Hello everyone from way far away! This was a great week here in
Belen. We are finally seeing the blessings that come from diligent hard work and
faith. Last P-Day was a blast. After emailing we met up with the rest of the
district and the sisters planned a bunch of awesomely hilarious games to play.
It was so relaxing and the perfect way to recharge for the week. Eventually we
had to turn back into missionaries though. We rode our bikes a lots last week
and my legs and butt are finally used to it. We have been riding in the mornings
around the parks and places like that trying to find people out to talk to. We
have been fairly successful with that and we have seen blessings come from it.
We dropped another investigator this week. He didn't want the gospel he just
wanted friends. He is a really nice guy though. We met with C this week and
had a throw down lesson with him. We have been trying to discover why he won't
come to church at all and we finally found one of his concerns. My companion and
I bore testimonies of the restoration of the priesthood to him and by the end of
the lesson he committed to really pondering and praying to know if these things
are true. The spirit softened his heart in that lesson and it was amazing to see
that. Our other investigator Cr made us a deep fried turkey this week! It was
delicious and I got to learn how to butcher a turkey since my companion didn't
want to. It was a good life experience. I went on exchanges with the Valencia
Elders on Friday. I went to Valencia with Elder Kirkham. He is an awesome Elder
who is very diligent and persistent. I learned a lot from him and it was a
really fun day. At dinner that day we were with a member who knew someone I knew
from WA! It was so crazy and such a small world. It made me happy. We got a new
investigator on Saturday named B. He was a referral from the Tome Elders and
seems fairly interested in the message we share. It was nice to finally have
someone new to teach and visit. It was a tender mercy from the Lord. We are
having a baptism on Halloween. Jacob decided to move his date up and he really
wants to get baptized! It is awesome to see the spirit testify to him. Yesterday
we had a cool miracle. We walked to a members house about 2 miles away from our
apartment. On the walk back the clouds rolled in. We ran to a bus stop and the
second we got there the heavens opened and we got 1/2 an inch of rain in 10
minutes. And hail too. Big hail. It was a miracle that we made it to the bus
stop before it rained. The Lord was looking out for us for sure. Anyway that was
my week! I love you all!
Quotes of the Week:
"It is better to be trusted than loved."
Spiritual Experience of the Week:
Pic: New Mexico has no drainage. After the rain the street was flooded.
Quotes of the Week:
"It is better to be trusted than loved."
"Trials either open your heart or close it."
"We are called to share the gospel not to debate it."
Spiritual Experience of the Week:
The lesson with C was awesome. The spirit was guiding myself and my
companion to say exactly what he needed to hear. He felt the spirit for sure and
is committed to finding the truth.
Miracle of the Week:
The sisters had a baptism last week and J skipped his lunch to come to
it. Afterwards he told us that he got his answer and that he didn't want to wait
to be baptized. It was a miracle and a blessing for the hard work we have been
doing this transfer.
Pic: New Mexico has no drainage. After the rain the street was flooded.
Love you all!!
Elder Carruth
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