Week 61 - Bowling Green and New Roommates

This week was good. It’s been refreshing to have the elders living with us, it has brought a new energy here. I’m really excited to get out and find. This week we’ve seen a little progress with Amy and Edgar Sanchez. We hadn’t had contact with them for a few weeks and so we decided to just drop in on them. And we found out that Amy’s phone hadn’t been working for the past week and so she wasn’t ignoring our texts, they just wouldn’t come through. So we came back the next day and read in the Book of Mormon with her. She really likes it and she tells us she is so peaceful every time she reads it. So we are just trying to figure out the best way to work with both of them, because they work opposite schedules. Then we also had some success with former contacting.

With the new area book, it actually reminds you of follow up dates with formers. So that caused us to go see Ninfa. At the beginning of the lesson it wasn’t sounding good. She basically stated her purpose as just wanting to hear the word of god and how she didn’t want to join a religion because it separates people. But then we asked her how she felt the first time she met with missionaries.  And she told us of how peaceful and happy she felt. And so we promised her that if she came to church that she would feel the same way. And she said she would come. Then yesterday she came and she loved it! She stayed for the first 2 hours, and had to leave for church. She mentioned how everything that was talked about is what we should be talking about for our children. But we are going to start working with her this week to see if she will progress.

I’ve been reading a lot in the Book of Mormon this week and I’m in the end of Helaman. My favorite part this week is how much I’ve noticed the love of god in his warnings to the nephites. He warns of the dangers that will come with being unrighteous and tells them that all they need to do is repent and he will bless them. And he warns them so much. It really stood out to me this week. It testified that prophets really are sent because God loves us and doesn’t want us to be punished.

Anyways that was my week. :)

🇺🇸Elder Williams🇲🇽

Week 60 - Bowling Green

Hola mi familia!

So this week has been a great one. We were able to find a couple really solid people. One of them was a former that we have been trying to meet with for a few weeks. We finally caught her at home and were able to teach her. She explained how stressful life was right now and how she really needed a source of peace. She said the reason she stopped meeting with missionaries is because she didn't feel like they really cared what was happening to her, they just wanted her to get baptized already. So we shared Alma 7:10-16 with her and taught her the power of the book of Mormon and how it can be a source of peace and strength. She instantly invited us to come back and so we set a time for the next day. And we read from the book of Mormon with her and she told us she was going to read whatever we left with her with her husband at night so he can learn as well. She couldn't make it to church this week because of prior commitments, but she asked us to come by next Sunday so she could follow us to church. I'm super excited for her. 

The best part of the week was definitely the temple. I sometimes forget just how much peace and guidance there is there. It's the best feeling in the world. It's a needed spiritual recharge every 6 months. 

Have an amazing week!:)

🇺🇸Elder Williams🇲🇽

Week 59 - Bowling Green - Conference and a Baptism - Great Weekend

Hola mi familia!

The highlight has definitely been this weekend. It had been a super spiritually  packed weekend. First off, we had general conference, who doesn't love that. And then after the Saturday session we had Christian's baptism and confirmation. The best part was that his big sister was able to be there and we felt like she was really feeling he spirit and opening up more than before. We hope to see her baptized here soon as well. Elder mecham even interviewed her right after Christian and she was ready. But she said she didn't want to do it this weekend. So it's a work in progress, but there is progress. 

We also have found/ been referred  a bunch of Venezuelan families this past week. Two were from the zone leaders that they found while knocking doors and the other elder mecham and I found on exchanges. But they are all super awesome and we feel like they all have a really high potential to be baptized. For example, one family is already good friends with a member family and they have been to church before. Another asked us for the book of Mormon in Spanish because he wanted to read it but he only had one in English. They are the coolest, and their accents are my favorite as well. But yeah Bowling Green really is the promised land, haha

This transfer I've learned a lot of patience and humility. It hasn't been easy, but they are both definitely growing every day. And it's funny because I thought I was already a patient person before, so I didn't know how it could grow. But the lord real works in mysterious ways. And I've always known I could use a humility check, I was just dreading it. But I've learned that although it's hard, with prayer and the lord, you can do anything.

Love yall!

🇺🇸Elder Williams🇲🇽