¡Aloha a todos!
Hi family. Life is a lot calmer now that last week and the
elections and conference and everything thing else that was happening is no
longer happening...
Before I start I have a funny story.
The other day my compi and I set a new goal to see which
ice cream place is the best in our area. Obviously contacting the ice cream Cholita, while we are at it, we were not only saddened to discover that
there is only one ice cream place in the other area. (We thought there would
be at least 2 or 3) But the Cholita didn't know how to make the thing work.
Elder Calle said what flavors do you have and she said ya ya ya wait one second
and put like one crooked swirl of ice cream on the cone and then gave it to
him. (Keep in mind he never told her what favor he wanted). I was there
thinking. Uh oh now I have to get one too and she's going to do the same
thing... But haha right then her granddaughter came out and gave me a whole
bunch!!! Saved by the nina! Elder Calle and I then awkwardly looked and the
different amount we had each received and said thank you... We left laughing and
the next day I bought him another to make up for it. haha good
times.
We came across a folder of old baptismal records and have
been using that to find less active and recent converts. The problem there is
that many people no longer live in the same house so the week has been full of
looking for little streets that nobody knows and talking with strangers. haha
the mission right? While we were looking for a street I had a feeling we
should talk to a man who was sitting outside his house. We passed him to talk
to a member really quickly and then the thought came again in quiet but
urgent feeling, which I have understood to be the Holy Ghost, that we should
talk to him. We went and started talking. He asked a few questions and we
ended up sitting on the ground next to him talking for about 30 minutes. His
name is Samuel. And he said, wow that's crazy that you guys just happened
to be passing by on the day that I locked my keys in the house. What are the
odds? We gave him a pamphlet of the restoration and made plans to visit him
again. And this time he said, normally churches give me things to read and
after about 2 pages I get bored and stop. But this time I read the whole thing
and then thought I should read that again to understand it better. We
have put a baptismal goal with him and are grateful for that miracle... I left
the appointment last night thinking, God pulled so many strings so that we could have this experience.
What would have happened if we had ignored it?
I love when Peter says, we only speak of what we have
seen and heard. What I have seen is the power of a loving Father in Heaven
who knows us better than we know ourselves and loves us more than we love
ourselves. I am grateful for this knowledge. And Hope that we recognize
ourselves as children of God before we say student, photographer, dentist,
bishop or anything. We are first and foremost Children of God.
1 Corinthians 3:23 and ye are Christ's; and
Christ is God's.
Sonriendo Siempre,
Elder Glassett
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