Feel like it has been awhile since i wrote to everyone! Well I do not know if ya'll know but we had transfers and now i am a trainer and my new companion is Elder Page from Utah! He has been out 7 weeks and he is still working on gaining his Spanish. At first when i heard of my new calling i was really nervous because i had just barely finished my own training. Although I was a Zone leader for awhile it still hit me a bit. But now i see that i was stressing out for nothing. I LOVE MY new calling and my new companion! He is great, he is a go with the flow type of guy and he is very quiet (we are changing that). Over the past week and a half we have already found a lot of success. This is Elder Page's first biking area and he was really nervous about that since he has asthma. I felt bad because i did not know about this the first few days and i was just flying with my bike and i look back often and he was far behind. And then we also had a 8 miles bike ride to Saint Rose and he was really scared about that. Thank goodness by then i knew i about his asthma and i didn't go as fast. He is a tough Elder though. He is always looking at the positives and has not fainted or dropped on me yet.
So about this past week, after settling down and being more calm about things we were 2 away from reaching our stake goal of 25 lessons. Last week we had 23! Now, numbers do not count and they are not something we should strive. But when i personally see this it shows me the amount of families we have been able to help and touch this week! With our investigator Noel we were able to teach him the Restoration and after watching the video with him, he told us how he loved how Joseph Smith had that desire to know and ask questions and how he was worthy to has such a marvelous experience to see God the Father and Jesus Christ. After wards he told us that he could really believe that the things that happened to Joseph Smith actually happened. It was a beautiful things to hear! And on top of that he had read more from the Book of Mormon! We have seen a good amount of progress with Noel and now his next step is to attend church! We are so happy to see him moving forward. It is going slowly, but SURELY!
Last Saturday we went to visit our investigator Juan around 8 at night. On our way there my front tire popped and immediately went out of air. We were faced with either going back home or go to the app. and be late back home. Without hesitation, i decided to keep going and we went walking to our appointment. On our way there we got a hold of the Zone Leaders and they were free that night so the said they could pick us up after. We got to Juan's home and a few minutes later the Zone Leaders showed up so we had 4 missionaries at his home. Once we begun the lesson, in which we had talked about just sharing a spiritual message with him, i was inspired to ask him about baptism and what was holding him back from that step because the Elder and I knew that he was prepared. He told us nothing was holding him back. So we were wondering what it was. As we talked and asked questions he finally told us that he has never prayed asking that specific question before, and no one has really told him that he NEEDED to do that. So right there, We answered the question on how we can help him progress to get him closer to that step. And throughout that entire lesson the spirit was present without a doubt and Elder Griffin and I could see that he had water in his eyes, about to cry. He never did, but we knew that he felt the same spirit and Love that filled the room. This is one of my biggest Miracle/tender mercies i have had. Showing me the power of asking questions and teaching people not lessons. It was a powerful, powerful 'lesson'.
Lastly, we found new potential investigators for my first time here in the mission! This family lives right enext to a wonderful very loud and crazy but loving family, the Valle's or V's home. We met Sarah Moreno and her husband along with their kids. Last Sunday we talked to 2 of their sons about teaching them and wondering if their family would be interested. They said probably. So we show up last Saturday and meet their Mom) Sarah. And she only knew about he polygamist Mormons. So right away we explained how that was not us. As we talked to her she became more open. And so we asked them if we could teach them. The gladly accepted and we taught them a lesson right away. Nathan and Nicholas were super curious and their whole family had so many questions! It was amazing to see them participated and with that desire to know. We thought them about the love of God. Sarah talked about how there is so much that she is doing that she knows it is not right and didn't know if she could be part of the Gospel. After she said that i told her about hope. And how God loves everyone and that he made us ALL capable of changing. How he can give us that strength to overcome what ever it is that is holding us back. And i could see in here eyes the light of hope that was coming back. It was and extremely neat experience and wonderful lesson! We will be going back to teach them in like 2 days!
But this just teaches me how many people have their own personaly struggles and how sometimes they ma feel so low that they can not feel like they can get back up. And how each one of us have to open our spiritual eyes to go to those that need help! We have a gospel and the power of God that can overcome anything. And we are capable of sharing that with everyone! So we must not hold back! My mission President told me that i am capable of bringing hope to those in need and to many people hear. How will i do that? I know that it will all come as i let God lead me. As i open my heart, mind and eyes spiritually.
This is my message to you all and i hope you can all overcome what ever it is that is keeping you down. remember with the Lord anything is possible. We must lose our focus of the negative things going on in our lives and find what bring that happiness and positiveness to keep us going foward!
I am thankful for the Gospel and how it is the most joyful thing on earth! We must seek after it! Thank you all for the prayers and love! I hope you are all doing well and this helps some of you see things differently as it has helped me. Have a wonderful week!
Love Always,
~Elder Caiña
No comments:
Post a Comment