Week 68 Buena Vista

Hey everyone! This week was really good. Despite being in the hospital for most of the week, the Lord provided as He always does. Do ya'll remember the Guerra family who was scared out of church because of the screaming lady from a few weeks ago? Well, we visited them on Friday and set them on date for the 23rd of Diciembre and they came to church on Sunday. Hermana Hilda Guerra wanted to leave an hour early, and as she left, the relief society literally took her by the arm and brought her back in there. It was either great or bad, but she stayed all 3 hours! Elder Rasmussen, since coming back from the hospital, has become a little bitter. I can't tell what it is or what I've done, but he's just always mad.    But aside from that, I love the Lord, He always provides and cares, and despite all that goes on, He is there, and His love is there. He wants to help still. My srudies have been based a lot on the Ensign and general conference talks. Something I learned was how much the Lord trusts us, how in His hands we all are, despite all that goes on in life. He already knows our situations. I love you all, and thanks for your prayers in my behalf.

Week 67 Buena Vista

Hey everyone! This week was a very interesting week. We had transfers, and my companion, Elder Rasmussen, was doing awesome. We worked hard and did what we could through the week, but my companion said he wasn't feeling well a few times, but then on Friday Elder Rasmussen said in the middle of the night, like 1 o'clock, "We have to call the nurse". He was finding blood when he went to the bathroom and had huge cramps, so we called her, and then President Layton, and he said we had to go to the hospital. We called the zone leaders and went on a 2 am trip to the emergency room. We waited there until about 5 in the morning, and he was diagnosed with colitis, or inflamation of the colon. But, the next day, things were even worse, and we made another trip to the emergency room, this time at 8 o'clock pm. We stayed there until 6 o'clock am when they took him into his own room. And he stayed there. I switched off with other elders in my district watching him, and he stayed today Monday as well. The doctors believe he has Crohn's disease, so they're going to do a colonoscopy tonight on him to find details. My companion is only 2 transfers out and having a super hard time. Please keep him in your prayers. When President Layton came by yesterday, there were members who came to visit who were leaving just as he came in. He thanked them, walked in, and after greeting us and assessing the situation, said probably 5 times, "I love the latin people. They are the best." We're still not sure what's going to happen to Elder Rasmussen, and he is having a really hard time right now, so keep him in your prayers please. I love you all, and have a great week!

Week 66 Buena Vista

Hey everyone! How is everything going? This week was a pretty good week. It was the last full week of my companion elder Ruiz. This week we went by the Guerra family, and they weren't home all week, but Saturday night we needed a ride, so we called a member to pick us up, and as we waited we saw the Guerra family walking down the street. We started to talk to them, and invited them to church, and they said they couldn't make it, that they'd be busy. It seems like this will be a process for us. Little by little. But it was a good week overall. On Friday Elder Ruiz went to the Temple, and I got to lead District Meeting! It was fun. I was with Elder Moran, an elder working in Mcfarland. We had a good time, and got some good work done. One lady we walked by said "you got until I'm done with my cigarette to share the message" after we offered to teach her the restoration. The Lord puts people in your path when you take a minute to pray.

   Today we needed to find a quarter so we could do laundry. We remembered a general conference talk where the man found a nickel after he prayed for it so he could have a chicken leg. So we decided to do so. We began praying. And walking down the street. We asked people and kept walking, and eventually found a quarter-sized coin. I picked it up and found that it was a Chuckie-Cheeze coin. It's easier to find a quarter than a Chuckie-Cheeze coin... I was like "Ah, come on!" But when we got to the car we realized that right now, we have chuckie cheeze faith, not a full quarter's worth of faith. So this transfer we shall get a quarter faith. 

Quote from a member "Que viva la suegra! Pero que viva lejos!"

Week 65 Buena Vista

 

Hey everyone, I hope your week was awesome as mine. This week we had a church tour with the familia Guerra, and they came to church! It was kind of sad because we had an amazing and spiritual tour, but when they came the next day, it was testimony meeting, and this woman got up and started screaming "SI NO CREAN ESTAS COSAS.......... MALDICIONES Y TRISTEZA SEAN SOBRE LOS QUE NO CREAN!!!" and screamed out all of her sins to the bishop about drinking alcohol and drugs. Kids started crying and running away, and the bishop didn't want to be rude and stop her........ Needless to say, the Guerra family was like, "It's getting late. We need to go grocery shopping." And left. The Hernandez family, though, stayed for all of sacrament meeting and said they couldn't stay for the rest. But We are going to go by and fix it. So that was a Buena Vista sacrament meeting haha. 

We had many busy days where we tried to fit in many things in small sections of time, but we were just running ourselves crazy especially since we have bikes. But we 

In my studies, from Alma 21:5-11, we learn the following:

   Vs. 7 Share and ask for beliefs about a doctrine, (very specific).

   Vs. 8 Listen to response

   Vs. 9 Open the scriptures to testify of doctrine and expund.

   Vs. 10-11 As you expound, if they're prepared they'll listen, and if not they won't and you can try again. 

   Also, there is a member who moved here to change his less-active life, got a job in the fields where he can have time to work with the missionaries, and said in tears "It feels so good to know the Spirit is working through me". 

   He came to pick up the Guerra family for the church tour, and no one was there. So he left and went to his car, but last minute decided to turn around and saw them coming out after him. The next day for church, no answer at the door until he was at the car and felt he should turn and he saw them coming. 

I have seen the Lord's merciful hand over and over and over and over again. 

I love you all, and I hope you have a great week!

-- Elder Daniel Jacob Sant--

"Go and Do"