1/5/15
Well, I am not in a writing mood today, but I will try to make this the greatest letter you've ever read in your whole life. Also, the good thing about not being in a writing mood is that im typing. That was a lame joke. Sorry.
Well this week went quite well. Our investigators are progressing, we found
new people to teach, and the members seem pretty excited for a new year.
So new year´s was crazy here. We went to bed at normal time, 1030, but
people played their music all night. They take out their HUGE speakers and just
set them to full volume. I think the music stopped around 5AM. And then when we
went out to work on the 1st, we realized the part hadn't stopped. Everyone was
grilling meat, and drinking. I think they partied harder on the 1st than on
Christmas Eve, Christmas, or the 31st. That was surprising for us. So it wasn´t
the easiest to make visits this week, but we still managed to have a week that
was way better than the ones weve had.
So we have been visiting the members more here, trying to help them feel our
love, and help them become more converted, hoping that we will receive more
references from them. So on Friday we went to visit a member, and when she
answered the door, she told us to wait, that the owners of the house wanted to
meet us. So our plan is definitely working! The family she introduced us to was
really great, and the parents seemed to understand really well our purpose in
helping them follow God better in their lives.
William is doing great, he came to church, and has all the determination to
be baptized on Saturday. So were pretty excited! My area hasn't had a baptism in
just about 6 months, so we´re getting things going again. I'm excited for
William, and were going to visit him daily this week to help him be super
prepared for his baptism.
Ximena is doing great as well. I don't know if I wrote about her last week,
but I know that 2 weeks ago, I told about the prayer I made, that someone would
come to church that I wasn't expecting. So that was Ximena, and she is doing
great. The motor for her investigation and interest in the church is definitely
the change she saw in her sister, who is a convert. We were able to visit her
once this week, and she accepted a baptismal date for the 24th of this month. So
we´re pretty excited for her. She came to church, but not to our ward, since we
start at 8am now, and the other ward is at 10am. But she told us in the chapel
this week she would be coming to church at 8.
This week Elder Rodriguez hasn't been feeling that great. He has had a
headache a lot, and it makes it tough for him to work. Ive been trying to help
him out, and he has been taking medicine, but nothing seems to be working. I
think that we will have to go to a doctor this week.
I'm really happy to be in my area. Although things haven't been easy, we are
finally starting to see more success.I know that God loves us, and that He is
aware of us. He wants the best for us, but he wont often interfere, He loves us
enough to step back and let us act for ourselves. He does, however, always give
us second and third chances. I know we have those extra opportunities because of
the Christ. I know he payed for our sins, and through him we can be clean. I
know that the Book of Mormon helps us grow closer to God, and He can speak to us
through it.
Thanks so much for reading,
Elder Beck
Psalms 31:23, 1 John 4:19
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