HELLO
FAMILY!!!! :)))) happy leap year!!! :D
well so many amazing
miracles happened this week so we will get started!!
WE REACHED LEVEL
TWO!!! level two means that the investigators get thier SECOND asistence at
church...Hno José came to church yesterday!!! we were really happy because we
have a lot of investigators who have only one asistence and yesterday we left
level one!!! :))) we were super happy to see him!! (yesterday was just a great
day in church!!!!)
also remember the
family we found last sunday!? well the wife came to church yesterday! her name
in Janeth and she is SO positive!!!!! we went with her and her family a few
times this week and everytime she was so great and expressed her big desires to
come to church..and she did!! and she stayed for all of the classes!!!!!! :))))
we went with her last night to challenge them to baptism..and she was a little
hesitant but i know with some work she can do it. we had 2 lessons in one. one
of which was WAY great!!and the other..was not. to make a very long story short
lets just say that i am so greatful for the restoration. last night the husband
of janeth was expressing a lot of doubts he had and wasnt too willing to accept
the invitation to pray. after a long time of him expressing some of his beliefs
and doubts about the church we just felt prompted to TESTIFY. (in short..) we
do not ask people to throw away what they know, we ask them to ADD to the light
they already have and strengthen it. we invite them to clear the darkness away
and find the TRUE light. i KNOW that joseph smith saw God and Jesus Christ and
that they restored the church through him. i KNOW that the book of mormon is
the only way to know the truth and if we really read it with real intent and
not doubting..god WILL answer. i KNOW this church is the ONLY church that has
the authority to act in God´s name and perform saving ordinances. after
testifying to him we left them the invitation to pray..and something that has
always broken my heart in the mission is when the people FEEL the spirit and
dont accept it. like it says in 2 Nephi 33:1-2 "
the power of the Holy Ghost carrieth it unto the hearts of the children of
men...but behold, there are many that harden their hearts against the Holy
Spirit.." its so true. the
spirit brings the words UNTO our hearts..but if we harden our hearts it wont
have an effect. i am so grateful to have felt the spirit. i felt it so strongly
and so did hermana gunderson and so i KNOW they felt it. we cant harden our
hearts. but i know that if he really does pray about the things we said..he can
feel it to.
but the most amazing
thing that happened this week...THE FAMILIA CARDENAS GOT
BAPTIZED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we hadnt
seen them for almost 2 weeks and on monday we were really worried bc Jimmy had
a fecha for the 27 so we decided to pass by their house and we saw them! but we
were there for like 5 minutes when jimmy told us, "so hermanas we are
still good for the 27 right!?" we were was surprised but of course super
happy!! he then whispered.."mildred is also getting baptized!" now
that REALLY shocked us!! the last time we had talked to her she said no. well
then mildred came and jimmy told us she was getting baptized..and she was like,
"NO." we were kinda surprised..and didnt want to make the situation
weird so we just sat there like...uhhh okay :) but then on tuesday morning we
get a call from jimmy telling us to call mildred. and so we did..and she told
us, really quietly, "hermanas im getting baptized on saturday too!"
and we had to ask her to repeat it! but she was so excited! and of course so
were we!! we made all of the preparations and on saturday we had one of hte
most spiritual and beautiful baptismal services EVER!!! there were some speed
bumps on the way...(as they were pulling into the church they hit a car and
were a little flustered by that) but it turned out great. a bunch of members
came to support and hermana gunderson and i did a special musical number, to
mildred´s (and my) favorite hymn! "teach me to walk in the light" it
was super pretty!! and to make the baptism complte...on sunday we showed up to
church like 5 mintues before and they were already sitting there...IN SUNDAY
DRESS!!! like he had a white shirt and tie..WITH A TIE PIN, and she was in the
cutest shirt and skirt...with sleeves and the skirt was long!!! I ALMOST CRIED
WHEN I SAW THEM!!!! they were confirmed and we have a FHE with them tonight to
help them start that habit!! i seriously love this fmaily and am so grateful to
be apart of their lives.
what i learned this
week is that baptism truly does set people free. my testimony in the priesthood
and revelation grew so much this week. as missionaries we walk around in the
middle of people who are trapped by sin and sorrow...but as we teach them and
they get baptized they drop those chains and are FREE!!!! :DDD i love being
amisisonary. i love you all too!! and good luck with everything this weekend! i
hope it goes well and that we get some good wins!! ;) LOVE YOU!!!
con amor
Hermana Canty
