July 19, 2010

What a week, what a week, what a week!


This was a very exciting week, with success being thrown at us at every corner, every minute, every... wow... it was awesome.

This week we worked extremely hard because we are now coming up on the end of the transfer (AGAIN!!!) so we wanted to make sure we could finish it off incredible. The first thing is we placed a baptismal date with a sister of a sister in the ward (Sis. Martinez) and it was awesome. She had given us a date before of....drum roll please.... Dec. 8... but that was way to far away and the fact is, is that she's been ready for a long time and doesn't need to wait any longer, and we told her that. (She's been investigating the church for 12 yrs now.) However, we had an awesome lesson with her Monday night, in which, we talked about baptism in specifiacally. The blessings she can receive for her and her son, the power that it brings because of Christ's Atonement, the cleansing power, etc. and committed her to the 7th of August!!! We also got her to come to church with us for the first time EVER!!!

Another cool thing that happened is that, well, just recently, I was asked to teach my district about CH. 11 in Preach My Gospel, Committments. I was honestly scared at first, obviously because I had to take 20-25 min. teaching in spanish about something that I honestly am fairly new to. But it all came out perfectly because I had prepared, and written well enough in spanish that I could understand my notes and speak them to the members of my district.

Finally, I HAVE A WEEK TILL I REACH 6 MONTHS!!!! Wow has the time flown!

In answer to how the temple is like the Emerald City, I honestly think it is a place where everyone truly can be of one heart and one mind, a place of true Zion. I remember thinking several times when I attended, "We are clearly two different people, but, we are here with the same purpose, with the same love we have for our fellow brethren and sisters." I say this in the sense because while there where different people with different occupations in the Emerald City, they all united all felt united, and all loved everyone. I think that is the way it could be.

Well hope all goes well and love y'all!!!

-Ian