This was a great week!
we went to stake conference with our investigator, Sonia, and she really
liked it. Our mission President was there and gave a talk on the worth
of souls. He took a 20 dollar bill, crumpled it up in his hand, then
asked the congregation if it was still worth 20 dollars. then he drop in
on the ground and stepped on it. Still worth 20 dollars. Same thing
with our souls. No matter what we've been through, the choices we've
made, the way others have treated us.... we are still grand in the sight
of God. He's our father. I never get sick of telling that to people. I
love letting people know that they have a father in heaven who loves
them. It really creates a paradigm shift in the perspective of people
who have never heard that before.
We also got
to teach a less active member this week who we had lost contact with for
a little while. She was just full of questions about the church. She
stopped going as a girl so when we teach her we kind of approach it like
an investigator lesson because she doesn't remember much. It was
amazing to see the change and sudden interest she has in the church.
Earlier
today on the Subway a man came up to us and told us he was looking for
us. Said he had talked to the elders before. Wanted to know if
reincarnation existed. We taught him the doctrine of resurrection and
how we don't need to be afraid of death because Christ made it so that
we will live again. He said his spirit had left his body before and
asked if that was possible. I said I don't know! haha! It was a pretty
crazy experience. Then he got off at the next stop and I don't think
we'll ever see him again.
My trainer, Hermana
Garcia, goes home to Guatemala tomorrow! So crazy. So me and my
companion Hna. Andersen went to go say goodbye. It was bittersweet.
Shared some tears and I gave her a letter and bracelet I had made for
her.
Last week during divisions (splits) with
Hna. Mendoza, our first two appointments fell through but then we got to
teach a spontaneous miracle lesson to some people that were sitting in
their house and asked us if we were lost. We said no but that we had a
message that we wanted to share with them. They said sure come on in and
we taught a little bit about the Book of Mormon and gave them one to
keep. They were 3 cousins, all in their 20s, and had a certain interest
in their eyes that told me this was an important moment for them in
their lives. So then we went back for the next appointment and they
weren't home. :/ dang. But we have them present in our thoughts and
prayers and hoping we can teach them again soon! Named Genesis, Daniela,
y Francisca.
On Sunday we passed by an
investigator to see if she was home. She wasn't... But her next door
neighbors were having a family reunion of like 10 people so we walked up
to them and I said, "Buenos tardes!" and to my surprise (cuz yeah I was
kinda nervous talking to such a big group of people haha) they all
echoed my greeting with huge smiles and immediately started asking us
where we were from and what we were doing here in Chile. So then we
taught a mini lessons right there in front of their house about the
gospel and the Book of Mormon! We left them a pamphlet of the plan of
salvation and a Book of Mormon to read as a family. We gave each of the
girls a hug and a kiss at the end and to the men a handshake, and during
that, one of the women hugged me longer than strangers do and thanked
me for the words that were said. It was so awesome!!! They said they
have family reunions every first Sunday and that we were welcome to come
back anytime. Praying for miracles!!!
Love you all! Can't wait to talk on Mothers Day! You're all in my prayers. :)
Hna Cannon II
Me and my district: me, Hna Andersen, Elder Turner (leader) Elder Fisk, Elder Robbsinson, and Elder Norris
Me and the hermanas in my zone! We cute.
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