¿Por qué Bolivianos no pueden casarse? Porque no tienen derechos amar!!!
For
the nonSpanish speakers...´amar´ means to love but ´a mar´ means the
sea. So basically Chilenos are rubbing in the fact that they took
Bolivia´s land that was next to the ocean. Ya, Chile is better:P
Anyways,
yesterday was G**´s baptism! And it was crazy! For some reason the
drain had stopped working so there was still some water in the font. I
have no idea why but there was. Then, once we got that working the water
started coming out dirty and cold. We still don't know why because the
water for the last baptism (which was a couple weeks ago) was clear and
warm. Hopefully they get that fixed before Saturday which is when M**
and J** are getting baptized. If it's not fixed we will probably
just go to another building that is close by. The actual baptism went
great. I didn't mess up his name or the prayer at all and he went all the
way under easily. The water was dirty and cold but oh well. Yep! It was
awesome! Then while we were changing G** started singing! That
shocked us because usually he has absolutely no expression on his face
at all and the only way we know what he is feeling/thinking is by asking
him. Well, not this time. He started singing. I have no idea what but
he sounded happy! The ward was also extremely supportive which was a
giant blessing because G** had no friends or family to support him.
His family is atheist and his friends don't like the idea of him
changing. Well, G** is basically breaking his ties with his friends
and hoping God will bless him with new friends from the church. He is
going to be confirmed on Sunday and has an interview to receive the
priesthood that day too! He was actually really bummed when we told him
that he would have to wait a bit to receive the priesthood because he
needed an interview. He also is excited to put his mom´s name through
the temple. Growing up in Utah we don't always recognize just how
special the temple is because we have like 7 within an hour's drive and 4
within 30 minutes. But the temple is such an amazing place!
Something
else that happened yesterday. We found a less active that just moved
into our sector so we had a lesson with her. Well, there wasn't an adult
male in her house so she went to her neighbor's door, knocked, and asked
him to share with us too. Turns out he is like her ex-husband's
brother-in-law or something like that. Anyways, the lesson went really
well and we are going to meet with him (J**) later this week! Members
can open doors that the missionaries would never be able to! I think
that most members think that they are helping the missionaries by
referring their neighbors or friends when really in addition to that,
they, the members, should take the initiative to share the gospel with
their neighbors and friends FIRST! Its not just the missionaries´ job to
preach the gospel, its everyone's.
So...here's
the missionary in me coming out......These next two weeks find someone
to invite to listen to General Conference and then bug them until they
accept. Then go a bit further and invite them to watch with you just so
you know that they did it. Persistence is the key to half of what
missionaries do, so members need to be persistent too. Everyone knows
someone that they can invite even if they can't think of someone. Pray to
find out who to invite and how to invite them. God always answers
prayers, especially about sharing the gospel because He wants ALL of His
children to have it.
So ya.
In your emails next week I will be expecting an update on your efforts.
And that means an email from each person. Yes Eliza and Jacob, that
includes you too.
Well,
that's about it for this week. I love being here in Chile and I know that
there is not a better place to be....even if you [Mecham!] don't want to be
here....cough cough.
Love ya all!
Elder Groneman
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