So this week was pretty much a week to learn patience. We only taught like maybe 4 lessons this week cause we were doing a lot of contacting and fixing our area book. So on P-Day last week we went and hiked Table of Rock which is a really nice view of the Boise area and everything within a distance. A really cool trail and hike which didn't take us that long even though we are in a car most of the day.
Tuesday we had Zone Conference and learned of some secret stuff, which is going to be really awesome. And we had Zone Olympics. It's something that our President started to motivate us to stay in shape. Which was really fun and I set some new personal records for myself which made me really happy. Throughout the week we had joined dinners with the English Elders in our zone cause since we got Hermana's we decided to give them the most part of the Branch dinners so that they can gain the confidence of the Branch. Then we went after that to go teach one of our investigators Homero, and he is just golden. Understands everything and we are really excited for his baptismal date on the 24th of December.
Wednesday came around and we did service a few lessons, dinner, got a lesson canceled on us, and then we had a joint lesson with two investigators. So we took Homero with us to a lesson with Olga, Cinthia, and Angel (remember these people for they will show up again). And he just blew us away. he bore his testimony of how he did a 180 turn and is now focused on the gospel and how it can help him and his change to want to be married in the temple and how the world tries to bring us down, but if we rely on God and look towards him, he will help us. And not only that but he shared a scripture that has helped him and that is the scripture in 1 Nephi 3:7. He was just amazing during that lesson.
Thursday came and went. We went and did weekly planning which took a lot of our day and time. We also needed a little stress reducer so we went and played some piano and went out contacting and to no avail cause nobody was there. Then we went to dinner and tried to do some more contacting but nothing...again. Patience this week wahoo.
So Friday came and this is where things get interesting. We went over the area book, to see if we had some people for the Hermanas and we did so we gave them the names and we got rid of some of our area book. But enough to still work. So we went out and did some contacting and see if we can visit with investigators, but only members let us in. Patience for a miracle. So all this week we have been praying for a miracle, so we had time left in our day so we went to go Pray with Olga. And as we did we prayed and started talking with her, her kids were asleep so we were out on the porch(and also she is single). So we were talking and she asked, is it possible for me and Angel to get baptized tomorrow? We were just thrown back because we were expecting next week and we were just thrown this at 9:00 PM and we had to be back in our apartment by then. So we said yea we'll see what we can do. So all night until 10:30, we were calling people and our President to see if we can get something approved or even some help with this, but we never got a call back.
So Saturday we pretty much wiped our schedule to set up a baptism for 5:30. We didn't have any time to waste. That morning we made a lot of calls to see if we can get a font ready, a place, members to go, a translator for the baptismal interview and someone to give it. Since we are the only Spanish missionaries, we can't give the baptismal interview. We got permission to have the Branch President do it, but he couldn't because of work. So we had our Zone Leaders do it with a translator. All day we didn't rest until we made the impossible, possible. Which to some surprise we did. We were freaking out all day cause we needed things done and we didn't know how to do them, but we did. Thanks to the Lord and our Heavenly Father. And at 5:30 I got to participate in my first baptism. These past two days were crazy.
The following day (Sunday) we were able to give them the Gift of the Holy Ghost and Elder Sarabia was able to do that which was awesome. We then had our normal Sunday and we got to teach Gospel Principles last minute and we did pretty well and then do some contacting which yet again, no one answered us.
So we had a long week with patience and stress on a new level. It was crazy. We are hoping that no more surprises like that happen this week. But now it's searching for some new investigators.
YAY!! LET"S DO THIS!!
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