12/17/12

You Have to Pray to Receive an Answer

Buenas tardes!!

 

I had ganas to write this all in spanish and them remember that some people don't speak spanish...so yes, I'll refrain from doing that. First, those plaques of Mary and mi look so good huh? That's right. Thank you! Let's see I have such a wonderful story to tell everyone! It is something that really showed me how much God truly loves us. I hope you read the whole story! So don't get bored and not read all of it, got it? Good :-)

 

So we went by to see a new person we were going to teach, but he wasn't there. There were two men sitting on a couch with the door open though where the man lived. They said he went down to LA.  Shucks right? Well I started talking to one of the men. One was about  21, the other about 30. Then I asked if they had every seen missionaries like us, that we were from the Church of Jesus Christ of....and one of the guys finishes my sentence..."of Latter-day Saints?!" I looked at him like...uhhh yeah do you know anything about the church? And this is what he said...

 

"Yes, I was baptized in Mexico when I was 16, with my mom and sister. I would go out with the missionaries all the time because they wanted to help prepare me for my mission. I loved it. Then I came here about 4 years ago with almost nothing. But I went to a temple up north to do...what's it called....oh baptisms. But when I got down here, I couldn't find a church." We found out he is 22

 

We just looked at eachother and he said, "Wow I never thought I'd find the church again." His eyes were a little teary. I asked him if he had a BOM, he said no...so we gave him one. As he looked at it, he looked at it as if he were holding a gem. For my to see someone  look at the BOM with such love, it was a tender experience. I realized there at his doorstep that so many of us take the BOM for granted..the church for granted.

 

He told us that he had to go to therapy for his back since he hurt himself. We talked about blessings. He said he'd go all the way over to the church to get one last thursday. (It was Sunday) We said a prayer and left. To see someone that thought he had lost the church, and see it come back into their life, was something I'll never forget. We told him if he wanted too, he could still prepare to go on a mission. He smiled and said "Yeah?"

 

On Thursday he showed up! He told the elders that if they needed him to go out with them to call. My mouth was just dropped open.

It was wonderful. It's very hard to explain. Hopefully he can go on a mission soon. He just need to prepare and take the steps back into the church.

 

 

On another note. On Sunday, we were in the chapel and no investigators showed up. I was so sad because after how hard you work and they don't come...it's heart breaking. During the passing of the Sacrament I told God that I did my best and I needed Him to pick up my slack. When it was over and they opened the door, the Galvez family walked in! God had answered my prayers! Usually it's just the parents, but this time it was all 5 othem! I smiled and knew God heard my prayers.

 

I pray that you all are safe and well. Take time to smell the roses and realize the beauty God has blessed us with.

Give. Love. Serve.

 

Merry Christmas!

Love,

Hna Argüello

 

P.s. I went to a christmas cantata. Richard Rich, the producer of the Animated Stories...and more was the conductor. There are a ton of famous people in my stake. Kirby Heyborne was the narrorator. ha!

 

foto: 3 girls we are teaching!!