I
couldn't be more proud of my family.. For all the Lake Powell pictures
they sent my way and for how good they all did on the wakeboard. Love
you guys! It was easily thee most insane 7 days in Nicaragua.. We
literally experienced it all as a companionship! As we get into the
beef, congrats to my man Nick Andriese for completing his 2 year mission
in Mexico. I love you dude and can not thank you enough for the example
and brother you have been to me! Take it easy with the hunnies at the
Y... AND! Shoutout to my eldest sister, Jentrey, as she turn and Prophet
Thomas S. Monson celebrate their birthdays.. I love you Jench. Just
like Kenny always said "´Wake up and you´re 25 and your high school
sweetheart becomes your wife (Jake)." Happy 25th!
Sunday
and Monday, all the dead missionaries came down to our house and
completely destroyed the place. Jerks! A few white Elders showed up
Monday night from the MTC as well.. To think that was 1 year ago, scared
to death entering into that beloved house.. haha!
Wednesday
night, we had quite a humbling lesson with a lady, named Nora, that
lives in our ward. She was baptized in the church 35 years ago in Costa
Rica while on vacation, but returned to Nicaragua and went inactive. She
sent her son on the mission 9 months ago, but from there, has been
less-active. After doing some investigation, turns out that her
baptismal records do not exist and she is not a registered member.. So,
as we told her that she would have to get baptized again, she wanted
nothing to do with it. She said she didn't know if the church was true
and that she had been listening to the Testigos (JW) and that she wasn't
sure if she wanted to be a member of our church. As we taught, we
realized that she never learned the true doctrine of the Church,
including reading the whole Book of Mormon. From there, we went to work!
We prayed for the Lord´s help, and we taught about the Restoration.
The Holy Ghost took over! We testified, answered questions, and
witnessed a complete conversion and change of heart. She told of the
calm, peaceful feeling in heart, testifying that the church was true.
She committed to read the Book Of Mormon, and now wants to be
re-baptized to prepare for the temple once her son returns from
Guatemala. It was beautiful!
Thursday.. At 4:45
in the morning, one of the missionaries in our house woke me up,
yelling. He said that someone broke into our mission office in the
church in Waspan and they stole EVERYTHING. We rushed over in the
car.. Just as Paul said to the Thessalonians, the thugs in Waspan came
like thieves in the night, cutting through the security bars on the
windows and stole all the computers, money, cameras, etc. We've had
problems of thieves before, stealing the mirrors off our cars, but never
to that scale. They had some guts to go that big on us. Will a man rob
God, I ask?
Friday, we put on the wedding of my
good friend, Marvin with Hermana Mercedes! It was quite the experience
helping them come together as a family and allowing Marvin to learn the
Gospel and now have this desire to become an eternal family in the
temple in 1 year. He told that to Merecedes in front of everyone at the
wedding!
Saturday, Marvin entered the waters
of baptism. He said he´s never been so sure about something in his
entire life. The Holy Ghost truly opened his heart and allowed new
truths to be accepted as we taught him and helped him understand how
Jesus Christ could change his life. I sure do love this work and the
miracles that come to pass when we work side by side with the Savior and
testify of him with all sincerity of heart!
What a week it ´twas. I love you all back home, happy college football season, watch it with all energy of heart. Take care!
1 nefi 2:1-7 One day, the Lord will require the same obedience of us. We have to be ready!
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| Lunch with the boys |
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| Marvin |
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| the wedding |
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| NO THANKS!!! |
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| Coco loco |
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