Hola Family,
This week was incredible!!! I don´t know how, but every week is just better and better in this area and I am just wondering when the blessings are going to run out and it is going to get hard again.
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| Elder Campozano and me with Carlos |
On Saturday Carlos got baptized! He was so ready and it was such a good
baptismal service. He is a really funny guy and one of the best friends I have
made on my mission. I am super happy for him. We didn't do a very good job planning the baptismal service, but A TON of members came and it all turned out great.
Also, two of the young men we are teaching, Abraham and Bryan, both came to the
baptism and really liked it!
Bryan and his brother went to church yesterday and stayed all three hours!
In the afternoon Bryan joined us to do home teaching with the Elder´s Quorum
yesterday! He is the only investigator I know who has already done home teaching
and he did it like a pro. He shared a scripture during the visit and his
testimony of the Savior as well. It is a total tender mercy that we found him
and he is preparing to be baptized the 17th of June.
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| Picture with the Branch Pres. and Stake Pres.- Carlos's baptism was the first baptism in the Alianza Branch. |
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| Post Baptism Celebration with Carlos |
I want to share one more picture of a multi-zone activity where we had a lot of fun playing soccer!
It is winter time here in Tarija and it has gotten pretty darn cold. We were eating lunch with some members and talking about how cold it was and the 6 year old daughter said "I like the winter" So I asked her why and she said because of the snow. It has never snowed in Tarija in recorded history, but I guess that is true faith.
Lots of tender mercies this week and the Lord has guided us to so many
people who are prepared to receive the gospel!
This week we watched a video called "The Mediator" with an investigator and
it is such a simple and powerful video about the Atonement of Jesus Christ and
what He has done to save us from the demands of justice. I am so grateful for
the Savior and how He sacrificed all He had to pay our debt. Please watch this
video if you can find it!
One scripture I really liked in the Book of Mormon this week is 2 Nephi 26:24:
"Él no hace nada a menos que sea para el beneficio del mundo; porque él ama al mundo, al grado de dar su propia vida para traer a todos los hombres a él. Por tanto, a nadie manda él que no participe de su salvación." (English) "He doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he loveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw all men unto him. Wherefore, he commandeth none that they shall not partake of his salvation.
I know Heavenly Father loves us and He does nothing save it be for our eternal happiness!
Never forget that and have a great week!
Love,
Elder Harris
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