Week 64: October 22-28, 2019 The Good Samaritan

Hey Everyone

So this week was honestly such a blast we have had so much fun and have been able to teach so many people and help so many others grow their relationship with Christ. One of the highlights of this week was with a new family that we have been able to begin teaching. We have come a few times to visit with the Mother Alejandra, but almost always she has not been home. The first time we visited her she was intrigued in the message we had to share about the Book of Mormon and invited us to come back. This past Friday, we went to go visit them again and when she opened the door she had her coat on. I thought oh no she is leaving once again. but blessedly she had just come home and still had her coat on.  It was definitely the perfect timing. We began to talk with her, and heard her husband on the phone, and invited him to come in. We soon learned that recently he had an accident at work while carrying paint and damaged his sciatic nerve, because of this, Alejandra has had to get a job to help support her family. He, Ulises, told us of his pain, and we offered to give him a blessing. He accepted. After giving the blessing a sweet spirit came into the room, we soon after testified of the restored gospel and this family, you could just see their eyes light up! It was so amazing. We invited the father to offer the closing prayer, and it just filled me with joy to think how happy God is to hear one of his children pray, especially after such a long time. God truly loves us and wants to hear us, our words and feelings. 

So, Saturday night we had a last-minute text asking us to speak this Sunday. So my companion and I prepared talks to give the next day. That night I studied more of the parable of the good Samaritan. I actually didn’t write anything down until 20 mins before the meeting. I wrote down a few bullet points and scriptures. We finally got to the chapel at 10:30 right when the meeting started and four of our investigators came! We had a beautiful sacrament and a youth speaker spoke for like 2 mins and then it was my companion's turn. He gave a wonderful talk for ten minutes. He left me with 25 minutes of the meeting until the prayer and hymn. It was honestly one of my favorite talks I have ever given on the symbolism of the good Samaritan. It was such a spiritual experience. After the meeting and teaching a couple of investigators we went to the comida and the hermana told me she thought she was listening to a general authority, but I then found that there was the fourth speaker. So, I took the time of someone else.  I felt so bad when I found out. 

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