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Familia,
We have
light in our apartment again! And let me tell you that I am so happy and so
grateful for electricity, so don't take it for granted. This week we got to do
service in an area called 21 de Mayo in a cemetary that is a little ways away
from the chapel there. The elders all got machetes to chop away all the weeds
and long grass that has started to grow over the vault/headstone things. And
the hermanas got to pick up trash and sweep off all the vaults. The cemetery’s
here are a bit different than those in the states, but it was kinda neat to
see.
This week
we received a reference from a Hermana in the ward and this man was chosen of
God. His name is Romel and he already knows a lot about the church and loves the
member. Right before our first lesson with him we had a meeting and learned the
importance of stating our authority and our purpose in the first visit. OUr
authority is that we are literally representatives of Jesus Christ and our
purpose is to invite others to come unto him through baptism. My companion was
an awesome example for me in this lesson. At the end of the lesson she just
said it straight our with no hesitation, " Hermano we have a purpose here
as missionaries and it's not just to teach you the word of God. We're here to
baptize you so you can return to live in the presence of God again."
Whoah, ya.... I was pretty blown away. I've never been so direct with an
investigator, but like I said, he was chosen and he accepted a baptism date and
everything. I'll definitely keep you updated on him.
Well, that's
all I've got for now but I promise I'm alive and doing well and loving the
work. Miss you all and love you tons.
-Hermana Hansen
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