WOW, what a week to remember! Miracles
have been a super huge part of my mission but during this last week I
saw some of the biggest!
The WHOLE Rangel
family got baptized!! The parents, who had gotten divorced with some
wild idea of moving to the States to get married again weren't going to
be able to be baptized. However, they went to the government offices to
see what they could do about the divorce. Due to the economic problems of
the family this last couple of months they had missed a payment due to
finalize the process of the divorce. Miraculously, they were divinely given
the opportunity to anull the divorce meaning that they would still be
legally married. They were beside themselves with happiness when they
let us know. The whole family has changed sooooo much. They started
reading the Book of Mormon and praying as a family. Usually famlies
will start doing that when we invite them to but they started from their
own initiative!! They will be a huge blessing for the ward and the
church. The Mom, Veronica, was especially happy and shared her
testimony that she knew the church is true. The ward has already
wrapped around them and they have visiting teachers and home teachers.
The kids are going to go to the temple this next week to do baptisms in
the temple!! I love the Rangel family, Oliver, Veronica, Cristian,
Jessica!!!
Sergio, the other guy who got baptized, is living a
really hard experience. He dropped his wife off at work on Friday
morning and went to pick her up at 6 pm that same day. He waited a while
but she never came out. He went in to the school and asked if she was
still there and the other co-workers told him that she had left hours
ago. He then received a call at 2:30 am the next morning from her saying
that she was going to move on. She had the locks on the house changed,
threw his clothes into one of his friend's house, and left him and
their five year old kid without a place to sleep. He moved into his
daughter's house which is how we meet him. He loved church the first
Sunday and wanted nothing more than be baptized this last Sunday. In
every single one of the prayers he said at the end of the lesson he would thank
the Lord for two things: for helping him find the true church and for
the chance to be born again by baptism. He was sooooo excited for his
baptism and didn't want to wait until after church services but do it at the
beginning.
I sent you all home two pictures to enjoy! The first is the Rangel Family, my companion and me. They were all so happy
to be baptized and they love church. I love the second picture because it
is everyone in white! The front it is my companion, me and the ward
mission leader Erick. Behind is the Rangel family and Sergio to the far
right.
I hope you enjoy the pictures and I will work harder
than ever this last week. I will end my mission with another baptismal
service!!! I love you all and I cannot wait to see you Mom and Dad. I
think this might be my last letter...if not next week you'll get
one more! If it is my last, we will just have to wait to talk in person.
Love,
Elder Janis
