This week has been good; we
worked super hard and we saw a ton of the fruits of our efforts :)
We
started out the week sorta slow and we didn't find very many knew people or get any
progress done but then we just started getting blessed with more and more
people that accepted the challenges and are now moving along!
And to top it all
off we had a baptism this week! The investigator that had her date set for
conference weekend and she got back from her trip and was able to get baptized!! Her
name is Investigator L. and she is 74 and I had the wonderful opportunity to baptize her
:) I'll send pictures next week as this computer won't let me attach them.
Then yesterday after church we had an interesting
experience...so we were walking down the streets at about 7:30 p.m. at night and we
see a giant flash light up the whole sky! Then all the lights go out in the
whole part of the Guasmo Sur so everything goes black! And here it is extremely
dangerous to be out in the streets during a power outage because all the robbers
take advantage of that time to rob. (also we were in the most dangerous part of
our sector.) SO we immediately looked for the closest members house and jumped
inside The family is Family R. and they were nice enough to let us hang
out there, but the best part of all was that while we were there we sang hymns
with them, I honestly felt the spirit so strong and I strengthened my testimony
a bunch in being able to appreciate the little things, like being able to sit with a
small family in their house and sing hymns with them during a power outage and
I could feel the presence of the Holy Ghost. You could see everybody's faces
just beaming in the candle light... it was sweet! Then the lights came back and we
were able to leave safely.
And now lastly, well as you know I have completed a year as
a missionary!!! I honestly can't believe it and to think about the progress I
have had as a person in this last year is absolutely unreal! To be completely honest, it has been the best year of my life. I have seen so many blessings and miracles that I had never even thought were possible. I've seen people completely change their lives and truly find I can hardly
believe it... I am so grateful to be out here and to be able to be a
missionary and be part of this work. I'm so grateful for all the love and support from every single one of my family and friends. I love this work and I am really appreciative that I have one year
more to be able to give all my time as a missionary and hopefully continue to
grow and progress as a disciple of Christ. I know this church is true and I know
God loves us and I know he takes a part in all of our lives. I know that he is calling
us at all times we just have to be the ones to reach out our hands and grasp
his. I wish you all the best and pray for you every single night.
Love, Elder Lignell
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