BIG WEEK

It was a great week here and sounds like a pretty crazy one back at home too. My mail was flooded this week. If I didn’t get to your email this week, sorry, I will try to get to it the next week. 

So, this week was great here, too. For starts, this week I tried leading the sector.  Which meant I had the phone. I made the calls citas (appointments) all that fun stuff. It was a great experience for sure. Learning to understand Spanish over the phone, is hard for sure. Over all though it was not bad. Me and my comp work pretty evenly, so even with me ´´leading´´ the sector it was a lot the same. Just a little easier to not have to ask to call someone. 

Our investigators are kind of split. Some are doing great and some not so well. First off, we got to meet with Jacob this week. We have been out of contact with him for a while and it was so great to see him. He told us that he really wants a new job so that he can come to church again on Sundays. Also he told us about how he had to stand up and defend his delfies with his uncle. His uncle came to him one day and started telling him how we are not his brothers and how we (me and my comp) are crazy and Jacob defended us saying that we where brothers in Christ and in the church(so true). Then when his uncle tried to tell him that he is crazy and that Christ died and doesn´t live, he stood up for what he believes and told him that Christ does live. We were not there for any of this, he told us about it later. I was so surprised at his testimony and his firmness. He never ceases to surprise me with his testimony. After that we talked to him about the word of wisdom. He had a bit of a problem understanding why no coffee and tea, but we told him to pray and ask for a confirmation. Which I know he will do. Honestly, the only thing that is holding Jacob back is his work. And me and my comp are really praying he can find a new job.

Margarita and Andréa’s are doing really good. They have been receiving all kinds of strength and support from the ward. It’s amazing. The ward is falling in love with them and everyone wants to have family home evenings or do activities with them. More than anything else I know the love that the ward is showing, is going to be what carries them thought this conversion process.

For Carlos things have been rough. He couldn’t make it to church this Sunday and then our appointment with him fell as well. He had a baptism planned for this Saturday but now it looks like we are going to have to wait and let him devolpe more of a testimony of the church. What we really need is to get him infused in this ward. That’s what we are going to try and do. 

Wow like I said it was such a good week this week and a crazy day for emails. I wish you all the best and that you all have a very merry Christmas 

-Elder Harrison