¡HOLA!
this week went by REALLY FAST! i guess that´s nothing new...
on monday, i started feeling sick. (you know, the whole nose ears & throat thing) it definately got worse as the week went on. and then on wed my companion started feeling sick. so it´s been a week of lots of tissues and hand sanitizer. all the elders say it´s normal to get sick because it´s my last transfer. (whatever that means?)
on tuesday we had a training on a new iniciative the church is doing for easter. at this time of year we celebrate Christ´s resurrection and it´s a perfect time to seek the ones that seek Him. the iniciative is called "because of Him" and we are REALLY excited to use it to find, teach, baptize, and reactivate the people of pto varas. a new video and website will come out this saturday and i invite you all to share it with EVERYONE on your facebook, twitter, instagram, ect. to invite everyone to learn more about our Savior and help them remember that because He lives, we will too. we came up with this idea with our ward mission leader: this next sunday our ward is going to have a fireside and we´ll present the new video and challege all the members to share the video with their friends. then anyone who "likes" the video is a reference for us!! we are super stoked! and on abril 5th, we will be in the plaza downtown with a projector showing the video. super awesome right? (check out this message by Elder Nelson with the link to the new website: lds.org/new-era/2015/03/because-he-lives)
so remember those two little boys of the less active we started teaching last week? ok their names are Vicente & Rodolfo. guess what? they read the chapter we left them in the Book of Mormon...and they really liked it! they came to church on sunday...and they really like it too! on Friday, we went and taught them about prayer. they sat and listened VERY intently and told us they would pray everyday. they asked great questions and we were able to help them understand how to pray correctly. i had the idea to make them little signs that say "pray always" and after the lesson they colored them and together we wrote the steps of prayer on the back. IT WAS SO CUTE. i love them so much. i think i´ll bring them home with me.
this saturday Moira Jara will be baptized!!! i invite you all to come and watch this little angel make covenants with her Heavenly Father! we are so very excited for her! we have our last lesson tomorrow with her and her family that have been COMPELETLY reactivated. they are one of my favorite families here in pto varas. i think i´ll bring them home with me too. (this week i´m feeling really grateful for facebook and skype haha)
last week we found a new apartment building and decided to knock a bunch of doors. we found A BILLION new people that are very, very prepared to hear the gospel. on one door we knocked a man about 30 years old answered the door. he started asking us who we were and what our church believes in. he asked for our number and we left wondering if he´d actually call us. he told us he´d be at church on sunday. and guess what? he called. he asked more about the church meetings, what time they started, and what he needed to wear to get in. guess what else? he came to church with us yesterday! the ward was SUPER awesome with him. we have an appointment with him and some members of the ward tonight! pray for alejandro! (and if you want you can sing the song "alejandro" by lady gaga Syd)
yesterday we had a SWEET ward cousel. i´m really really grateful for the Cólon ward and all my leaders here. they are great and i feel privigeled to have been able to work with them so long. our ward mission leader is helping us A TON. it´s been really awesome to see his desires to serve and his excitement for the work. i feel like the ward is progessing A LOT. i know that our Heavenly Father is hastening His work. I know He is a God of miracles. i´ve seen SO many this week. and i´m excited to see ever more as i continue to serve Him with all my heart.
i hope you all have a great week! you are in my prayers! i love you so much!
con amor, hermana steele
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