Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Wow, time flies when your having fun. I remember when we said goodbye.
I want to share an experience that happened this week and which I wrote in my journal. word for word
" April 10, 2012

I said it! I said that we would see miracles! What I am about to write is amazing. 3 days ago we contacted a house because it was close to a house of a man that we contacted on the street. We clapped the house and a girl, about 19 years old answered the door with little clothes. It was really awkward and we said that we mistaken and left the house and after we said to each other, " we not going to pass by here again". We then saw a neighbor who was out side. The man said that the house we contacted lived a man who was bedridden. We then said to the man that we would passby to visit the man who was sick the next day. And we did. we talked to the wife and saw a skeleton of a man in the bed. We talked of the Book of Mormon with the Plan of Salvation. We then said to the wife that we would passby again to see how they were. (she also has problems, cancer to be exact.) And today we were in the mission office until 4:25 pm and got to our apartment at 5:15 pm and after we ate lunch (we didn`t have time before). We left the apartment and were on the street at 5:45 pm. We first went to the Chapel to see who was in seminary 6:00 pm and to see if we could help the Bishop clean the chapel until an appointment at 6:30 near th church. We left the church at 6:10 p.m. to go to an appointment. We went to the house and the father wasn`t there. We then thought to contact others and we saw a lot of people in the house of the family of the man that was bed ridden. My thoughts when to" he died". As we found out , he did. I asked a man that was sitting outside the gate. "Did Jorge die?". He responed with a "Go inside". We were awstruck. All the people the were inside let in two lds missionaries. We did not expect to be let in. We then greeted the people within. And that `s when we saw the coffin. It was a viewing/ mourning with a the catholic tradition. We then began to talk. In a group of 15 people inside this tiny house. We began to talk of the Plan of Salvation. We became empowered the Holy Ghost. I felt the Spirit of truth testify of all that was said. We taught with power and authority from on high. I know that the angels of God were surrounding us tonight. The people in the little house saw true servants of God tonight. I felt the love that God has for them
We left with the spirit testifing of the Truths that we shared. We were filled with the Holy Spirit and we than prayed and tahnked our Heavenly Father for the testimony of truth. I will always remember this experience. I now hunger for more like this one."
I Love you all.

1 año mas!

Friday, April 6, 2012

Well, it`s my birthday this Thursday. It`s really werid to think that I`ll be 22. I don`t feel like it, let alone, look like it. Just the other day I was called, "niño" -(boy) and "muchacho" -(kid) by two different people.
Well,my companion and I are going to have a baptism this General Conference in the Stake Center of Villa Alisa. His name is Gabriel and he will be the first to be a member in his family. We are going to work hard with him so that he will be ready.
Yesterday we were talking with a woman named Sonya who wants to be baptized but her husband is a drunk and won`t let her. He did let his kids get baptized though. ( we are going to have a family night with them this thursday, with their son who is not a member. he likes the church but has son problems to sort out.) Almost all of them are members. The parents and two of the children are not. It is sad to see someone to be a slave to something. Alcohol is a very effective tool down here. Satan doesn`t have to work hard with them because they are slaves to strong drink.
If there was only one thing that I have learned from all my time here. It would be how the Church is true. I`ve seen the fruits of all the others churches. One thing that is obvious in a lot of churches is they are not Christlike. How can a church proclam to be a church of Christ if the members are not christian, e.g. Christlike? We must develop the attributes that Christ has if we are to be heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven. Although there are alot of people doing good with their churches. It is not suficient. Because Christ , though a Prophet, restored His Church again in the Earth. The has always been one path to that which is there Salvation and all other paths to which are a sure damnation. Give heed to the words of the prophets. They are the ones that we need to learn from both in olden times and in these last days.
I know that the Church is the restored Church. And contains the knowledge for our Salvation. All we need to do is seek for it.