Hola familia!!!!!
This was the best week ever!! Actually it was the work week
ever but turned into the best week ever. Let me explain.
It started out great because last monday we went to the
beach as a district! There is a fancy beach in our zone so we went and took
some pictures and obviously we couldn't get in the ward but we climbed on some
cool rocks and took pictures in an abandoned boat. Also I received a
little mitt and ball set at our mission christmas party so I brought that and
it was a relaxing day. I'll send some pictures! We were going to eat fancy ice
cream but had to get back to the grind by 6.
Okay so then the week just went downhill. Let me just say
that Satan is real and does NOT like families. The wonderful Sanchez
family started having doubts, every one, and I could sit here and explain for a
couple of hours everything that happened, but thursday night, a coupleof days
before their scheduled baptism, they all decided NOT to get baptized! We love
that family so much and were distraught, we left crying and praying and sat
down that night and decided that that was NOT okay and we had to do something
about it. We called President Archibald and he gave us advice and and our zone
leaders and we planned a great lesson and went on Friday night and it just
turned out okay but we did all we could. we left the house sad because they
still didn't want to get baptized and we knew it was because Satan didn't want
them to get baptized. Well we prayed a lot and decided that we had done
everything we could, so we just needed to continue to have Faith and work and
the Lord would do the rest. So we told the family that we still were going to
be at the church for their baptism and they could choose. We filled the
font and invited everybody and set up chairs and everything.
At 8 they hadn't showed up so we went over and
they were chilling in their house. we talked for a long time and then all
of the sudden, out of nowhere, the son said, Well, let's go! And they all said,
okay! let's do it! WHAT!!!!!! We were absolutely shocked! The only thing that
can explain that is that the Spirit softened their hearts and opened their
hearts just enough to make the decision. They all got baptized together
and we are so incredibly happy for them!!!!! :) It was a great service with a
strong spirit and the bishop gave them all books and bibles and hymnals and
everything. I haven't stopped smiling since! So basically that was a super long
story short. We were so discouraged and were about to give up but we kept the
Faith and as always, light overpowered dark and they can now continue to
progress to the Celestial Kingdom as a family! Wow. The worst week ever
turned into the best week ever. I love that family so much. They are
pretty much my second family. That was literally the hardest thing I have ever
done, but the day of their baptism was one of the happiest days of my life. It
was so rewarding!
Thank you SO much for all the prayers and thoughts for us
and for them. Prayers work! After this week I can testify even stronger
that Satan is real but that God is way more powerful. Faith with works brings
miracles and the CHURCH IS TRUE! I'm so happy! :)
Love you so much!
Hermana Jones
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