Hiay,
I'm welcoming tranfer number 4, with my new/old companion, Hna Zepeda. Alrighty, well first off, I hope Father's Day was just wonderful! Also, I hope the storms decided to stop in CO. This week was superrrrr good. We worked so hard and we saw the fruits of our labor for sure.
George got baptized yesterday! It is a miracle really. Another girl, Roxy, was suppossed to get baptized too, but she called at 8 in the morning to tell us that she wasn't going to. She got scared, so on tuesday, we are going to talk to her and help her to feel more prepared. That SATAN! I don't like him. Anyway...We scheduled the baptism at 12:30 right after church, but then the bishop at seriously the last minute said it had to be changed to 1:30. We had it at 12:30 because That was the only time George could do it. He has mornings off so he can come to church, but he has to work at 3pm. So through church, seeing the baptism happen seemed to be further and further away like it wasn't going to happen. I wasn't neccesarily that I was getting discouraged...but it was really hard. Then, Elder flake, who was going to be the one to baptize him said that during priesthood, his work called and said that he was going to need him to take the night shift that started at 11pm. SOOOOOO Because he got called into work later, he was able to get baptized. That was a miracle and a tender mercy. Oh it was wonderful. I am sooo grateful and feel so blessed. George has so much faith and is so strong in the church.
Now, The picture with the father and the kid. Their names are buddy, and buddy jr. Hna Busch and I were knocking an apt complex and we found them....now this is in the middle of latinoville...so we weren't expecting them. We talked to them for 30 mins and told them that we would send the elders that spoke english to come teach them if they wanted. We were surprised when Buddy first opened the door because he is a big man and has tatoos over both arms. By just talking to him we knew that he was a good father and wanted the best for his son. Well, that was about 2 1/2 months ago, and yesterday, they both got baptized!!!!!!! Happy father's day right? What a blessing it is. After the baptizm I thought, God works in mysterious ways. I mean the English elders have such a large area to cover....and they would probably never go to the appt complex we were at because it's like mexico. That shows to me that God prepared them and we just had to find them. It really strengthened my testimony as to how God work will be done His way and at His timing. So 3 beautiful baptizums. Oh the joy I had yesterday. I couldn't have been happier. Also, we cannot judge our friends or people we see to whether or not they will accept the gospel. Sometimes, the most unlikely people to accept the gospel are the ones that do and change later generations for the better. I feel so blessed to be a part of this sacred and most important work.
The gospel changes hearts. The gospel changes lives, but ONLY if you let it. If pride is in the way, a heart will not "hear" what we have to say. This is true for people that have been in the church for years, or just starting to take the missionary lessons.
I learned that throughout our lives, we sometimes get hit with huge walls in our way. It looks impossible to get through. When you have the gospel and you apply what you know, you can build a ladder to get over that wall. I've seen it, and we can all get over the walls in our lives if we choose to.
I learned that when we are bold as missionaries, it is important to be bold with love. People don't care how much you know unless they know how much you care.
I love Alma 5:16 and 19 very good scriptures that touched me.
Questions? Comments? Write me a letter :-) haha also, Sara started a blog for me...so you can ask her for the website address.
Alright I have to go. Good bye to Hna Erickson who has been home for a week, and hello to Hna Zepeda.
Take care. I love you all!
Hna Argüello
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