Week 45 - Nashville Providence D (Uncle Dan takes us to BBQ)

Hola mi familia!

This week was stock full. One miracle that happened was that Jose Aguilar and Yeimi came to church today! They even did it after canceling on our church tour yesterday. We thought for sure they wouldn't come because of that. But prayer really does work. My testimony of this grows more each day. Last night one of the only things I really prayed for was that they would feel the desire to come today. Because I know that they know this is all true. They were just waiting for the perfect opportunity. So I pleaded with the lord that he would make it that opportunity. And they loved it. We texted her a few hours after and she told us that she loved it. And that they would be returning next week. I'm so grateful that I can be here working and be able to see God's children taking small steps in the path back to him. We have high hopes for this family. 

So Friday was a fun day. We got to meet up with uncle Dan for lunch, which was awesome. It was really nice to see a familiar face. And it didn't even trunk me out at all! Haha. But it did make me really realize that I've almost been out a year and it really doesn't feel like it's been that long. And that I only have just over a year left. It reminded me of how short this time here really is and how I've got to make the most of it. 

Everything else wasn't out of the ordinary. We spent a lot of our time finding and talking with everyone. And it's been working out really well. We have been really busy going around teaching a bunch of new investigators. Elder black asked me if we were forcing people to meet with us again, because it seemed like no one was saying no. But the majority of the people we found was actually there at the return appointment and they had actually read most of the pamphlet. It was a really cool thing to see. All the lord asks us to do is put our faith in him and go to work and he will do the rest. And he really does! I love what I'm doing and I am so glad to have the opportunity to serve the Hispanic population of Nashville. 

Love y'all!

🇺🇸Elder Williams🇲🇽

A Rooster

Lunch with Uncle Dan

Week 44 - Nashville Providence D

Hola mi familia!

This week was another great one. We had the opportunity to go on exchanges with the zone leaders and I went with Elder Webster. It was just like the good old days in Buena Vista! I learned a lot from him, he was really good at talking with everyone and not having fear about it. It lead to a few conversations that weren't the most productive thing, but the majority of the time we were able to find some new people to teach. And one of them actually was from my area, so we got his address and we will be passing by this week. 

I also had the chance to give a talk in sacrament today. I was asked to give a talk on missionary work, and it was perfect timing. Because this last Friday we had zone conference, during which we had the opportunity to hear from our stake president so he could tell us what he wanted us to work on with the stake. I was able to relay some of the things that he hopped for of the stake. The main thing was praying to set a date to have a lesson with someone in their home with the missionaries. And we are already seeing the blessings from it. The family we had dinner with yesterday was asking about how they should go about doing it, and we helped them figure it out. They told us that they already had some people in mind! It was awesome. I'm excited to continue working with all the members here in Providence to set dates as well. 

All of our investigators this week showed a little bit of progress. One of them, Flor, really opened up to us. She told us a lot about her background and why she is looking for God. One question she asked is "and what if I feel like I'm losing my faith" She really wanted to know how she could save it. Then at the end of the lesson, we did another Baptismal invite, and she said yes, but also said she would have to get divorced and remarried first. She told us exactly what she needed to repent of without us even teaching about it. It was a nice change. Haha. We have a lot of hopes for her. We hope to set a Baptismal date with her today during our lesson. 

That's about it for this week, love you all!
🇺🇸Elder Williams🇲🇽

Week 43 - Nashville Providence D - Birthday and a Baptism

Hola mi familia!

This week was just awesome. Time seems to be just flying, it feels like just yesterday was Tuesday. 

The highlight of this week was definitely Miguel getting baptized. It was a really special experience for me. He asked me to baptize him, and the spirit was super strong. I could tell his mom felt it too. The next day they both came to all three hours of sacrament and one of the counselors in the bishopbric confirmed him a member. I'm so thankful for the opportunity I had to teach him and watch his testimony grow. It was definitely the best birthday I've ever had. 

The rest of the week we worked with the solid investigators that we have. The main one is Jaime Martinez. She has a Baptismal date for the 15th of July. The only thing holding her back is coming to church. She's waiting for the perfect opportunity to come and she thinks she has to be perfect before she can come. So we really need to focus on church attendance and also getting more members ovsr to her to feel more comfortable. 

The rest of the time was either first lessons with different investigators or knocking door. So a really fun week, but not much to talk about:)

I feel like my first district meeting this week went well. We talked about opening our mouths and read some sections of d and c about it. Then elder black lead a discussion about developing charity to help us have less fear and want to talk to more people.

Im loving it out here and in excited to see what the lord has in store for me here in Providence D!

🇺🇸Elder Williams🇲🇽