Funny Story:
This week I went to visit some people the we had invited to church but NEVER expected to come. They arrived for the Sunday afternoon session of conference and then left right after the closing prayer, not giving me time to catch up to them. We went to their house afterword and started talking to them about conference and stuff. After a while we were talking about the different people that I knew in the area. I mentioned that I knew a few of the witches in that particular part of town and the woman just started laughing uncontrollably! I didn't know what happened, so I waited until she stopped and then she just said, "I have lived here for a very long time and I only know one witch. She doesn't even do witchcraft anymore. How is it that you know like 4 just in this area?" I started laughing and realized something...I find the WEIRDEST people to teach here in Puerto.
Quote of the Week:
"Well, looks like all of the Apostles have just macheted all of us execpt for Bolton. He wanted to get married right after stepping off the plane." Yes, I want to get married...what of it? Hahaha. (Don't get it...go to
www.lds.org and look at half of the addresses that tell men their first objective after serving a mission is getting married.)
Learning Experience:
This week I had an extraordinary experience. I was teaching a family that my companion and I are teaching. We went with the intention of helping the woman to know that can, in fact, be baptized again. We brought a Miskitu-speaking member to teach the couple. The woman, in time, changed as did the man; their faces looked very different. They were learning in their ownlanguage and were learning truth. Eventually, the member told me that the man would like to tell me something. I told him to speak in his own language and I'd gladly try to understand what he was saying. He began to say that for six months has been praying to know what the Lord wants him to do and exactly six months after he started to pray, we arrived at his house. I testified with power and authority that I clearly felt that I came to his house not by chance, but to help, to answer his prayer. When I met him I was looking for his wife's cousin, but I found his wife and she said I should come back to talk to her husband. What a miracle, how extraordinary! I followed the voice of spirit, and now I am helping a special child of God. I learned that I can have "Preach My Gospel" experiences in my mission, as bizarre as it is.
Well, I absolutely loved conference this time. I saw Every. Single. Session. Yeah. Crazy luck, especially here in this crazy place. The power went out right before the Priesthood session, but after the missionaries in the chapel prayed the power came back on, the satelite warmed up and we only missed one talk! I learned so much and had ALL of my stupid little "life questions" answered. I am so excited to see conference again in six months, but even more excited to get the English sopy of the conference addresses!
P.S. We were sneaky this year and watched it all in English! SO cool!
Love you all so much and wishing you all success in your lives as you try to become more like Christ, become stronger Saints, and as you try to fight through life's many and varied problems.
Much love,
Elder B
