Many wonderful things happened this
last week! To start out the week we had the chance to have a zone
conference with Elder Johnson from the Seventy and man was it great. I
learned a bunch of wonderful things that are opening the door to a more
effective way to work with the Holy Ghost. I am loving the
opportunities that I have every week to be more dilligent and obedient
in order to have the Spirit as a constant companion. We also learned
about the importance of using the mission as an opportunity to be
converted to the Lord. He helped us reflect on how converted we really
are or for what reasons we are here in the mission. I am thankful for
the time I have in the mission to start putting these things into
practice and really start achieving the potential that the Lord has
planned for me. I have been concentrating my study on this recently
and on how I can really take advantage of being a representative of
Christ enjoying the opportunities of the Spirit. I only have 8 months
to enjoy doing what even the Apostles and Seventy can't do.
We had a baptismal service for Mario and the
children of the family that miraculously went to church with us Sunday last week! I had the opportunity to do the ordinance and it was
such a fun experience to help each one of the children be baptized.
They left the water SO happy and the mom was SO proud and happy. I then
did the ordinance for Mario. He is the investigator that showed up with a
friend at sacrament meeting last week. He was SUPER excited when he got
into the water and it looked like he almost cried as I helped him into
the water. After he was submerged he had the biggest smile on his face!
We waited for the dressing rooms to empty out and I had the chance to
talk to him about how he was feeling. With his huge smile, he told me
how great he felt. I will never forget his happiness and joy as he
explained to me how he felt. It really doesn't get old serving and
loving people with all that I have. There really isn't any greater joy
in life than that which you find serving!
We have several potential baptisms for this coming week and I couldn't be happier! :) I love you all!!
Con amor,
Elder Janis
