The subject line this week is entirely dedicated to my annoyance at the fact that they refuse to tell us what our changes are until tomorrow. I want to know what's going to happen! It's possible that I'll be hundreds of kilometers away in two days and I don't even know it! Also, everyone's really anxious to know what's going to happen this change, but, as I said, we will have no word on the matter until tomorrow, so none of you will have word until next week. Feel free to imagine for yourselves that I've been transferred to far off paradises or jungle adventures or that I'm staying and my companion will be Batman. Who knows!
This week we had a pretty good week with helping people out, but not as much fruits as I would've liked. Half of the Familia Ughelli-Ayala came to church, the mother, and one of the highschool age sons, and the little two year-old. That was wonderful. We also had our....... talk with the parents about the Law of Chastity and left them smiling thinking about on what date they would like to be married. The unfortunate thing is that if they don't have a date today, we're actually going to have to set one with them then and there, but I'm happy that they continue happy and willing to listen and progress in the Gospel. If I don't stay, I hope that Elder Panaifo does and gets to see them baptized.
We had a super great lesson with Bro. Benitez this week in which both the Ward Mission Leader (Hermano Gil, yes, those of you who speak Spanish, Gil really is his last name) and his assistant (Hermano Bustos) were present. Hermano Gil is a crazy Argentine and was super addicted to cigarettes, but now is going on 25 years since he gave up smoking and that was a big help to Bro. Benitez. That was so awesome! But...... They didn't come to church I don't know why still, but I will find out.
Last night, the last lesson was so epic! This week, we found an inactive Sister by way of a super awesome Brother here, Brother César Fernandez (his name is Julio César and we play with that a lot). She has an awesome testimony, but has been inhibited her entire life by her once abusive husband. She says that he's now calmed down a lot, so we're hoping that things happen. Anways, we had our second lesson with her last night, and her fully grown son was there too, and so we started to talk with him and find out what his history with God and the Church is and he was actually a really good guy. So, we shift gears and decide to share with him the lesson of the Restoration, because that'll help his mom out as well, and it was super awesome. He didn't really get where we were going at first, but accepted it all as truth because we backed it all up with the Bible, and then we got to the Great Apostasy and he, as a Catholic, started to think about things. And then he was a little lost thinking about where the truth was until we hit him hard with the Restoration and he was just overwhelmed. He was so happy. He literally asked us, "What can we do to let the world know about this?" That was my favorite question that I have ever been asked by an investigator. And so, we'll be seeing more of him.... Or maybe not. I hate not knowing if I'm staying or not..... :(
But, that was this week! The work goes on and I keep fighting to find and teach and bring people to the waters of baptism, or the warm re-welcome into the active membership of the Church. Elder Panaifo has become a fully finished and furbished Elder ready for his next challenge and we shall see what becometh of him in the future. My other "son," Elder Gallegos fares well and is working hard, so we keep on.
Have an amazing week!
Love,
Elder Harris
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