On Monday, November 10th,
2014, Hermana VanWie shared this great email .
It is her 2nd to last as she will return home next week.
Querida Familia y amigos.
I can't believe how fast time
flies!!! This week was a great week!! We had 5 investigators at church and we
had a family we are working with come and see a baptism! The S family came to a
baptism of three little girls and loved it! Their youngest son, in the middle
of the baptism, turned to his mother and said, "Mom, I will be there too
very soon!" as he gestured to the baptismal font. We had a lesson with
them immediately after the baptism at the church with some members and A is now
for sure that this is what she wants. She explained to us that she now knows
that this is what she has been searching for. She said, "Ya encontre lo
que estaba buscando." As she said that the Spirit filled the room. Sunday
she talked to us and wants us to set a baptismal date with her son, Jl. She
explained that during the baptism and during Sacrament Meeting he was
explaining to her the importance of being baptized and what it means. She was
thrilled!! She has been searching for a church that helps children understand
the importance of promises with God and know what they mean and
she has found it. The S family is continuing to progress! This week we had a
fantastic lesson with them and they invited a friend. J explained everything to
him! As he taught we could see that his testimony is growing as he is studying
and praying. He explained the importance of baptism and the gift of the Holy
Ghost to his friend. I was stunned! He explained as well as any missionary
about this important member of the Godhead. I know that it is because he is
studying it out in his mind and in his heart and going heavenward for
understanding and not just into books. I know that as we help others go
heavenward their testimonies grow and strengthen even more. I am grateful that
he came to this realization this week.
We had a wonderful district
meeting this week! We talked about the Inspired Vision for the Mission and our
purpose as missionaries. We broke down our purpose by the words Invite,
Everyone, Come, Christ. It was a revelatory experience!
We were truly blessed as we worked
this week because we were able to find and teach several less actives that have
slipped "under-the-radar." They want us to be in their home and have
invited us over for dinner this next week. We have also been working with a lot
of recent converts and less actives this week. We are helping them set their
sights on the temple. We are excited that the mother of one of our recent
converts is going to go to the temple by the end of the year.
We also had a wonderful
training about family history! One of the Senior couples are specialists in
family history! We learned so much about how to help people who have records in
Mexico. I am excited to help our recent converts understand how they can find
more of their ancestors and continue in this part of the work of Salvation!
I love this work!! It is a
never ending process of finding, teaching, baptizing, retaining, and
repeating, yet it is so rewarding! How grateful I am that we are able to
be here serving as representatives of our Savior, Jesus Christ! I love Him!
Gracias por todo lo que hacen
para ayudar en esta obra! Los quiero mucho! Que tengan una semana maravillosa!
Con mucho amor,
Hermana VanWie
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