Hey all!!well this was a great week! we were so happy to see the Lords hand in our work as we had two baptisms on Saturday. One day like a month or two ago we were looking for a man that we had an appt with and were kinda lost. One man passed by and said ¨elderes¨ which you can imagine only say members or old investigators. So we talked to him and he said you I'm a rm and my wife isn't a member, we took her and my nephew too church last week. you should stop by sometime.. Well, yea!! So we got to know Toña and Hector and they were baptised this week. But the blessings of the Lord are so in sight. He just put the man in our way, and a little of talking and we had two golden investigators. They are already talking about planning their sealing and everything. Oh the Lord is... indescribably merciful. His blessings make you want to cry. I love him so much because i know i have been a child of His that has caused Him much pain, and even the fact that Hes given me the chance to serve is completely and truly remarkable. It shows His love for is perfect, without a doubt. i feel it so much and know others still need it. i just started the ¨4th quarter¨ of my mission, and time is going by tooo fast. The division of the mission is coming up and if i stay this change here i might stay and be part of the other mission, it would be crazy. But who knows. Whatever the Lord wants, I'm down. i hope you all have an amazing week, please know that i truly love you all and you have all supported me so much throughout my mission. I would like to say thanks to Bishop Baird who was more than a helping hand to get me here on the mission, what a loving Bishop and a great example. I truly am grateful for your help and guidance.Hope everyone wished my pops a happy birthday!!
Elder Redfern
THE SISTERS IN HER ZONE HOLA!!!
I just want to share with all of you how wonderful my companion really is. The fact that she has taught me how to really clean and how to cook some really good Argentine food she has also taught me how to really give of myself in the service of God. She thought that for sure she would be finishing her mission as of 2 weeks ago and she was super excited to get back to drinking MATE (it is a hot drink here that the Argentines are completed addicted to that we can’t drink as missionaries). She accepted to stay with me not knowing how long it would be. Then they called this weekend to say my child was going to be here today. But they called Monday night to take it all back, that she has one more week. My comp had already told her family once again that she was done. She willing accepted that she needed to stay another week. They then called in the morning yesterday to say that I would be having another “mini” for this week so that my comp could finish. But then they called 3 hours later with the news that she really needs to stay for another week. Not one negative word came out of her mouth. I was more bugged then she was and told the elders we want peanut butter for all the mixed emotions they made us have (if you are thinking about get a package out some I would love some JIFF ;). She is an example of someone who really will “GO and DO the things the Lord commands”.
I was reminded this week of how important it is that I work every moment of everyday because if not I am withholding the opportunity for people to have the gospel in their lives and the opportunity the members here have to see miracles. I want to see miracles, I want the members to see miracles and I know that they can but the miracles come after we show our faith. We must work, and we must be diligent and obedient. How grateful I am that the Lord has given us the chance to repent and change, to become better. How awesome is it that everyday we can wake up to a new day!!!!! I hope tomorrow is a better day for all of us. I hope that we can all apply the power of the atonement in our lives, repent and promise to do better. A few words from a fav song of mine: “tomorrow is another day, and I am thirsty anyway, so bring on the rain!!!!!!” No matter what tomorrow brings lets all promise to give it all we have, to serve with all our hearts!!!
I love you all so much.
KEEP THE FAITH
I just want to share with all of you how wonderful my companion really is. The fact that she has taught me how to really clean and how to cook some really good Argentine food she has also taught me how to really give of myself in the service of God. She thought that for sure she would be finishing her mission as of 2 weeks ago and she was super excited to get back to drinking MATE (it is a hot drink here that the Argentines are completed addicted to that we can’t drink as missionaries). She accepted to stay with me not knowing how long it would be. Then they called this weekend to say my child was going to be here today. But they called Monday night to take it all back, that she has one more week. My comp had already told her family once again that she was done. She willing accepted that she needed to stay another week. They then called in the morning yesterday to say that I would be having another “mini” for this week so that my comp could finish. But then they called 3 hours later with the news that she really needs to stay for another week. Not one negative word came out of her mouth. I was more bugged then she was and told the elders we want peanut butter for all the mixed emotions they made us have (if you are thinking about get a package out some I would love some JIFF ;). She is an example of someone who really will “GO and DO the things the Lord commands”.
I was reminded this week of how important it is that I work every moment of everyday because if not I am withholding the opportunity for people to have the gospel in their lives and the opportunity the members here have to see miracles. I want to see miracles, I want the members to see miracles and I know that they can but the miracles come after we show our faith. We must work, and we must be diligent and obedient. How grateful I am that the Lord has given us the chance to repent and change, to become better. How awesome is it that everyday we can wake up to a new day!!!!! I hope tomorrow is a better day for all of us. I hope that we can all apply the power of the atonement in our lives, repent and promise to do better. A few words from a fav song of mine: “tomorrow is another day, and I am thirsty anyway, so bring on the rain!!!!!!” No matter what tomorrow brings lets all promise to give it all we have, to serve with all our hearts!!!
I love you all so much.
KEEP THE FAITH
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