Hi Mom!
This is the beginning of my two month mark as a missionary.
I know some might say that it has gone by really fast. I will disagree because
I know I will be in trouble with my mom if I say that.
WE HAD A FANTASTIC WEEK!!!! We have taught a BUNCH of
lessons to people and seen some fantastic miracles! Want to meet one of them?
The lady in orange is named Coral and every one of those
kids is hers. She has six kids all under the age of six. The other lady in the
picture is her mom Jeane. Jeane is a member of the church and Coral says she
knows she was baptized but we can't find her records anywhere so what are we
gonna do?!
BAPTIZE HER AGAIN!
She
has been coming to church for a long time now and she is just going to need to
go through the lessons really quick and marry her boyfriend and then she will
be able to be a member of the Church on paper as well!
Another one of our miracles is named Pearla - We were
driving down the road to an appointment after about four things had fallen
through and there is a lady walking through the tall grass. We pulled over to
the side of the road, safely of course, and asked if she wanted to say a
prayer. I think she was scared of us because we heard her quietly agree. Then
she saw our name tags. She asks us, "Mormon's!?" We say yes expecting
her to no longer want to say a prayer. Instead, she runs over to the car
enthusiastically and says "I love the Mormons! I met with them a lot in
Costa Rica. They are so friendly and I have been to every church around here
and everyone is so mean and I didn't know the Mormons were here too!" So
we prayed and set up an appointment. When we went to the appointment we brought
the perfect member along. We brought Fred and Judy. Judy is a member from Peru
who doesn't speak English and Fred is our number one investigator and he is
getting baptized this Saturday! We taught an amazing lesson and Judy bore her
testimony to Pearla in Spanish, which is Pearla's first language, and during
the lesson Fred was able to talk about how he came to know the message was
true. It was awesome to have them both out with us. Pearla has a date set for
the sixth of August but we might push it up.
I am very excited for this upcoming week. Let me tell you
one more cool thing:
In sacrament meeting we heard from a service missionary
couple that is a town over from us. They gave their talks and in both of them
talked about how awesome missionary work truly is. The wife, Sister Johnson,
talked about how the hardest act of service she has ever had to do for the Lord
is let her daughter go on a mission to Hong Kong. That would definitely be
difficult and I know that the daughter is doing great things and that her
parents are being blessed as well for their diligent service because I know I
am being blessed and that my family is as well.
I am very grateful for the myriad of blessings and miracles
that I have been able to have in my life, both pre-mission and currently. I
know that this gospel can change lives because it has been able to do so for
me. I am grateful for everyone I have in this life and for those I haven't even
met but will be able to soon. I love you all.
Love Elder May
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