Zarahemla Week 45

Old Port

Another week has quickly gone by here in Montréal! We are already in week 3 of the transfer which is still boggling my mind... I feel like I just got back to Zarahemla a couple of weeks ago! We've been busy, which for sure helps us stay focused, and training has helped a lot with that as well. It's been fun! Here are a few quick highlights from the week!

I went on exchanges with Elder Toledo,
and we saw Horacio! It was a fun day.

We had a cool experience going finding the other day! We've been working at being bold as we talk to people, and as we were passing by someone in an apartment building, we noticed an open apartment door with a large group of Spanish speakers having a party. It'd be pretty awkward just dropping in on the party and preaching repentance to them, but we decided to do it anyway! But, it was a miracle! The mother ended up being a member who used to go to church a long time ago with her dad, but stopped when she was about 13 years old. She was interested in coming back though! She has two kids that may have potential as well! It was awesome to see that as we just got over the awkwardness of some situations, the Lord makes miracles happen! Super cool!

We ate at Hermano Farfan's house!

We had Zone Conference, and it was President and Sister Phillips' (as well as my) last zone conference. There were many tears; we will all miss them a lot! We talked a lot about Spiritual Gifts which was very informative and uplifting. We discussed a lot about what spiritual gifts we had, and it was very interesting! I think what hit me the most were two principles that we learned... One, that all spiritual gifts are to be used to bless the lives of others, and two, that the Lord desires us to have ALL spiritual gifts; we just have to work for them. We were able to identify some specific gifts that we have the capacity for, and set some plans on how to develop them! It was a very uplifting experience.

Made Pizzas with Elena again 

Well again it's been a great week, things are going well, and Elder Salvador and I continue to have fun together! It's great being here in Montréal, and I'm excited for all the miracles the Lord has for us! I hope all of you are doing well as well, and I hope you have a great week. Love you so much!

Elder James

Found a public ping pong table in Old Port 

Today's P-day activity

Zarahemla Week 33

Playing Chess to celebrate Horacio's birthday!

Another week has quickly gone by in Zarahemla! The work continues to go well, and we keep seeing lots of miracles. And, of course, we've been eating lots of Latino food! Here are some highlights from the week!

We went to visit Julio, who we met a on Monday, and he was so solid. We were teaching him, and all of the sudden, his friend Carlos just walks into the apartment, grabs a chair, and sits down with us. They were both so amazing! They were very attentive, they understood the message of the restoration very well, and were very ready to act. It was amazing! We were able to give both of them baptismal dates for the 4 of May. They accepted very fast! It was awesome to see how the Lord basically just sent us Carlos as we were teaching Julio. We didn't do anything to contact him, he just showed up! It was so cool! In Preach My Gospel, the handbook that we use as missionaries, it talks about how as we have the faith to find people to teach, the Lord will lead us to them, or He will lead them to us. It is so true, and it all begins with our faith! It's so interesting! The Lord guides His work in a magnificent way.

We are finalizing things up for Leonardo's baptism! He's so cool, he is one of the most prepared people I've ever taught. He has been working and fellowshipping other people who come to church, and he's been inviting other people to activities and such! They play soccer frequently in the chapel, and last Friday he invited 5 of his friends to come and play! He's already a super missionary!

We are so excited for General Conference, and we've been preparing so many people for it. It's such a great opportunity for those we are teaching to hear from the living prophet and apostles, and they will be able to have a first-hand experience of the Restoration of the Gospel. It will be amazing. I hope you are prepared for it, we only get out as much as we prepare!

Things are amazing up here, still cold but still having fun! The mission is the best, I'm loving every minute of it! I hope you are all doing well. Have a great week!