i really do love this area and the members and just being here with my comp. i think everyday how it is such a blessing to just be here and to be learning so much. i know that there is so
much more to learn and that i need to work to get it... haha. but this week we
were busy the whole time.... but it was such a good week. it was fun just
working with Hector and Nataly. hector is amazing, he has changed so much and
his daughter said that he is not the same person, that he has changed so much.
this man and his family no words can describe my experience with them. this
past month i really have thought about the scripture that with the faith of men
miracles happen and after a lot of work among them they began to have a lot of
success. Alma 32:2. i know the Lord change the heart of Hector and he was
prepared to be baptized this day. i love what hna Estrada always says, people
can look at the case of family Rodrigues, Jose Luis, Hector and Nataly and
think how easy those baptisms were, but they do not see the years before when
they had their hardships and moments when they felt so lost. each of these
personas were prepared for this time to accept the gospel and we're just
instruments in the hands of the Lord. i know that we are not perfect but i am
so thankful that we can work on becoming better people.
so funny story and cute. we got to see Hector propose to his
wife thursday night... it was great, i really enjoyed it, it was really cute
and she was crying so hard. after 24 years he accepted to marry her and be
baptized. she told us that he would get so mad when she would go to church and
with the kids as well and would not talk with any of the elders but within the
last 3 years he changed. ah this man was one person i have so much respect for.
it was great teaching him and working with him. Nataly had missionaries for
years teach her too. when she got the Gift of the Holy Ghost a lot of the
people in the ward were surprised and so happy because for years she
investigated the church.
sad story but one i learned a lot. so saturday was a lot and
i was not feeling good because i m fighting a cold right now. but after the
wedding of Hector we had the baptism and during the bapstim we went out of the
room to get the scriptures of my comp. while she was getting them i looked
outside and saw a group of men driving off with the motorcycle of our bishop...
i was at first thinking why is that young man staling in his moto he knows how
to drive and why is there a bunch of them and hey that moto is the color of
bishop´s... i then told hna Estrada i think they stole the moto of bishop and
she was like how do you know i explained it to her and we were like what do we
do tell him now or after the baptism.... we decided to wait a little and when
she finished her talk we talked with his wife and she was like we will tell him
after. we told him and he was like really well and said "i'll talk to the girls and you
can go report it." my bishop is amazing, he has so much patience and one who gives his all for his calling. he is always teaching me lessons and helping me
see the most important things in life. he did not get mad, did not show any
anger or sadness in his face, but just that he knew that there were important things
to do first. he had the patience to explain to his daughters what had happened.
one of his daughter was like "dad i do not feel good" and he took the time to
explain about the Holy Ghost and when we feel that way we do not have the Holy Ghost. he then took all the kids and started to teach them so they would
not bother us when we were cleaning. i was very impressed and thought to myself
if this happened how would i have reacted. i am so thankful to have seen this and
learn by his example.
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Nataly |
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the bride and groom (Rosenda and Hector Lopez Ramos) |
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baptism of Hector |
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