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| Children that I just love! These 3 kids are from an investigator and they are so cute; they have close to nothing, but they are the happiest kids I know! I gave them some of the stickers that you sent me mom! |
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| This little one is named Abraham and he is a hoot! He is hyperactive, but really funny! |
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| The Hermanas in my district for our last district meeting in this combio. |
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| We went to Domino's! |
Hello friends!
Here’s a recap of last week for mom.
So last week on Sunday one of our investigators Jose’ got baptized! He is the
only member of his family that wasn’t a member. His two children are members
and his son is on a mission, oh and his wife is a member too. Before he HATED
talking with the missionaries, then one day he told him that it was time for him
to be together with his family and get baptized. I didn’t get to have the
chance to teach him too much, it was mostly the other two missionaries, but I
was able to see him get baptized, and it was so great to see. His wife and
daughter were sooo excited! They skyped their son that night and the dad told
him that he got baptized! It was amazing because he had NO idea that he was
even taking the lessons with the missionaries. I think that would be the
craziest thing to experience on your mission! And now when he gets back they
will all be able to enter into the temple and be sealed!
Yesterday we had a really cool
experience with the President of the branch. We went in to his office for
branch council, but only he was there, so we sat down and had a little chat
with him. He ended up having a breakdown to us about a lot of things that
actually really helped me. He was talking to us about how there are a lot of
returned missionaries that are now less active and how it’s actually a really
big problem. This is some of what he told us: The mission isn’t the best thing
that will ever happen in your life, it’s only the first. You will be sealed
into the temple to a spouse, and then you will have the opportunidad to have
children. With them you will have so many different spiritual experiences. It’s
not just in your mission that you will get to have these great things come into
your life. The things you take away from your mission, good or bad, you will still
use them. He also said to keep helping out the bishops and the ward as long as possible
and really cherish your callings in the church as much as you cherished your
calling as a missionary. He was just so sad to tell us about all of the less
active members that are former missionaries. He also told us lots more like how
we need to marry someone that will push us to be on a higher spiritual level,
and that we can keep pushing one another to always have a stronger testimony.
He told us lots more and he cried a lot and it was really sad how concerned he
was for us and for all of the missionaries and returned missionaries. He taught
me a lot in the 45 minutes we were in his office. More than anything he
reminded me to keep cherishing my time here as a missionary. It really does go
by fast and I will never be the same because of it.
One last exciting this this week; on
Friday we are going to Merida to go and have a meeting with Elder Bednar! He is
coming to talk to different groups of people and one of them is the
MISSIONARIES! It will be really great, I’m sure. We will be in there for 3 hours
with him. I’m pretty sure it will be one of those questions and answer things
with him, and that will be really neat! I’m pretty excited for that! Also we
have changes this Sunday, but I’m pretty sure Hermana Hoggan and I will still
be together for at least 1 more change! We are also going to start an English
class in the church so that will be fun to do as well! We are going to try and
get some investigators that way!
Well, I love you all so much and
hope that all has gone well with you this week! Keep reading your scriptures
and praying and have fun with your family Home Evening, and if you don’t have
anything planned for FHE, start planning!!!!!
Love,
Hermana Velasquez
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