Week 59 - August 17, 2019

Well, this next week is the start of transfer 10 on the mission. This last week was super busy, but super great! We started teaching a super new cool family - the Garza fam. One day we were out talking in the street and a car stopped by and we stuck a card out to try to get them to stop in their car but they drove past so we kept knocking other doors. Well as we were knocking we heard a horn again and they had drove around the block and came back looking for us. We walked up and they rolled down the window... Immediately they said "Are you from Utah?" Well, it turns out this Garza family lived in BRIGHAM CITY UTAH before and moved down here to the Rio Grande Valley a few years ago. They're catholic but told us to come back the next day. Something fell through so we went over there and they let us right in. Well after meeting with them 3 times this last week they said they have felt such a big change within their home and they just feel super good vibes about everything. They said that before we came they were having a super hard time in life and last night after we were leaving, all they said is, "the only thing we can ask from you guys is to keep coming over. we want to learn more." Then we left and blessed their home and it was honestly a super good experience. SUCH A BLESSING! Also, the Salinas family (Mario, Martina, and Araceli), are still scheduled to be baptized this weekend. Please keep them in your prayers! Satan always goes after people right before they make an amazing decision like getting baptized! I hope the lord continues to bless us here. We are also teaching Cynthia and her parents finally are starting to warm up to the idea of her getting baptized. Also, Maria, the lady that had a previous baptismal date is starting to warm up again and we have high hopes for her. This last little bit we have been finding some really cool people - I just know that it is in Gods hands what happens with them and what we need to do as instruments is work as hard as possible to help these people. Sometimes its hard but the best things in life always take work. Something im learning out here is that the world is so full of temporary forms of "instant gratification"The mission is starting to teach me that things that really matter, things that really make people happy, things that bring us everlasting joy are those things that ACTUALLY take work. Weird. But that's how life works and how God designed it. Its still a battle inside but im thankful for the things im learning out here. Transfers is going to be nuts. Lots of changes and its going to be a busy time but super fun and such a cool opportunity. Love you guys. Shoutout WTOD shoutout Andrew and Ben.

Elder Freedman