HOLA!!! September 30th, 2019
This week we had an appointment with the family, Valdez Oriolo. They were our backup plan if our other appointments fell. First, we were a little sad because our appointments fell through, especially because we planned to give one of them a date to be baptized. But when we had the appointment with the Valdez family, we realized the hand of the Lord was in everything that happened so we could meet this family. That day we went out with 2 sisters to meet one of the sisters we were going to visit. We went and met the father, Wilfredo, of the Valdez family. (We used to teach his eldest son, Kevin, and this time we were able to meet his parents). He allowed us to enter and we met him and his daughter Dana, who we met before too. The first thing that came out of his mouth was, "I just want you to know that we in this house are Catholics and the four of us are baptized." It was perfect because we were able to explain our goal as missionaries of inviting people to come to Christ by teaching their gospel. Then, the mother, Eva, and Kevin arrived and we were able to teach them about the Book of Mormon and the coming of Jesus Christ to the Americas. The spirit was very strong and they participated and shared their feelings. We also invited one of the sisters to share how the Book of Mormon has helped her in her life and she was able to testify of the Book of Mormon and share that she was also a Catholic before knowing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This lesson was very good but I think the biggest thing that affected me was when we explained how to pray. As missionaries, we are constantly
teaching how to pray and helping people have a deeper relationship with their Heavenly Father, but this day, the dad, Wilfredo, was astonished. He said that in all his life, he never knew that anyone could pray. He only thought that a person with authority could pray. He told us that he has allowed many people to come to share their beliefs, Adventists, witnesses, etc. and that they were always the people who prayed for him and his family. We invited him to say a prayer at the end of the lesson, and he did very well. Then he had a smile and a different countenance. I love that we invite and help people to have experiences like this to be able get closer to their loving Heavenly Father.
Beach in Casma #elpuerto! #part of our district
#mylife is spanglish XD i love when the people talk in english here haha
He was very tasty!!! Hahaha
