THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! Alright so I'll start out with a miracle. Thanks
to a wonderful little gift I received from my loving parents Elder
Beecroft and I have made some progress. This last week we had an
appointment in Rose Hill, a 15 minute drive from Wallace, and we decided
that we would go up a little early and bike around the area to do some
finding. Well we hooked up the bikes to the rack and drove up there,
parked by a fire station, and got on pedaling. Well like I said, thanks
to a GPS we found an inactive man who hasn't been visited in a long
time. His house was kind of odd and thanks to the GPS we were
lead straight to it. Anyway this man is from Honduras and was baptized a
long time ago back there, so when he came here it was a little rough
making adjustments in the church. Well we just knocked on the door and
they let us right in and it was kind of awkward because everyone inside
just stared at us waiting for us to say something. It just seemed
awkward because we had no idea who was who and what the story was behind
the family. Well I broke the ice and found out everyone's name and who
was and wasn't a member and all that good stuff. Well it turns out that
the man is the only member in that family, he has 7 children, but four
are from a previous marriage and don't live with him. The other three
are with him and his wife that have been married for the past 8 years.
Well I made a horrible mistake and forgot my Libro de Mormon in the car.
I was stressing out because I knew they needed a message that was
strong and my companion was speaking up in Spanish either. Well I
noticed a laptop on the couch. I asked if they had internet and began to
help them through the church website to watch a wonderful video on the
youth site for the church. We then watched the video of the two kids
that talk about their role in the dedication of the El Salvadorian
temple and how it brought their parents back into the church and
eventually to be sealed. He loved it and we were soon talking about
eternal families and if that is something he wanted to share with this
family that he has never even shared the gospel with. His own wife
hadn't ever even heard of the "Mormons" before. Well the spirit was
there and even though I was stressed at first, it went really well and
now we will be teaching their family tomorrow in fact. Anyway thank you
so much for the GPS. It has been a huge help.
Alright, well Mom... I am doing very well as you can see, it has
actually been pretty warm out here the last couple of days, I can't
afford to be anything other than exactly obedient, this mission doesn't
allow anything other than exact obedience thanks to President Cotterell,
and of course I am preaching with boldness. Sometimes I wonder if I'm
too bold. It is an art to be able to find the perfect balance between
pure love and boldness. We can't be too loving to where we are
pushovers, and we can't be too bold to where we are overbearing. Part of
missionary work is definitely finding the happy medium and ultimately
learning how to teach like the Savior did. That is why we have Preach
My Gospel. :)
So I am super happy to hear there have been some new convert
baptisms. I was trying to think back at my life in the Modesto First
Ward and I can't really remember that many convert baptisms. It seems
like we struggled in that area. It sounds like things are changing
though and I sure plan on helping in any way I can when I get back for
those few months. I also wish I could meet these exchange students and
be their friends. I hope Ryan has started his mission right there at
home with Tony. Oh hey y'all should watch the new Emmanuel music video
on mormonchannel.org
featuring the Piano Guys. Sara you need to YouTube the Piano Guys and
watch some of there stuff and tell me about them. Some members here told
us they are super good and are crazy good with the piano and cello.
They are why you need to keep practicing. I wish I had musical talent
like that. :) Well family I know y'all know I love you, but I'll say it
again. Les Amo!!!! Keep up the good work and thank you so much for
everything. I sure hope life is treating you well. Feliz Navidad!
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