Well, here in Loncoche we got together and just
hit the streets. Elder Flitton is a hardworking and awesome guy. I love him a
ton and he is from Utah! Our first day we worked really hard the whole day and
nothing happened until about seven. So the first miracle was when we got lost
and decided to knock some doors until another lesson. So we knocked a door and
a man came out. And before we could say hola he just said come in. So I figured
it was an old investigator or less active. I asked him if he knew who the missionaries
were and he said no. I asked him why he let us in and he said I felt the need
to listen. So we shared a lesson and him and his wife, Ramey, and they loved it
and are very excited to keep listening.
Then after that we went to a lesson with a member.
The member told us that this lady named Nancy had lost her husband in November
and they are very poor. The husband did not have a leg so it was hard for him
to work a lot. So Nancy goes and works all day and her daughter who is 15 left
school to work in the house with the food and everything. So we started to
teach a little about the plan of salvation and my companion shared a scripture about
the resurrection and that our bodies will be completely restored in the end.
And Nancy got really excited and told us about an experience she had had with
her family. Recently, after the passing of her husband, she and all her family
saw him in his spirit form walking with a big smile on his face and he walked
out the door. So the scripture had a huge impact on her. Then she asked
about where our church was and she was soo excited. Sadly, her son found out
she was listening to us and he is paying the rent for their house and he threatened
to stop paying his mother’s rent if she listened to us. So that was very heart
breaking. Satan just loves to stir the hearts of the people. He did it in Christ’s
time. He did in the restoration and he does it now. Lame…
But another cool thing. We have an investigator
named Vanessa. She is the mom of a special needs kid named Martin and she wants
to be baptized but she was afraid to go to church because of her son making too
much noise. So we went by and shared a scripture that says Christ invites
everyone on this planet to come and see. So she came to church. It was amazing!
She loved it! I have never seen someone learn so fast from the spirit. She will
listen to the basic doctrine of something we teach and then she will expound on
it deeply and know stuff that only the spirit could have taught her. She truly
blows our minds every time she testifies. So she is getting baptized in July.
We have another person who will be getting
baptized as well. We have about ten other people that are really close to being
baptized. They just need to come to church. It’s hard here cause if it’s cold
outside the world stops. Loncoche is a branch with about 30 people that come and
it’s the smallest sector I have had and I truly love it! Pray for our people. We
want twelve people baptized this month! It’s a big goal but we have the people
to do it. I love you all!
