Fam and friends, it's been another dope week up here in Jujuy.
I'll
be a bit all over the place, forgive me. Sufficeth to say that it's
impossible to ever complain - I feel love and loved. It's the best
feeling.
Tuesday-Friday
were good days, but they had me missing last week a bit. It's really
tough to top a week like that, but yesterday (Sunday) may have been the best day
of my mission, right in time for the big 2 - 0 cumpleaños!! So yeah, I'm
pumped.
The work here is picking up speed like Matty
Lawrence on a break-away. Yesterday, we had 7 people at church, and
they all got there early. Talk about a tender mercy miracle also.
We went to walk with Hyd, Nach, Mar., Lu., and Luc. at 8:30
(starts at 9). They live on the opposite end of the area, but we ended
up arriving at 9 on the dot. Not sure how I feel, but when they got
there, a family visiting the Church for the 1st time, they were the 1st
ones there. The only other people there were the Bishop and Primary
Pres. Kinda embarrassing for the ward really, and they talked about
punctuality in council after church. We got them integrated in primary,
young mens and womens, and RS(Relief Society).
We also had a miraculous appearance of Fab. and
Flor. - if you go back to my letter in the 1st or 2nd letter in
July, we contacted and taught this young couple at a bus stop - they
we're in a tough place.
Well, Flo. left Fab. with their 6 month old
daughter and he's been on his own for a few weeks. We saw him around
town, but couldn't find him at home. I lost quite a bit of hope that we
could help them.
However, the Lord is merciful despite my incredulity.
Last
Sunday, we saw them walking with their stroller and just waved, but I
noted that Flo. was back. A hope booster right there, but didn't
think much of it.
One or two more times, we saw them this week just
walking around - kept telling them we'd stop by, but we were so busy we
couldn't. THEN, Saturday
night, we saw them AGAIN, just going for a walk. We didn't think much
of it, but Fab. said - hey tomorrow there's church right? I then
thought - here we go again, they commit and tell us to walk with them,
but they're just blowing smoke. However, I wasn't gonna deny them
obviously. We set it up to walk together at 9:30. Let's see.
We show up like we said and knocked really loudly -
wait 1 or 2 mins. Knock again.... Fab. opens the window and says
they'll be right out! Hahaha LETS GOOOOO literally I said. They came out
all ready about 10 mins later and we hit the road with their stroller.
On the way, turns out that Flo.'s mom is a member. Home run! I invited them to be baptized Sept. 13
and they said yes. We got to Church together and went to Gospel
Principles. The topic was the Word of Wisdom - hahah love it when
people come for the first time and we throw a weird new commandment at
them. However, they ate it up and really hit him because drinking was
what almost split them up. They made friends with a few members and it
was really just a home run all around.
Hahahah lets goooo we also had an extra bed in the
apt that was collecting dust, and they asked us out of the blue if we
had a spare bed. This morning, we took it over and then to top it off,
they both came to the Church to play soccer. Fab. plays dope and Flo.
sat there with their daughter and watched like a champ. LEEEETTTTTSSSSS
GOOOOOOOO.
Contacting them changed my mission, and to see them
progressing all of the sudden after thinking it was a fluke is just the
best.
As far as Lean., another CAPO, he was
there in Priesthood at 9. He drew me a pic of Jesus and a little lamb
for my birthday. Incredible to think that we met him just 2 weeks ago -
we've already taught him all the missionary lessons and he's just
waiting to go to church one more time so he can be baptized. This kid
makes all the work worth it.
Hy. and her kids love when we go over and I love it too. Friday,
we explained the Book of Mormon again and how it will bless their
family. I don't really remember much more of the lesson, but I'll never forget how I felt. Hy. is one of the strongest, realest, most sincere
people I've met. She's gone through the valley and back, and as a
result, she's humble, not bitter. She sees the choices her older
children have made, and instead of complain, she just buckles down and
says she wants her kids to find a different path. They've found it.
Seeing her strength fills me with love. When we left the lesson, I was
overcome with pure love, TPLOC (the pure love of Christ). One of the best moments of my life. On
top of the world.
To close, I frickin love the Book of Mormon. It
speaks to me literally. I've been studying Helaman this week - especially chapter 12. I'm certainly not exempt from pride, and yeah,
I've been battling with it a bit this week. Pride stinks - it's the
gateway sin to all others. Lack of love, annoyance, hatred, laziness etc.
all stem from pride. Let's battle pride, and humble up together.
Thanks for all your prayers! Seriously seeing so many miracles here and I can feel the strength of all of you pulling for us.
LOVE you,
ELDER Blake
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