Zarahemla Week 44

Winter Montréal

Summer in Montréal

We had a great week, as always! It was Elder Salvador's first full week, but it seems like he's already fully adjusted! We both still have a lot of learning to do, but we are having tons of fun. We've seen lots of crazy and interesting miracles this week, and we have continually seen the hand of the Lord in the work. I'll share some highlights!

Exchanges with Elder Montaño!

Piero, who I believe I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, was super hard to see these past few weeks. But, after repeated efforts, we were finally able to see him! We even ran into him on the bus a couple of times! It was cool to see that as we try our best and work persistently, the Lord may bless us with the thing we desire! It was a cool little miracle.

Piero took us out to Lunch at an awesome Peruvian restaurant

We were on exchanges with the Zone Leaders on Friday, and we saw some really cool miracles! We wanted to go pass by someone that used to be taught a while ago, and it turned into an unexpected miracle as well! We knocked on the apartment door, and two Indian guys opened the door. We just talked to them a little bit about India at the door and I told them of my love for Indian food, and then just opened the door and sat us down! It was super cool, they were very friendly and nice, even though they had literally no idea who we were! We were able to discuss a bit about the gospel, and help them understand a bit about God. They didn't necessarily share our beliefs, but they were very open! They were very kind!

The other day, we felt like we should go by Horacio again. We're not visiting him as much as we used to, since he doesn't feel like everything is ready for baptism yet, but he did something that really showed to us his desire to follow Christ. He called us one morning (he almost never does that), and told us that he let a family that just got here from Mexico the other day stay in his apartment. We were confused and thought he was making a joke or something, so we didn't think much of it. We then felt impressed later in the day to pass by him and see what was up. We passed by and he was there, and he told us again about this mysterious family that he let stay in his apartment. He asked if we wanted to see them, and then he led us out and took us to another apartment in his building. He knocked on the door, and introduced us to Liliana, the mother, and Evelina, the daughter (the father was out working)! They were SO very kind, and we chatted with them a little bit, then were able to share a quick lesson with them. Horacio was teaching and testifying as if he were a member! He told us that he really wanted to bring them to church and share the gospel with them. It was so adorable! It's cool to see that as someone truly tastes the fruit of the gospel, they can't help but share it! It reminds me of a scripture in 1 Nephi 8, which talks about the fruit that Lehi tastes, which represents the love of God and the blessings of the Atonement. It says, "And as I partook of the fruit thereof it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy; wherefore, I began to be desirous that my family should partake of it also; for I knew that it was desirable above all other fruit." As we taste of the love of God and of the blessings of the Atonement, we cannot help but to share them! Horacio was a very cool representation of that concept. He's so awesome!

Well things are going amazing here in Zarahemla, and I'm enjoying every minute of it! I hope you each have a fantastic week as well, I love you so much!

Elder James