A cool miracle from this week:
About
2 months ago when I went on a division with Elder Jara in our zone, we
contacted a young guy by the name of A. He was cool and we had a
good conversation. He gave us his contact information and we tried to go
back that week but we weren't able. Turns out we weren't able to visit
him for about a month and a half because we never found him at home, he
never answered his phone, etc. Anyways, I still kept trying with
Laurentino. Then a few weeks ago we had a lesson with him and it went
really well and he seemed pretty excited to read the BofM. Then again,
we lost contact. However, yesterday, we decided to pass by and we met
with him and his mom and younger sister!! It was sweet because his mom,
D and his sister, F, were AWESOME! We had a sick lesson and
we have a return visit for this Saturday.
D said she also wanted her other daughter, A, to get to know
us so we are really, really excited because she could also be a new
investigator :D Anyways, it was an answer to prayer and I believe they
could be our next baptisms after R, O, and M :)
Another cool thing from this week was a lesson we were able to have with C and Y last night.
We've been talking A LOT about the lesson of the Restoration with them
because it is just SO HARD for C to grasp... We explain it as
simple as possible with scriptures and everything but it's just HARD for
him, haha, to put it simply! Anyways, when we were there Y said
that she just couldn't keep it in any longer, but that for a few weeks
she has been feeling the spirit when she prays, reads, and is with us
and that she KNOWS and received another CONFIRMATION that the church is
true and that Joseph Smith is a prophet! It was awesome because she has
also had lots of doubts. Now we just gotta work more with C and
help him soften his heart. But it was a really cool experience and it
just let me know that it's the feeling, nothing us, that helps us change
and feel a surety that these things are true!
Another
cool visit we had this week was with O and M. We set back
their date for the 21st just because it's going to take a bit more time
to teach them all the lessons. They both love church, they love reading
the BofM, they pray, the love FHE, and they are excited for their
baptism. O says she wants to feel a bit more prepared and she feels
like praying and asking forgiveness will help here with that! I thought
it was awesome and she is definitely going to be baptized on the 21st
along with her daughter :D THEY ARE FABULOUS, a true example of a
miracle in one family!
Another absolute
miracle from this week was R and P. This week they
got married!!!!! Sort of. Haha, so weird thing about Chile, when you get
married you go twice. One time to sign the paperwork, swear in, etc.
And then the next part they do all the formal stuff (dress up, kiss,
whatever). So, technically, according to Chile, they are married! We are
so stoked. P. was ordained a Priest yesterday and called to be the
Young Men's Secretary :D I was so stoked! Also, in a visit we had with
them last night,
R. stated CLEARLY that she is going to be baptized and that she
is looking forward to it. Yesterday she got up and ran around waking
everybody up and getting them ready for church :D I'm so very happy for
them!
I'm really enjoying being with my
companion! He's so awesome, I love him a lot :) Hahaha, he's trying to
practice English and so when he says something and I start laughing and I
tell him what he said, he just laughs. He's such a good sport about it
all and he's just helping me out a ton! Anyways, things are going really
good here! I really love this sector and I'm trying to learn a bit more Portuguese! I can say a prayer in Portuguese, so we'll see how much I
can get down before going back home. Haha, I'd like to study Portuguese
too, since Elder Laurentino wants me to visit Brazil one day (not to
mention it wouldn't be bad for work if I knew a bit).
Anyways,
take care everybody! I love you all, you're amazing! I love this work,
I'm working hard, I love the scriptures and I think it is just the
greatest experience ever being out here. I think it's gonna be a bit
hard to go home.
Love,
Elder Bushman
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