Three Experiences to Share

Well we taught a really cool family a week back that still hasn't come to church, there names are Alfonsa and Rosa. He really is looking for the truth and they are a really sweet Christian family. The problem is we haven't been able to teach them for a while because we can't ever find them home. Also I think the mom of Alfonso doesn't like us and that complicates things a little bit. Alfonso has dreams. He said he knows that Joseph Smith is a prophet. Another cool person we're teaching is Johanna. She accepted a baptismal date. Her husband Martin is Catholic and is a little tougher. 

Experience of the week. Jarom got baptized! (He is the son of Maria and Felix). Maria's baby was blessed in church and Felix did both of the ordinances! It was so cool to see. Maria first getting baptized, and Felix getting activated and worthy to baptized his son and bless his baby. They have a goal to go to the temple as soon as Maria has been a member for a year!

2nd Experience of the week: We tried to visit Alfonsa and Rosa this week with the Patriarch and his wife, but Alfonsa and Rosa weren't there. Instead the patriarch suggested we stop by a less active. Her name is Maria Hooker. She is a returned missionary that is going through a divorce. We had a really good lesson about the atonement and the blessings that the sacrament can bring into our lives. For the first time in a few months she came to church. She's going to be recieving a calling next week and we're going to have a lesson with her and one of her nonmember friends this Saturday. She bore her testimony during relief society. That was cool to see.

3rd experience: This one I still don't know how it happened. One of our recient converts that I'm not sure if she has come to church since her baptism came to church this week! We didn't have anything to do with it. I had about given up on her, I just felt that when we visited her it didn't make a difference and that she didn't want us there. It's a good thing that God never gives up on his children. 

We're still trying to work out how to bring families to church, it's been so long since I've brought a family to church that I can't remember how to do it I guess (=. Maybe this will be the week.

 I love you all!!!! You´re emails and letters help me so much. Keep the faith, God loves all his children.

Hermana Heather Merrill