Hey Everyone,
Another super
busy week in North Lomita. I swear that right now that people our having to
wait in line because we have so many people we are working with that it’s
overwhelming to keep up with them all. I really hoping that they split our area
this next transfer so we can help this area live up to its potential. The
highlights from this week included several lessons with our investigators. We
had a lesson with Alicia and her father again where we deeply covered the plan
of salvation and how God has provided us answers to the life’s greatest
questions. Where did I come from? Why am I here? And where am I going after
this life? After we passed through it all, they both agreed that its God's
plan. Unfortunately, Alicia’s father is an older man and he's promised to stick
with the religion he has even though he completely agreed with everything we
taught. It’s so easy to have a testimony in the restored gospel but super
difficult for people to make the change necessary to live according to it. It's
very frustrating but that's how it is sometimes. Afterward Alicia cooked up
some amazing Mole con Pollo for Dinner. SO DIVINE! She's an awesome cook. Also
this week we finally were able to have a lesson with Maria Garcia. She's been
so busy with work she hasn't had time these past weeks. She already knows the
church is true but we just have to be patient with her busy life. We ended up
teaching the Plan of Salvation, the Word of Wisdom and the Sabbath Day in one
class, and she understood perfectly. She’s golden but just busy. Another fun
lesson we had was a Bible Class we were invited to on Thursday by family of 6
or so people. We taught the Restoration and testified that the church of Jesus
Christ is back on the earth in its fullness and by reading the Book of Mormon
they can know too. However one lady appreciated what we taught and what we do,
she didn't feel inclined to read the Book of Mormon as she only reads the Bible.
Unfortunately everyone followed the bandwagon with her. No problem because we
are going by tomorrow to do a Family Home Evening to spark up some more
interest with them. This Sunday also, we attended church and taught both Gospel
Principles Class and Priesthood. I could have never done that before the
mission. We had a good turnout of investigators and the classes went well. In
the evening, the sisters in the Young Women asked my companion to play the
piano for the New Beginnings meeting so we went. It was weird because I never
went to a Young Women meeting before and I feel out of place. They talked about
the importance of marriage, so I felt even more out of place. They had all the
young women stand behind a wedding dress in front of a mirror to envision
themselves in their Wedding dress. One of the counselors in the bishopric Hno
Cardoso and I were making jokes about seeing the Bishop in the ward in a
wedding dress. The Bishopric here is awesome. So that was last week, but on
Monday we had service for the mission as we drove up to the mission home to
help President Baker set up furniture for the new missionaries coming in this
next transfer. There's 37 missionaries coming in on next Wednesday! Wow! I'm so
excited to see what’s going to happen. Also on Saturday I'm going back to
Hollywood for another baptism for a man that I tracted into and taught as well.
So Good!!!!
Quote of the Week
While we must practice tolerance and respect for others and
their beliefs including their right to explain and advocated their positions,
we are not required to respect and tolerate wrong behavior
Dallin H Oaks
Isn't that the truth!
Os amos tanto!
Elder Marrott
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