January 19, 2015

January 19, 2015

We had a pretty good week this last one! We have been working hard to find lots of new investigators every week in all of my time here in Las Villas, and the work is paying off. Of all of the investigators we have found, 12 went to church yesterday! Another 4 went from Las Villas 2 (the other missionaries), so a giant chunk of the people in church Sunday were non-members! The sad part was that another family of 4 arrived a little late to church, during the sacrament, so they just left to go shopping haha. But we have been finding lots of families recently!

And... Married families too! A couple weeks ago, I talked about the W family (two of them went to church this Sunday). On the same block that they live, we have been teaching 6 other families! It is great, and a lot less wasted energy when you only have to walk to the next house to reach the next appointment. So we are working a lot with the block so that they can all start to go to church together! That is our goal for this Sunday.

We have one investigator, V, who has been excellent. He wasn't able to go to church on Sunday (he has to work), but he has been super receptive to our message. He reads the Book of Mormon and the other things that we give him, and is always excited when we drop by. However, although he is married, he is separating from his wife; they just don't seem to get along after 20 years of being married. They have kids and even a grandchild in the house, so we are trying our best to help them to get back together. So keep V in your prayers!

I know that when we are patient in our trials and problems, and if we keep exercising our faith and persevering, God will help us. We have been patient these past few weeks, and now we are starting to see the miracles in our area. I know that the Gospel of Jesus Christ exists to help us to life happier lives, and I know that the happiness that it provides is real. Have a great week!

Elder Toombs

foto: Zona Soacha!