Hey family and friends hows it!
It’s going good here we had a great week for sure! On Monday we were able to teach a couple of lessons, and we found a new investigator.
And then on Tuesday we had District Class. It was good we learned about verifying with our investigators, it was great.
Then later on in the day we did splits with Brother Orellana, and Eduardo. It was a success. I went with Eduardo, and we walked over to visit a future investigator but she wasn’t home, so we stopped by a member families house and talked to them for a minute, and then we were walking and contacting, and then I decided to go visit someone, and we were walking towards their house and we passed by a little side street and I said hey lets contact this street, and the first door we knocked a teenager walked out and let us in. We taught the Restoration, and it just so happens that Eduardo is good buddies with that family! So that was great also. And it was cool to see how they put all of the pieces of the Restoration together, it really made sense to them. So that was great!
Wednesday was pretty normal filled with contacting and teaching, we found a couple new investigators so that was great!
Then on Thursday we went to a less actives house and taught her and her grandson the grandson accepted a baptismal date and we set a date to come back the next day to watch the Restoration with them.
So finally Friday came and we did weekly planning, and then after lunch we got to work. We went to the less active members house to watch the Restoration towards the end of the night. And her mom was there who is older. And we watched it, and after the movie her mom asked us some questions about the restoration, and she said I think this is the end of my search. I like this church, and then I felt impressed to invite her to baptism and she accepted!
Then later on we decided to pass by a house that we previously contacted and we knocked the door, and it was someone different but they let us in and we talked to them and taught them the restoration. It is a mom and her son. The son was excited to listen to us, and at the end of the lesson they accepted baptismal dates, a and we invited them to church and the son almost started bouncing off the walls! He was way excited! So we found a bunch of people this week who have been prepared to listen to this message of the restored Gospel, there is no doubt in my mind that Heavenly Father prepares his children for us.
Then Saturday came! And on Saturday was our ward activity! The whole ward loaded into a micro to go to Pelarco. Out in the fields, it’s a little camping ground. We left at like 9 and we got there and we kicked the soccer ball for a little bit on the dirt soccer field, and then we played some games. We had 2 teams and we had to make a team chant, so ours was LAs manos arriba los puños en frente Levi gana y Ephraim pierde! It was pretty funny. And we did a little game where you had to blow a ping pong ball across a towel then fish a piece of bread out of a pan of water, and then fish a candy out of a pan of flour! It was funny, and our team won! Then we played guess who, then a soccer game. Then everyone took a little break and then all of the bigger guys we played a soccer game, for about an hour it was fun. Then we had lunch which was bbq pork. It was delicious. Then we kicked the soccer ball round and had a little devotional. Then we left for home to work for a little bit. So the rest of the night we walked around inviting our investigators to church and we taught a lesson. Then Sunday came, and we left early to go get some of our investigators. And we stopped by that less active member who we watched the movie with but she was still asleep because she was watching all of her grandkids, but her mom Norma answered the door. She is the lady that said this is the end of my search, and I said hey lets go to church! So she said ok! And she got her cane and we walked to the bus stop. And while we were walking to the bus stop she said last night I had a dream, and in that dream she said that she was looking for used clothes to sell, and someone came and told her that she needed to wash her clothes. And she interpreted that to be being baptized and washing her sins away! And we said that is exactly right, and after church we passed by her house and taught her and we shared 3 Nephi 27:19-20 that talks about washing your garments in the blood of Christ through baptism. And she said what do I need to do to be baptized? And she said I’ve been to just about every church here in Talca and I have finally found what I have been looking for! I couldn’t believe her words. I was like this is one of those stories you hear and can’t believe. But I know that Heavenly Father lives and prepares his children and has a Plan for every single one of them. And Norma is one of His daughters who has been prepared. So we have a baptismal date for her for the 4th of March.
So this week was one of the best weeks I’ve had on my mission. After a couple weeks of nothing, just contacting, we were blessed with these special children of our Heavenly Father. SO NEVER GIVE UP! There is always blessings around the corner! So that was a great Sunday. We continue to see miracles and progress in our sector, what a blessing.
Well that’s about it, have a great week everyone! We have interviews with the President this week! It’s gonna be great!
I love you all!
Elder Johnson
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