Zarahemla Week 29

With our friend Luis

Another amazing week! The work just keeps getting better and better, and seems like it's never going to stop improving! Which is fine by me, of course! We have a LOT of people that are preparing to be baptized, which gives us a lot to do. This Saturday we have our transfer calls, so I'll let you know what happens! But I'm hoping we get to stay together so we can keep tasting the fruit of our efforts!

Went on Exchanges with Elder Alejo! Ate in the Indian part of town. 

We started teaching someone named Leonardo this week, who is completely prepared. The first lesson we had with him he was very open and comfortable with us, and we were able to connect with him really well. The most important part, was that we were also able to connect the gospel to him very well. The time was right, and we invited him to be baptized! He really wants to change, and he is excited to move forward with the Gospel and make changes in his life. He came to church the day after and absolutely loved it! Last night he sent us a text and thanked us for all that we were doing to help him with these changes. It was awesome to have us give gratitude, but HE is the one making the changes! We invited him to read a couple of things on Saturday before our appointment with him today, and he had read ALL of them and MORE before he came to church the next day! He is very prepared. It's awesome to recognize that the changes that take place in the Gospel all depend on personal commitment; as long as we put in the efforts, we will see the changes! It's always cool to be taught by those we are teaching. I feel like we learn a lot more than we teach!

Our faith in getting people to church last week (which was cancelled) finally payed off! We got David and Gaby to church as well, and they LOVED it! Also, Alan came to church, and we were able to teach him with his friend Erick. It was another great lesson, he is so prepared. We're teaching so many prepared people, the Lord has been blessing us so much!

As already said, things are going amazingly. This work is the Lord's. And it's the best! He reminds us of that every single day! I hope you all have an equally great week, I love you tons!

Elder James