Happy Saint Patrick's Day

March 17, 2014

Happy Saint Patrick´s Day!!

This week was great, we had a few things not work out in our favor, but patience is key - everything will work out!

Ultimos Dias (Last Days)

Monday we taught J (our investigator who is preparing for baptism). We taught him Word of Wisdom and Sabbath Day and things went FANTASTIC. He is super fantastic and has all the answers directly from the Book of Mormon. After that, we went to pick up N to go to family home evening. We taught it, and taught the Book of Mormon. It went well - and I love that N knows people in the church. 

The Beautiful Coast.

Hermana Read and I

Tuesday we taught A before district meeting to go over the baptismal questions. He was prepared to be baptized this weekend too. After district meeting, we ate kebap, and then taught some of our investigators. We saw F and E and taught them the word of wisdom. They both were wondering why in the world we would have this commandment - but we invited them to pray about Joseph Smith and find out for themselves. After that we saw A. It was our 2nd and our last lesson with him until he comes back from Peru. I like him a lot - I contact lots of people from South America. I try to talk to every one that comes into my path. After him, we saw G. She is really sweet, and said she would read the Book of Mormon and pray about it. Then we taught J the Law of Chastity. He is divorced, and now knows the commandment. We had one of the JAS (jovenes adultos solteros) young single adults with us. She was great to bare testimony about chastity as a young woman. 

My Planner--What would I ever do without it?

Wednesday we saw some of our investigators and less actives.  Then we saw F and talked a little more about the Word of Wisdom. He said he would have a hard time with coffee and alcohol. Hna. Read asked him to go one week without drinking either of those things and see how he feels. He agreed, then we asked him if we could call him right when we drinks his first cup - and he agreed to that too. He said he would do his best to avoid those things. Then we were able to see E. After the message we shared, her sister invited us to eat dinner with them. She made us rice, and chicken. It was super good too!!! Her sister´s name is M and I think she is the funniest thing ever!

Thursday morning I called F before he had is his first cup of coffee. He was really tired-sounding over the phone. He told me he would just drink a ´´manzanilla´´ (like an infusion) instead of coffee. He is super great! Then after weekly-planning, we ate with the R’s and we had fish. Then they gave us fresh strawberries with cream (: YUMMY!!! That evening was a little rough, we didn´t see anyone until English class. After that class, we taught J with T, H and E. We taught the last lesson of tithing, then got his baptism clothes ready and the interview set up. He was super ready to get baptized. 

One of our investigators and his friend.

Friday was the day that A was supposed to have his interview. As we were waiting for him at the church, we called him and he told us he had to work for the weekend. So we had to extend the date for this next week.

Saturday morning, Javier was supposed to do his interview. BUT... he said he had to work. ): We played soccer Saturday morning, and F was supposed to come and bring his friend, but he only came to say hi. It was fun... I fell a lot - but everything is okay! That afternoon, we went out to a pueblo called Campello. The ride there is BEAUTIFUL. It was a view of the beautiful coastline the entire way! We ate with a less-active family there that are from Philippines. We did a lesson in English and boy was it weird! Their son was there so I was able to still talk in Spanish and some in English too. That night we saw S and taught him the plan of salvation. He accepted a baptismal date for the 12 of April. Then we found a new investigator named S from Ecuador. (yeah, I contacted her on the street) haha. She´s really cute!

Sunday was supposed to be the baptism of J and A, but they both got called in to work. F and S both came to church and stayed too. F brought one of his kids! He loved Primary! We learned a lot about the atonement today and I loved it! After church, we taught a guy that goes to the Evangelist church. His name is J and he is super nice. He also is very religious and knows a lot about the bible. He´s very nice, just like everyone from that church is. I really enjoy talking to them, they are very respectful and nice. Then we saw A. OHHH this is great news too! She came to church!! I´ve been here for 4 months and this is the first time she has come. She is the one who has an illness - but she came!! She is such an angel, I love her so much. We read with her, then she brought us food and juice! Then we went to see E. I accidently brought up that I will be leaving Alicante one day and she freaked out. She said she´s going to tape me to a chair, and the ´´man from Málaga´´ (president deere) she´s going to send him to the gillitine. (can´t spell, sorry)

Sure, things didn´t work out perfectly as planned, but we are not giving up. These people will be baptized and we´re going to do all that we can to help them. 

I´ve gained such a strong testimony of obedience - I know that when we try our hardest to do the Lord´s will, we are blessed. There are promises throughout the Book of Mormon that talk about that. Almost on every page, you can find a promise from Heavenly Father that talks about ´´keep my commandments, and you will prosper in the land.´´ I know obedience is key. It´s a way we show our love for our Savior and Father in Heaven.

Yo tengo un testimonio de la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días. Sé que éste evangelio bendice a las familias, estoy muy agradecida que yo tengo un familia sellado en el templo. Sois ejemplos para mí. Os quiero!! 

Con Cariño!

Hermana Sara Brown