reason this is coming out so late is because we got to attend two
Memorial Day activities! The first was an awesome picnic with our
ward, and the next was the Elotada! Elotada basically means corn
festival, and the Spanish stake holds it every year. However, it is
outside of the English mission boundaries, so we were the only ones in
the English program who got to attend. Booyah!
This week was an AMAZING one with our investigators! We have another
two investigators who are also progressing well! They are the
neighbors of a family in the ward, and we are teaching them in the
members home. Brianna, a little 8 year old, and her mother Blanca have
both accepted a baptismal date. Brianna comes to church every week,
but Blanca hasn't been able to make it yet. She has been very
skeptical about the church, but last week we had a powerful lesson
with her where we read from the Book of Mormon and spent a lot of time
addressing her concerns. The Spirit was so strong!! Since then, she
has been so much more committed! Today she came up to us at the Ward
picnic and talked about how she has been reading on her own, and is
coming to love the Book of Mormon. She has been praying to know if
it's true and has felt like she has received answers!! The Spirit is
everything in this work!! Man, I wish I could express how much I love
these people and how incredible it is to watch the Lord work miracles
before my eyes.
No updates on Carlos, except that he is still the man, but please
continue to keep him and his wife in your prayers so that his wife's
heart may be softened and he can be baptized.
I was able to go on three exchanges this week with three amazing
Elders! I learned that an appointment where the person is not home is
much more devastating when it is 90+ degrees outside and you are on
bike. But the work rolls on!
On one of my exchanges, we were in a young single adult ward looking
for a young adult member in the wealthiest place in the mission (one
of the wealthiest in the nation, seriously, these houses were in the
hills of Anaheim and were huge). The young adult wasn't home, and as
we were walking back to the car, we received an impression to knock on
a specific door. I thought to myself, "Look where we are, Spirit! How
could there possibly be a young single adult behind that solid walnut
15ft door?!" But because we are obedient, we knocked anyway. Sure
enough, a young adult girl opens up and greets us with a smile. We
talked about the Restoration of the gospel, gave her a Book of Mormon,
and she invited us to come back. This truly is the Lord's work!
I hope you all have a fantastic week everyone! Thanks for your love
and support! I love you!
-Elder Francis
¡¡La elotada!!
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