Hello my beautiful, BUSY family! How are you?
Another
good week in Villa el Sol. This week we were able to teach the Ramos
family again, but this time only the parents were there. They are SUPER
receptive and receptive to the Spirit. This week we taught them about
the Book of Mormon and invited them to read, ponder, and pray to know if
it's true, and they accepted with all "animo"
[enthusiasm]. They always have super
great questions and are very attentive in the lessons, it´s great!
Another couple we have been working with lately is José and
Alejandra. Last week we were able to find them again after they had left
for vacations for a long time. We taught them about the restauration,
and then this week we taught José (because Alejandra had to work) about
the Book of Mormon, he is really prepared to recieve the Gospel. He, too,
has some really awesome questions that just help the lessons along! He
was reading the Book of Mormon before they left for vacations and got to
1 Nephi 10. But he also expressed to us that it´s hard for him to
undrstand and read the Book of Mormon because it´s not like a typical
story book, and it has a lot of unfamiliar words and it´s in the
vosotros form
[an old form of Spanish not used in So. America]. We took the time to read a chapter with him and explain
all the frases and teach him how to use the Guia para el estudio de las
escrituras in back (like the Bible dictionary) and the foot notes and
everything. Another thing that was really cool is that Evelyn, the
member that was accompanying us shared her testimony about the Book of Mormon, which
is amazing and beautiful; she was born with slight learning
problems, she hardly talked as a kid and doctors told her parents that
she would never learn to read, but when she got to the right age she had a
burning desire to go on a mission. Her parents prayed about it and,
despite the fact that she couldnt read, felt like that was what the Lord
wanted. So, long story short, she went on a mission (Argentina) and
learned to read on her mission by reading in the Book of Mormon. She
also shared her testimony about how we can always find the guidance,
comfort, etc that we need when we study the BoM and shared an experience
of when she recieved the revelation she needed in a crucial moment in a
verse in the Book of Mormon. ... THEN when we were reading 1 Nephi 10
with José we got to verse 19 where it says, (in spanish) "Porque el que
con diligencia busca, hallará; y los misterios de Dios le serán
discubiertos por el poder del Espíritu Santo, lo mismo como en tiempos
pasados como en los venideros, por tanto la vía del Señor es un giro
eterno."
[For he that diligently seeketh shall find; and the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the Holy Ghost, as well in these times as in times of old as in times in times to come; wherefore, the course of the Lord is one eternal round.] José was like Woah! That just happened to me like Evelyn
explained! that verse really got to me/touched my heart! That´s so
cool! Hahaha and he kinda just sat there pondering. So with that we
challenged him to start reading the BoM again AND to pray and ask God
of it´s truth. It was a cool lesson!
BTW, did you know that the Book of Mormon is AWESOME!!!! I love it
soooo much! I tell all our investigators, converts,and less actives that
it has really become my best friend. I really feel so thankful for the
oportunity to read it/study it/"feast upon" it EVERYDAY! Right now I´m
reading in Alma 50 (por allí) and it´s like every chapter (even the war
chapters) come to life like never before! Who needs to watch a movie/TV
when you´ve got action stories and "super" heroes in the Book of
Mormon??? Us missionaries sure don´t! hahaha I love it.
Well fambam, stay strong, y recuerden, tras mucha tribulacion
vienen las bendiciones. LES AMO MUCHIIIIIIIISIMO! Portense bien!
[After much tribulation comes the blessings. I LOVE YOU SOOOO MUCH! Be good!]
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Your favorite missionary in Chile,
Hna Davis
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