Buenas dias buenas tardes familia y amigos,
This
week was a great week that was full of the Spirit and fun. On Tuesday
we were able to teach T, a recent convert here on the Island, and
his sister J. J has been going to church and
participating with the missionaries for a while, and when we arrived to
teach them, they were having some family problems. they were fighting a
little bit as a family. We taught them afterward and as we shared our
testimonies of the work that the Lord has in store for the two of them
here in the island. J said that she really felt the Spirit strong
enough to recognize it, and now she is seriously considering baptism.
On
Wednesday, we were able to visit L in the afternoon. he is a little
discouraged because he hasn't been able to work for the past 3 weeks. We
taught him about the Sabbath day and how the Lord promises that the
abundance of the earth will be ours if we keep the Sabbath day holy and
go to church. He went to church this Sunday, and I know the Lord will
bless him for it.
That night, during our dinner
time, we made brownies for L and his girlfriend M
and we
stopped by to share a message and dessert. It was a nice lesson, and
they were very thankful.
On Thursday we were in
the house all day because Elder E woke up sick, and it was
raining a ton, so it wasn't the best idea to go outside. I spent the day
cleaning the house and reading the scriptures, so it was nice to learn
more about the New Testament.
On Friday, we had
an awesome lesson with B. She is a recent convert in the church,
and was inactive for about 8 months, but now she has started going to
church again. She stopped going to church a while ago because she didn't
want to pay tithing. She told us that a lot of people from the church
had come to teach her to pay tithing. Some had even shouted at her to
pay it. The Spirit doesn't work like that. We shared our testimonies
about tithing, and I shared the story about L and C. when they
started paying tithing they saw more miracles. When they didn't have
enough food, they would discover flour and rice hidden away in their
cupboards. L received a raise in his job. L was now just given the
opportunity to study law! After sharing this experience B said "Ok
now I understand. I will pay tithing" we were pretty pumped!
on
Sunday, a family from Chicago visited the church, and all three of them
father, mother and son bore their testimonies (they were all also RMs
and two had served in Guatemala and the other in Chile). they were
awesome, and they are headed to Valdivia in two weeks, so watch out
Meli!
We got to teach a man named R yesterday. He is a naturalist, but he ended the lesson with a question, "I
just want to know why there is evil in the world?" We have an
appointment set up for this next week.
One of
the things that R mentioned is that he wasn't sure if Jesus really
is the Christ. He looked at him as a teacher, but not the Son of God. if
there is anyone who has this doubt, I would ask you to go to the
scriptures. Look at the miracles He preformed, the prophecies He
fulfilled, the pains He suffered, the love He showed and the death He
conquered. He is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and He has not
ceased in His work on the earth. He has His church here on the earth,
and He is calling his younger brothers and sisters to come unto Him. I
know that this is His gospel that I am sharing.
love,
Elder Williams
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