November 8, 2010

Cockroaches, dust devils, and an amazing fast, made for an interesting week.

This week, we aimed a ton on getting people to church, which came to pass, one of the investigators that the old companionship that was here left us came, named Candelarea, and another investigator, but she's an old one and our ZLs told us that she's not gonna progress very well so we'll see.

Now the fast was pretty amazing and in all honesty, completely inspired. Pte. Salas last monday asked that all the missionaries in this mission fast for an honest purpose following 6 things: 1.That the mission will be able to baptize in every area, every month 2. That the faith of the mission will increase, to see that we can have 3 times the amount of baptisms that we have 3. That the missionaries that need to repent will talk repent and, if necesscary talk to Pte. Salas 4. That the members will open up and share the gospel and help us 5. That as a mission we will all have more Charity, and finally, 6. A giant blessing of health, because many missionaries are very ill.

With this Pte. Salas promised that if the mission as a whole would do a full fast, not wavering, and praying for this to come to pass, that every area will baptize a family of 4 every month in the mission. As the day of the fast came, I sat and pondered about the specificness of the fast and the promise, as well, in my mind how difficult it would be, seeing as it was over 100 degrees that day. I'd done fasts with a purpose before, but nothing as huge as this, nothing as important, and never in such difficult circumstances, but, right before studies ended for the day, I received a very kind but honest witness that if I did my part, the fast would bring the blessings and that Pte. Salas was honestly inspired to do so. So, with that in mind, I went and did. It was hard, especially in the night, because our pension was hotter than it was outside, and I was terribly thirsty, but I continued through and feel like I did pay the price, made the sacrifice, and will see the blessings.

That was the week, we had to kill two roaches in the pension and that was... fun? Not really... be reassured that men did scream in the pension that first day we found one.

Love y'all
Ian