We have met so many different people that are wanting to draw closer to our Savior and to God. Some people we have met and are teaching.
*Samir- He actually has a baptismal date set for the 31st of July. Woo-hoo!! He's so excited for his baptism. He's also really busy so we like never get to see him because of his work. His soon to be wife is a member (they're getting married on the 26th of July) and he came to church with her and his Mom.
*Samir's Mom-This lady literally talked to us for a straight hour and we didn't get the chance to talk. She's amazing and she's getting baptized the same day as Samir. But she wants it in a river. Haha
We told her we'd check on that. 👍 But she came to church and also went and watched a baptism right after.
*Beto-We saw this guy standing outside some buildings close to the church. He was talking to another guy. So Hermana Bennett did her usual and drove up right by them and rolled the window down and starts talking. I can't stand when she does this because it makes me feel like we too good enough to get out of our car for some reason. Haha
But he was all for it. He runs AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meetings. So we parked, went in and talked to him for like an hour. A big part of that conversation was quoting step-brothers. We literally became best friends with this dude.😂😂 It was amazing. And he showed up to church this Sunday. He also texts us like every hour and jokes A Ton with us. He's pretty cool. He invited us to one of his meetings. Heck yeah! So we showed up the last 30 minutes. They finished up their introductions and then Beto pointed us out and told us that we're his friends.
So we introduced ourselves as missionaries for the church of Jesus Christ and we are willing to talk and help with anyone. I also said I have an uncle who went through this and he's been sober for I don't know like 12 years? So I appreciate what everybody is doing. It was pretty cool. We talked with a guy Joe after and invited him to church. It was really fun a lot of people thanked us for our work and stuff. I loved it!
Diego- Literally one of the cutest kids ever. He is 8 and he loves when we challenge him to read the Book of Mormon and he reads all the pamphlets of the gospel topics. He also really wants to get baptized. But his mom just had surgery, we met her once and she really liked our message. She's unable to bring him to church because she's in so much pain. His grandma is so sweet and loves that we come over but she's Catholic and doesn't feel like changing. She also can't drive a car. He has a sister who we met but she doesn't want to take him. It's so sad. He is so sweet and he asked his mom to be baptized with him. She told him that she'd read the Gospel of Christ pamphlet and let him know. Oh my goodness. We are kind of bugged because he's progressing but can't go to church.
*JP y Lupita- We did a blitz in our area and some sisters found this awesome lady named Lupita. She loves the Book of Mormon and already loves Joseph Smith. JP is her grandson and not super "tight" with Jesus Christ. He really nice and loves when we talk to him. He was willing to read and pray if it's true. He was shocked when we told him the restoration started in New York. Haha
They both said they would come to church but didn't make it. Lupita was working so she said she would try.
Elder Norman and Elder Allred invited us to come play basketball with them and some kids in a sketchy neighborhood. We were sooo down! The kids that play are like 18, 19 and like there was a 30 year old. So we started playing. It was us, the Elders, and this kid named Daniel against 5 others. We freaking won!!!! We were so happy it was a great basketball day for me I made so many points for my team. Oooh I can't wait to play again.
This week has been full of miracles. The people here might look like they aren't interested and might look like they want to kill you but they all have a desire to draw closer to God. And they are changing their lives because they truly want to. I love the church of Jesus Christ. It's true. The restoration happened. So many people suffered in order for it to truly take place. God has a plan for each and everyone of us.
I love you all. Share your testimony with everyone you can.
Keep your hearts open for the spirit to touch it and keep your mouth open to tell people about Jesus Christ.
Stay 2 Legit 2 Quit!😗
Love,
Hermana Darling
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