Hey Everyone,
It has been
another fun week here in SoCal, where it’s been a little chilly but it’s always
sunny and breezy. It’s weird living by the beach again. After we emailed last
week, Elder Low and I went to see the Redondo Beach in our area. Oh man it was
amazing. After living in the inner most part of the city of Los Angeles with of
the hustle and bustle and crazy people and drivers, it felt super relaxing to
sit by the beach. It is quite therapeutic and it's helped take off the stress
of the work. But right now it couldn't be better. Elder Low and I had a very
successful week with most of our investigators. After a long time Cynthia and
her 5 daughters plus her sister Nicole came to church. They all have missing
coming to church and especially with Cynthia and the stress she goes through
raising her daughters. She seemed very at peace and uplifted after all the
classes. She's been committed to be baptized for a while and her sister too but
they both aren't married to their boyfriends, but it seems like they are making
progress to getting it done soon hopefully both my next month. I'm super
excited for them. One of the funniest parts about serving in this area is
working with our ward mission leader Bishop Carlos Madrid! I would have to say
he's the richest and most spiritual person I've ever met! I met him before in
my first area because he gave us the referrals of Freddy and Martiza who live
in one of hundreds of buildings he owns in Los Angeles. He and I have clicked
really well because we both understand how insane the people are that live in
that apartment and they have given us both grief spiritually and with him
financially by not paying their rent. Anyway he's got quite the life story. He
started out dirt poor as a kid living in Redondo Beach area, but grew up all
his life faithful in the church. He served his mission in Mexico came back to
go to college and now he owns several properties in LA. His house is quite the
mansion. We go over to his house for coordination and he had painted in the
entrance of his door inside, a mural of the waters of Mormon. Also in his dining
room, he has a on the top of the wall a painting of the last supper personally
and professionally painted just for him. I will have to send photos. Anyway,
he's served as a branch president, 3x as bishop, and was a mission president in
the Dominican Republic. A couple years ago as well, he survived a major stoke,
so now he walks around with a really cool cane everywhere. He's bald as well
and he makes jokes about it all the time. He has quite a strong testimony of
the gospel and is quite the missionary. On Tuesday we brought him over to a
lesson with us with a referral we received from Mormon.org. Her name is Maria
Garcia and she referred herself to the missionaries after one of her friends
told her about the church. She mentioned to us that she always felt good
driving past the church building. Anyway, we had a lesson with her and her
sister, even before we started the lesson, Bishop Madrid already committed both
of them to baptism! Super strong testimony! We are looking forward to working
with them more. Well, have a good week and I talk to you next Monday!
Os amo tanto!
Elder Marrott
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