks by Ezra Taft Benson in April 1975 explains:
Now, we have not been using the Book of Mormon as we should. Our homes are not as strong unless we are using it to bring our children to Christ. Our families may be corrupted by worldly trends and teachings unless we know how to use the book to expose and combat the falsehoods in socialism, organic evolution, rationalism, humanism, etc. Our missionaries are not as effective unless they are “hissing forth” with it. Social, ethical, cultural, or educational converts will not survive under the heat of the day unless their taproots go down to the fullness of the gospel which the Book of Mormon contains. Our Church classes are not as spirit-filled unless we hold it up as a standard. And our nation will continue to degenerate unless we read and heed the words of the God of this land, Jesus Christ, and quit building up and upholding the secret combinations which the Book of Mormon tells us proved the downfall of both previous American civilizations.
If your not reading it daily your being robbed of so many blessings and promises!
Have a great week!
Con Amor
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