Hi! Sending you a great big hug from here in California :)
So many good things have happened this week, I don't know where to start!
Okay, well, first, Rocio got BAPTIZED!! And I had the opportunity to go to Camarillo for her baptism :) It was such a beautiful program. And another little 8 year old boy that we also visited was also baptized. Rocio was so emotional and happy because it has been such a hard road to be able to get to this point. And the best part was that missionaries got to come that had taught her the past...like Hermana Brown and Hermana Clark! It was so good to see them as well!
Okay, also, on Wednesday we had a training with a few of the 12 apostles and other leaders from the church. It was something that they are doing with ALL the missionaries in the world! It was so cool and special. I am so grateful that I was able to listen to their words. They talked a lot about the basics of missionary work and how we can focus on our goal, which is the declare repentance and baptize converts. Elder Anderson talked about our goal and said something that really impacted me a lot. He said that as missionaries we are called to be special witnesses of Jesus Christ, just like him and all the apostles. It was something really special to hear that he put us at the same level as them. Then we talked about the importance of testifying of Christ. From that moment I have realized how special the power of being a missionary and to have the special calling to testify of my Savior. I want to take every opportunity that I'm given to be able to testify of Him and tell others how much I love Him and that I know that He lives.
Yesterday we went to our investigators Joel and Karina who are progressing little by little, but the thing that is hard for them to accept is that Joseph Smith was a prophet. We have watched the Restoration video, nothing. But somthing that they also need to do is to read the Book of Mormon, because that is how they are going to get a testimony of him. This week they finally read the Book of Mormon! And they told us that they felt different after reading it. We just wanted to say, "oh! That is the Holy Ghost!!"(because on Wednesday Elder Bednar taught us that we have to help investigators realize the Spirit for themselves). So, yesterday we went again adn we sand "We Thank Thee Oh God For a Prophet" and after we sang we asked them how they felt. And they said peace and tranquility. Then we asked them why they think they feel that way...and after a few seconds, they both were just looking at us, and they said, "Well, we think it is the Holy Ghost." YES!!!! It was just a cool and special experience :)
I know that Christ lives. I know that everything that He did for us, He did because of the love He has for us. I know that His Atonement is here to help us be better and change us into the people that our Heavenly Father hopes that we become. I feel like it has helped me and changed me, and I keep changing every day.
I love you all so much and I hope that you all have a great week :)
- Hermana Cuevas Da
Silva ♥
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