We had zone conference this week and President Willard said something that I loved. He told us that we can be Doctrine and Covenants for our investigators, if we follow the spirit and teach to their needs. I definitely want to be the that kind of missionary.
This week was super great. Josue Choque accepted a fecha! We went on lunes and I was so nervous, because I just love them so much. So, we started talking and then I was like "Hermano, do you remember what you told us?" and he said "Yeah, Hermana, I remember everything." So then we put the fecha and he accepted! And his son did too! It was so great! And it was super sweet, because we said "Hermano, you need to prepare for your fecha" and He said "Hermanas, tell me what I need to do!" He's so great! On Thursday, we were teaching them about the Book of Mormon and he said "Hermanas, I know that the promise in the introduction is true. I read the Book of Mormon years ago and I found all my answers. I know it's true." I can't even explain how much I love them!
The biggest miracle we had this week was with an investigator named Lidia. She's had all the lessons for about two years and her husband is a menos activo. When I was with Hermana Cladera I only taught her once and she told us she would never be baptized. So we were like ok, we'll work with your husband because he can be rescued. So, we had a lesson with them two weeks ago and put the compromiso to go to church and they both said they would go. And two Sundays ago she came to church, but her husband didn't. So on Tuesday we went to their house with this awesome member, Hermana Lousia, and only Lidia was there. We thought "ok, she did go to church so maybe something is changing." We started talking to her and she told us about her brother who had died. We taught her the Plan of Salvation and the spirit was so strong. Hermana Romero asked her to be baptized and at first she was like "no se, no se" and then I asked her if she had ever prayed to know if the church is true. She said yes, but she didn't feel anything special. I then explained to her that the spirit doesn't always talk to us through our feelings, it's different for everyone. We gave some examples and then I felt like I should tell her that just because she hadn't felt something, doesn't mean the Lord wasn't listening to her prayers, that He loves her and maybe her answer is that we are here, teaching her. AND THEN SHE SAID SHE WOULD GET BAPTIZED. It was literally the best thing! She is going to be baptized on the fourteenth, and she's reading her Book of Mormon and MARKING it, and she's going to church. She's golden, but she wasn't golden before. It's just so amazing to see how the Lord can change people, when we follow the spirit and teach with the spirit.
We had a lot of other miracles this week, the spirit has been so strong in our lessons. I'm so grateful for the spirit because he honestly puts words into my mouth and I could not teach without him. I love being a missionary, seriously everyday I'm just so grateful to be here. In zone conference, one of the elders that is going home bore his testimony and he said something that I really loved. He said "we talk of Jerusalem and the Sacred Grove as holy ground. Well, Bolivia is my holy ground, because it's here I've come to know my Savior. And I don't ever want it to end." That is exactly how I feel. I don't want to be anywhere else!
I love you all and I hope you have the best week!
Love,
Hermana Willes
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