Hey family man has it been a good week. First off yesterday we had the baptism of matias. He is such a good young man and very prepared. He is going to be an incredible leader in the church and is going to serve a mission. He is so awesome and his testimony is huge. But we had a huge miracle so that he could be baptized. So we go to the church that morning and we go to start filling up the font cause it takes about 4 hours to fill up. The janitor of the church here fixed the heater that heats up the water and told us that it was all ready to go and that he was going down south for a vacation. So we get there and guess what, the heater doesn’t work… So we try for about 45 mins to get it to work but nothing. I really wanted it to be a good experience for matias and if the water is really cold it would suck for him. So I went into another room and prayed and prayed that the water heater would work. I came out and guess what…It still didn’t work. So we had to start to fill it up and church was starting so we just turned it on cold and went to sacrament meeting.
In the middle of the meeting I get this feeling that I should go check the font. So I go out and check it. It is almost full but the water is ice cold. Then I go check the heater, it still wont work. So I hit it a couple times and I was about to walk away when something told me that I needed to push something. I thought, what the heck so I pushed something (I cant even remember what it was) and all the sudden the heater starts up… It was the biggest miracle!!! So matias was able to be baptized in nice warm water. It was the answer to my prayers. Guys just know that God loves us. He knows each one of us and is very aware of us. We mean a lot to Him and he will answer our prayers even if it is something small. Always pray with faith!!!!! He is listening.
So next miracle, I don’t know if you guys are ready. Maricela, the girl who got baptized is so awesome. She wants to go on a mission so bad. So we taught her a lesson on missionary work. She was so excited. So we gave her another book of mormon (she has already handed out 3) and a bunch of pamphlets to give to her neighbors and friends. So Sunday she comes up to us and tells us that she had talked to every person in her apartment building. Her neighbor was really receptive and so maricela gave her a little lesson on the plan of salvation and her neighbor said “I know that is true, its what I have been looking for my whole life…”! She told maricela that she wants to listen to us and so does her husband and that she wants to be baptized… Haha it was so awesome to see the joy on maricela´s face. She is incredible.
In other news Carla and Gabriela passed their baptismal interviews and are going to be baptized this Saturday. They are really excited and are so prepared. Gabriela told us that when she turns 21 she is going to serve a mission. All her friends are saying “why do you want to be a mormon” “they are a cult and a lie” and tons of crap about us. She told us that she just bore her testimony and told them that she knows without a doubt that it is true. They all were just dumbstruck and couldn’t respond and so she just walked away… Haha they are such good girls. I am really excited for them and for their faith. Also their dad, at first, didn’t want anything to do with the church. On Saturday he came to pick the girls up from the church and we got to talk to him a little. Gabriela told us on Sunday that her dad said something like this, “those are good young people. When I was talking to them, I felt something inside that I have never felt before…” So we are going to start teaching him soon and I hope that he can continue recognizing the spirit that he has felt.
But ya it has been a awesome week. We are seeing so many miracles. It stunk that we couldn’t go golfing today but I think that we are going to change a pday in the future to be able to go. It made me really trunky cause the golf course is in a area called “las Rocas de Santo Domingo” and it is a part that is really really rich. It reminded me so much of the states. Then we saw the golf course and I was so so trunky haha. But its all good in a little while I will be able to go golfing whenever I want. Thanx for the pics of easter. It was fun to see you guys and how you are changing. But it was so crazy to see mehkii (sorry for the spelling, I cant remember how to spell anything). She looks so so so so different. It was so crazy. At first I didn’t recognize her and then I realized that it was her. I am scared to get back and not be able to recognize anyone. But ya I love you all tons. I hope you have a awesome week. Thanx for all the prayers and everything that you guys are doing.
Love ya
Elder hall
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