This week was a pretty
good one. I am so blessed to have the companion that I have. He really
knows how to work smart with the members. He has really been a lifesaver
to me! He, also, hasn't forgotten how efficient things are in the
states. He has really helped me to look at life the way it is. Despite
all of this, he is definitely ready to go home! Haha he loves to talk
about home and what he'll be doing in just 13 weeks! Haha it is a good
experience and a good opportunity to try to stay focused. He is a very
fun companion, either way.
This week we got Amilcar his HUGE Book of Mormon and read 3 Nephi
27 with him. It was really great to be able to read the Book of Mormon
with him. We read this chapter with him to help him realize that there
is only one true church and that it is called The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-Day Saints. He just needs to realize that any other baptism
is not really valid. I am really excited to see what happens with him.
Now that he can read the greatest converting tool that we have, I think
that he will get baptized. We have a goal to get him baptized on April
13th. I really think that it is going to happen.
This week, we have been able to work a lot more with
the members and they have helped A LOT!!! Johny Vasquez has really
killed things this week. We found a new investigador that is married to
an inactive member. Her name is Maria and his name is Fredy Camposeco.
They are really awesome and he is really pilas. Haha that word literally
means "batteries," but here in this sense means that he is just a
sweet, awesome guy. He needs to come back to church. I think that his
work has kinda hindered that aspect of his life. They are a really
great couple. They have 3 kids, 2 of which are a little older, and a
younger one named Bryan. He is a little crazy bugger and kinda ruins the
lessons... Haha, but he is a funny little kid. He definitely just has a
mind of his own and does what he wants! LIke we were praying to end the
lesson and the phone started ringing. It was really funny what he did.
He got up and answered the phone. The people on the phone asked for his
parents and he just said, "I am praying!" They asked the same thing and
he said: I am praying with the Mormons! APPARENTLY, the people on the
phone didn't understand that he was "praying with the mormons" and so he
said it again. About this time he had almost finished the phone call
and hung up. This is just one example of how he kinda has ruined the
lessons. He always answers a lot of questions. This would be good if we
were asking him. Haha it has been kinda funny with him. Always something
new. Anyways, Johny has really helped to do everything in the lessons.
He has been really awesome for us. He invited Maria to act on her
answers to her prayers. Things have been really good.
We visited Migdalia's family this week and they live
REALLY far away from Alfredo. So we went to visit them, and Alfredo
went with us. They have a HUGE family and most are Catholics and live in
the house. The big problem is with them is that it is really hard for
them to come to church because they live so far away and have one
motorcycle that half works to get them to church. That is a big problem
that we are facing.
A lot of members are kinda complaining about how
Alfredo and Migdalia got baptized. Many members are saying that they got
baptized to get money help from the church. The thing is that NOBODY
has gotten to know them. It is kinda frustrating because a lot of people
are just whining and saying that they just got baptized to get money
and that is not how it is. We should definitely be a little bit better
about that as members.
Anyways, I hope that this letter home has been able
to brighten somebody's day! I love you all and thank you for the support
and the prayers. I am praying for all of you and keep working everyday!
I love the Lord and this church. I love the truthfulness of everything
that we do as "Mormons." Never stop doing what you should just because
people tell you to. We have the resources to live how God wanted us to
live. Never forget that HUGE blessing! Love you all!
Love,
Elder Hilton
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