The
Elder who got sick is doing better now. But this week another Elder got sick
with almost the same thing and we had to do a bunch more interviews so we
basically repeated last week.
The person in Vega had their interview with
someone else, but I was there to set a goal for the baptismal date (she got
baptized this weekend).
One of the best parts of the week is that I saw the
prayers of a lot of leaders in the mission get answered through the revelation
of President Equihuas. On Tuesday we had a meeting with him and a specific plan
about how to improve our efficacy as missionaries and Teachers of the Doctrine
of Christ was presented to us. We've been putting it in action this week and
supposedly the Mission Department is watching us to see if the plan should be
applied in the entire Mexico area. Let's hope.
The most challenging part of the
week was a common struggle: finding time to work in our area. But if that is to
be our grand struggle than that's fine by me because it means there are things
to do.
One tender mercy I saw happened on Sunday. We had lost a bunch of time
in our area so we left the house early Sunday morning to invite the people that
we'd been teaching. One by one we were coming to the sad conclusion that we
simply weren't going to have anyone in church. The last family that we passed
for was a family of 2 inactive members and one investigator (Grandma, Dad, and
Mom) along with a young child. They were our last hope, and when the dad came
to the door he informed us that the child was sick and that they wouldn't make
it to church. But when Elder Lobo reminded him about priesthood blessings he
invited us in to give a blessing to the little one and the grandma. Shortly
afterwards we headed on out. The services started and we had empty hands. However,
surely enough that same family came confidently through the door with about 15
minutes left before sacrament meeting ended. That made me happy.
I don't know
what'll happen in transfers, but I bet I'll stay put for a little while longer.
Something that made me laugh was that one of the assistants visited this week
and he has a funny laugh so he made me laugh whenever he would. Thanks for the
support!
Love
you,
Elder
Finlinson
Such a wonderful time of your life! Miracles, excitement of sharing the gospel with others and doing battle with the adversary on a daily basis on the front lines! Keep up the good work Elder! Grandpa Evans
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