I hardly even remembered it was Thanksgiving on Thursday!
I was giving thanks because we found a new family with one inactive
member and a bunch of people who want to improve and be closer to God!
I'm waiting to get my camera back from Elder Rojas along with his so I
can send you guys a few photos of the highlights this week. Anyway, do
you guys know about the El es la Dádiva Initiative? Ok, I mean He is the
Gift. It's going all December long, and on the 7th the Church is like
taking over YouTube with a bunch of stuff. They're working with the
missionaries to get a ton of contacting done, and we're giving some
videos to inactive members.
We moved two
families this week, both basically in the middle of the night. The one
yesterday was just because they happened to be moving, but the first
move of my mission was ugly. We moved a mother who decided to walk out
on her family. She didn't want to be with her husband anymore but her
children are staying with him because it's their home and their school
and everything. We just stood in the room while this woman said goodbye
and gave her parting advice to her crying children. I came to an
understanding of just how grateful I am for the life I've been given. I
was born into a family sealed for eternity with an understanding of the
importance of the Gospel. When I get home I know that I am looking for a
worthy and righteous eternal companion so that we can receive all of
the blessings of the Lord here on earth and afterwards. People here who
come to know of the truth are already the children of parents who never
married and live with different people, and perhaps married to people
who are more interested in the things of this world than anything else,
because 10, 20, 50 years ago they didn't know any better. I'm just so
grateful for what I have after really seeing what it's like for those
who didn't. In other news, however,
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| We Married a Family!!! The gentleman is Jose Louis, who is actually an inactive member, and his wife is Beatriz, who isn't a member but has more faith in the church than he does. We're going to baptize her and her daughter next week!! |
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| We Baptized!! Those two kids were in a better mood Sunday at their baptisms than they were when they're mom left. That's a start, right! We're hoping to get their older half brother and his Dad going to church more regularly so they can have some more support! |
We had a missionary Christmas Devotional!! Yeah we sang for an
hour and shared a bunch of videos and messages, closing with the He is
the Gift (El es La Dádiva) video. Very fun, very powerful. So many
missionaries! Don't think I can fit the picture in this email. If you
would really like it that's fine!
I'm short on time but please remind me next week to tell you more about Elder Rojas! He's really an interesting guy!!
Lots of Love!
Elder Wadman
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