Hola Familia!
WOW, this last week we as a mission did something incredible!! We
had 433 confirmations in one month! A year and a half ago the mission
was only confirming less than 100 every month. However, after all of us striving to be more diligent and obedient, the mission was able to
accomplish something never before done! What a great work to be a part
of! Not only that but this is just the start of the potential we are really
capable of having. We are looking forward to the coming month having
500 confirmations; something I feel is super possible. This is the
Lord's work and nothing can stop it or impede it. Won't we go on in so
worthy a cause?! I feel so happy to be here and look forward to what
the Lord has planned for us the coming few weeks!
So yesterday I got changes and I am now in a place called: El
Molinito, Naucalpan. It is one of the most densely populated areas in
Mexico City. I am so excited to be here and look forward to seeing tons
of success as I work to finish up my service to the Lord. I am with a
new companion named Elder Barajas. He is from Monclova, Coahuila! He
is a super energetic and I hope to learn tons from him! I am going to
be the Zone Leader here in the Culturas zone and am excited for the
challenges and service that I will have here!
The 7th of May I will have a Zone Leader Counsel and so I won't be
able to write home until the 9th. I think but I am not completely sure
yet but the 13th I will be able to call home for Mother's Day! That
will be a blast! Time seems to be flying since I last talked to you
guys for Christmas. I'll let you know the coming week what the plan on
that is.
We saw an incredible miracle this last week! We were contacting in
the street when I felt impressed to talk to an older man that was
walking by. I testified and invited him, Bonifacio, to listen to a
quick message to which he accepted. We taught him baptism and invited
him to be baptized like Christ was baptized. He accepted and we made an
appointment to come by another day. A couple days later we were
contacting in a street near by when a lady we were talking to informed
us that her brother had talked to us the other day and had told his
family that he was going to be baptized in our church. Sunday morning, I
was standing in the door way waiting for people to come to church when I saw
Bonifacio walk up with a huge smile on his face! From a simple street
contact he had decided to get baptized, overcome the family's
resistance, and come to church without us even passing by. He is
excitedly preparing for a baptism and I hope to keep tabs on him to see
how everything ends up! This is proof to me that there are tons of
people the Lord has prepared to accept the gospel. When we do what is
required the Lord will bless us with the Holy Ghost which makes miracles
possible. I feel an increasing understanding on how to listen to and
be guided by the Spirit which I know will be a super necessary knowledge
that will help me for the rest of my life.
I am now starting my second to last transfer that I will ever have
as a full-time missionary and I cannot be more excited to get running.
This is such a amazing blessing and I feel right now a huge sense of
gratitude to the Lord for all that I have seen, learned, and been
blessed to do. I hope that everyone one of you realizes that missionary
service is not only a tradition or some other obligation. This is a
once-in-a-lifetime experience. You will never forget it; your whole
life needs it. I will never be able to thank the Lord for what a
blessing this has been for me. I am so happy for the time that lies
ahead of me and will get everything out of it that I can!
Love,
Elder Janis
