This week was really good honestly. When we have a ton of
office work to do the weeks go super slow and this week we were able to work in
our area a lot. It was such a blessing and honestly we really saw some miracles
this week. First off, Miguel and Dulce are going to be baptized this sunday
which is super exciting! Im sure happy for them and I think its going to be an
amazing change in their lives. I taught their mom Maria how to hit the folks
which was pretty funny. shes super energetic and we just joke around all the
time. We also found a really cool new young family that we are so blessed to be
teaching now! Their names are Manuel and Maria. They have two kids - one a
little daughter who is just over a year old and then a newborn baby! We saw
them and it was a door that we had already knocked but we saw them outside and
decided to talk to them anyways. We walked up and the mom was actually taking
their 1 and a half year old to the doctor. Their little girls optic nerve isnt
fully developed and so she is actually legally blind. this has been a huge
trial for them and when we began talking they let us right inside. I feel like
we have met them at the perfect time in their lives as they began to pray to
God and ask for answers. As we came in we began to talk about the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. As we continued to explain and read some verses from Alma 40
about having a perfect, resurrected body, their eyes lit up. Then we began to
explain about how we know that families can be together forever, and how they
would be able to experience things and live with their daughter in a perfect
state in the next life, you didnt just see their eyes light up, you could see
it hit them super hard. Like really really hard. So two days later, we came
back for our return appointment and Victor our recent convert came with us.
Something that they said in the lesson really hit me. The dad manuel said
something along these lines - he said, "Ever since this happened, i see
all of these people who are so sad, and they have everything. When this
happened to my daughter, i saw things differently. For example, she can hardly
see. She can hardly walk. But one time, when i saw my daughter walk up to the
coffee table right here and notice that there was a water bottle there, she
reached out, grabbed it, picked it up, and looked at it. For me, that brought
me so much joy. For me, that was a win in life." We started to talk about
the atonement of Jesus Christ with them and it was honestly super good. Victor
came in clutch and bonded with them so well. Our ceiling in our house fell
through this week and that was pretty funny. We went on an exchange with the
zone leaders in brownsville this week and elder moyle came with me to the area.
There is just so much to learn from so many different people. im so thankful
for all of these experiences! Victor came with us this week out to pross around
for like 3 hours. He also got the Aaronic priesthood this sunday which was such
a blessing!!!! I gave it to him which was a good experience. Love you guys so
much.
Till next week. Picking up the new mission president on
thursday. going to be interesting to say the least. its a crazy ride out here.
and im thankful for every second. the good and the hard.
Love
elder freedman
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