Week 69 - Buena Vista

 

Hey everyone, this week we went by Brandon, and we had the plan of setting him on date, but the Spirit dictated otherwise. We planned on showing him the Temples and Families pamphlet, but we instead read Alma 50. In the chapter we read where it says that the promise is that when we follow God, we are prospered in the land, but when we disobey Him, we are cut off from His presence. He told us that he saw that there were so many churches and he wasn't sure how to find what was true. We explained the Joseph Smith's experience with that when he was his age, and we said that to find the truth he would have to act by reading, praying, coming to church, and then ask God continually if the conclusion he's reached is true. He came to church, was an hour late, but he came still.    Probably one of the most stressful parts of missionary work is getting everyone rides. We have to get investigators and less-actives and members all rides to church and find the way to do that.

   We went by the Guerra family and taught the 10 commandments. We brought an hermano from church. He was our first thought, and before we asked him to come out with us, we considered the fact that he doesn't have almost any money, and the last time we went with him he had to get gas and just put like 5 dollars worth of gas in it, all that he had. We thought, "It's probably best not to." but then we thought of all the possible blessings he'd receive from coming out with us, so we asked him, and he came on his low gas in the truck, and we had a great lesson. Hilda Guerra, who almost never talks or participates, was excited as ever because they were both Peruvian, and lived in the same area of the city! They became good friends right off. 

  My companion is a lot happier now. He just changed. We have learned a lot, especially in language study. 

  I learned in my studies that from Alma 58 the Lord keeps us continually in His presence when we are keeping His commandments. It says that if we don't keep the commandments we will be cut off from His presence, but that when we do He keeps us in it. We are as close to God that we can be in daily life when we keep His commandments, we are in essence in His presence. 

   In district meeting we practiced using the Families and Temples pamphlet to teach the plan of Salvation. It really teaches it in a way that only shows the clear, pure doctrines and blessings of the Plan. 

   I love you all, and thanks for everything you do!!!!