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| Guillermo |
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Yooo
I hope everyone is gooooood.
Guillermo and Alberto were able to get baptized and confirmed this week and everything went scarily smooth. Normally there is always some sort of opposition but I think because of the strength of the faith of these men, Satan had no power to get in the way of the plan of God. Guillermo bore his testimony afterward thanking Elder Reanda and me for teaching him and it was just a very special moment to be a missionary. As we taught Guillermo, he repeatedly expressed his desire to feel the Holy Ghost when he got baptized and afterwards he told us that he had never felt happier or more free in his life. He shared how much he needed baptism by the proper authority. I never want this to end.
Had interviews with President McClellan at our house yand as always it was an incredible experience. He gave me so much advice about how I can improve as a missionary and how to find more and more joy/satisfaction in the work. If we can help people feel more hopeful for their future and more hopeful in themselves, we're doing a good job.
Working in the two areas has been tiring but really awesome because I have learned so much and also gotten to trust in the Spirit a lot more instead of my own knowledge. One cool experience happened yesterday when we had a lesson planned with a woman but after expressing the trials that are currently happening in her life, we knew we had to change our plan. I told Elder Holt to trust in the spirit for what he should teach and right in this moment, Moroni 7 came to my mind. I looked to Elder Reanda to see if he was going to say something and then back at Elder Holt with his scriptures open to Moroni 7. I know the Spirit guided us to help that worried woman calm down and have more hope for the future.
Other stuff:
● We explored many new terrains this week and found ourselves crossing rivers (wet and dry) and hiking in weeds taller than me multiple times.
● Visited a member who had a multicolored light bulb with a speaker built into it and they started blasting some bangers from their light bulb such as “I am a child of God” and “Keep the Commandments” and it was a vibe and a half.
● Saw a horse race in the street and it just further strengthened my belief that I live in the Wild West and I love it.
This week we ended up talking with a lot of people who told us about trials that are happening in their lives. Oftentimes as a missionary, I find myself getting into a robot mode of teaching lessons instead of people. However this week, I really wanted to try changing. There were many opportunities when just listening to the people and talking to them about their lives created spiritual environments that helped these people grow their faith. We focused a lot on covenants and baptism and how they can always provide calm and hope in the storm. We may be in the biggest tempests, tests, or realities of mortality, but our covenants, if kept with all of our heart, will always bless us and everything will be okay. D&C 35:24-26.
With much love,
Élder Snyder
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