Hey everyone! This week was so good! Full of blessings and miracles!!
On Wednesday, we had an amazing lesson with a friend named Julian! He is the kindest person ever and he seemed a little timid at first with learning, telling us he's never done anything like this before but he wants to grow closer to Christ. The lesson was SO powerful, and it was one of those lessons where I could feel the Spirit working through us. We ended up feeling inspired to invite him to be baptized, and he accepted! I am so grateful because I know that the words that came to Hermana Van Brocklin and I in that lesson came straight from the Lord. He had the words Julian needed to hear, and He was doing His work through us.
On Thursday, we had MLC and it was sooo good! I'm used to having to wake up crazy early and drive 3 hours to get there haha, so it's nice being so close in Oxnard now.
On Saturday, we had an amazing Zone Conference! We talked about how vital it is that we have our own personal conversion. We need to gain a relationship with the Lord ourselves if we truly want to testify of Him.
After Zone Conference, Santiago was baptized!!!! It was an incredible baptism! Setting up was a little stressful because some people had rented the church building for a wedding that we were unaware of
So we were worried Santiago would be getting baptized with dance party music in the background. But it all ended up going really smoothly and we couldn't hear music so that was good! After his baptism and after his confirmation on Sunday, he shared a beautiful testimony. He talked about how he had felt like the lost sheep, the 1 out of 99, and how he had been found. He talked about how God brought him to the right church after lots of prayers and searching. He thanked the missionaries for all they do and testified of the difference they're making, and the difference that the missionaries he had met back in Guatemala made in his life, even though he wasn't baptized at that point. He even bore his testimony about how grateful he was that there was a wedding going on at the same time in the church. He said it was exciting because 2 super important events were happening in the same building! It was so sweet and I'm so grateful that as a missionary I get to meet people like Santiago.
So we were worried Santiago would be getting baptized with dance party music in the background. But it all ended up going really smoothly and we couldn't hear music so that was good! After his baptism and after his confirmation on Sunday, he shared a beautiful testimony. He talked about how he had felt like the lost sheep, the 1 out of 99, and how he had been found. He talked about how God brought him to the right church after lots of prayers and searching. He thanked the missionaries for all they do and testified of the difference they're making, and the difference that the missionaries he had met back in Guatemala made in his life, even though he wasn't baptized at that point. He even bore his testimony about how grateful he was that there was a wedding going on at the same time in the church. He said it was exciting because 2 super important events were happening in the same building! It was so sweet and I'm so grateful that as a missionary I get to meet people like Santiago.On Sunday, one of our new friends, Jose Luis, came to church! I have to bring it up because even though it didn't seem like it would be too big of a deal for him, it was a huge step in his life! He said that he had never attended a church before and never wanted to, but that day he just knew he needed to. He didn't have a car and had to get a ride from one of the members, so he was nervous and said he had to trust us a lot, but once he was there, he said he felt so good and he was glad he came! It made me so thankful that he took that leap of courage and came to church for the first time!
Something really awesome about being companions again with Hermana Van Brocklin is that we've both been working at learning the Mixteco language, and we have been able to truly see the gift of tongues more manifest even just over this past week. Hermana Van Brocklin said she feels like so far this transfer we've had the chance to teach in Mixteco more than normal, and that it feels like God is allowing miracles as we work to use the language. It's been fun to be able to communicate with people who can't speak much spanish, and it was awesome because a lot of them said they understood us really well! One even asked how long we'd been learning the language and was shocked by the way we spoke. I know that the Lord is blessing us because He needs His children to feel His love and hear His message. As these people learn in their native tongue, I know the power of the Holy Ghost will bless their lives so much.
SPIRITUAL THOUGHT:
This week I want to share another quote I love!
"Repentance is not just about stopping doing the wrong things, its about starting to do the right things!"
I love you all!
-Hermana DeMordaunt
included in the photos below are Santiago's baptism, English class, and museum and volleyball activities
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