Another week down. Quite possibly one of the fastest weeks ever (hence the lack of pictures, sorry mom).
Transfers happened and now Elder MacDonald is training a gringo so now there are 4 gringos in the ward and the reactions of some of the members were priceless.
This week, we saw some incredible miracles with the people we are teaching. Joshua bounced back and forth more and more between his baptism this Sunday and waiting more time to get baptized. We had an incredible lesson with him on Thursday. We were able to just talk with him and figure out what was holding him back and he said that he had had a dream of him and his little 2 year-old brother in the baptismal font at the same time, however, his little brother was “around the age of 8” in the dream. He believed it to mean that he should wait a few years to be baptized.
When he told us that, the impression immediately came to my companion and I that his dream was not him getting baptized with his brother, but him baptizing his little brother. When I was 8 years old, for some reason that I do not remember, I asked my older brother Zach to baptize me. Also, for a reason I also don't really remember, my mom and I printed out a picture of just my brother and I together in white right before my baptism. I shared my experience with Joshua and how he too will receive the priesthood authority after being baptized and will be able to be the right example for his little brother and help him make his first covenant with God in a few short years. I gave him the picture I had and invited him to pray about his dream.
2 days later, he told us that he wants to go through with his baptism on Sunday. God's divine design of the years and eternities is something that is incomprehensible for me. I am in awe of his perfect care and perfect timing. I am excited to continue seeing these miraculous details over the course of my life. Please keep Joshua and Charlotte in your prayers so that everything goes smoothly leading up to Sunday!
Other things:
We were pretty sure that a new member of the other elders was in love with us and this week she bought us all a super nice valentine's day tres leches cake. Twas delicious and I think our suspicions were confirmed.
An old lady we are teaching basically just talks trash about her old church the whole time we teach her and she is so hyped to come to church. Please pray for Carmen so that she can find someone to take care of her disabled brother so she can attend on Sundays.
Elder Prior had his first fluid conversation in Spanish with Joshua's dad and it was a very proud dad moment for me. Dude has learned Spanish so fast.
The cheese here continues to be awful. Woulda thought that in 20 months I would get used to it.
This week, I read Words of Mormon 1:7 in my personal study which states, “And now, I do not know all things; but the Lord knoweth all things which are to come; wherefore, he worketh in me to do according to his will.” It was humbling to be able to see the truth of these words reveal themselves in my life this week with Joshua and my brother Zach. How could this Gospel not be true? It's too good, too happy, too “worth it”, too perfect to not enjoy.
With so much love,
Élder Snyder
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