Helloooooo Familia!
This
has been a lovely week here in Laguna Hills....except the fact that it
is soooo coold! Okay, it's no Utah, but as a missionary and wearing
skirts everyday with no tights and walking everywhere....it's gets
pretty chilly! And I only brought a raincoat! So needless to say I need
to buy some winter apparel asap.
We've
had some miracles this week and they have been awesome! We picked up 2
new kids as investigators. They are 12 and 13 years old and we are
teaching their mom, Iris, too. The kids came to church with us on
Sunday and they really liked it! They already have a baptismal date set
for the 30th of November:) Iris said she wants to be baptized too...but
she says that it's too soon for her...so we are going to keep working
with her and prep her for baptism and hopefully she'll decide to be
baptized with her kids on that day too!
We
also have been teaching this man named Enot. He's about 47ish and was
kind of a little pill the first time I met him 2 weeks ago, not gonna
lie. We struggled a lot with him because he didn't want to commit to
come to church or to a baptismal date. We finally got him to pray
about being baptized...but he kept saying he hadn't received an answer
yet. So, last Thursday we had the most POWERFUL lesson! It was sooooo
soo sweet and the Spirit was SO strong! We were just as bold as bold
can be and told him that God was answering his prayers! he was expecting
his answer to some in some form of a dream...but we helped him see that
God is giving him so many answers telling him that he needs to be
baptized. I don't even know what else we said, but the Spirit was there
and he commited to be baptized on the 24th of this month! Miracle!!!!
And then we just saw him this morning too and man, when we saw him- you
could just tell that he had changed. His whole countenance was
different and it was beautiful. WE taught him the 10 comm, law of
Chastity, and the WOW and he just sompletely accepted them. He was like
"Okay. Voy a dejar cafe....aunque lo tomo cada manana...se que es
possible con Dios porque el quire que haga" He is just so ready to be
baptized and has changed. It is wonderful and elating to see someone
change and literally come unto Christ. This is the best work ever! He
will be baptized on Tues Nov 27th:)
Oh
man- Cool experience. Hna Schwegler and I got to go back down to
OCeanside this last saturday to go to the temple with one of the Hnas we
worked with down there as she got her endownments! Hna Schwegler served
in Oceanside right before I got there...so we both visited Anel's
family and worked with them. It was SOOOO sweet and awesome.
PResident normally gives permission for that only beacuse it is too far
away...but we got to go! It was amazing and I got to attend my first
session in Spanish:) Cool. Man...I don't have enough time to tell you
all of it, but I"ll send pictures next week becuase I forgot my cord
this week!!
Thanks
so much familia! I love reading all of your letters and feeling of your
love:) I do beleive I have the most supportive family in the world:)
Tell Brin that she is being an awesome little misionary:) Good for her!
Half of the referals we received in Oceanside were from an 8 year old
kid who wanted us to visit all of his friends and invite them to church!
:) So tell her to keep it up!
Mom- congrats on the new calling! Sweet that you get to experience that change now:)
Oh man- time's up! Until next week:) I send all my love!
-Hna Whicker
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