El Pascua - April 22, 2019

This last week we had changes...I'm still with my companion Elder Bustios which is also a Problem because he leaves for his home this Saturday which means I won't have a companion. So iI guess  we see what will happen. This week we didn't have any baptisms but we have plenty of appointments, but a lot of people don't keep their appointments which is lame but this gave us the opportunity to talk to other people, We are teaching 4 or 5 people and 2 of them are making great progress. There's a 17 year old we are teaching and he came to church yesterday. He lit up and stayed both hours and he's beginning to feel the blessings of the restored gospel in his life. His name is Brando Antonio and his mom is a single parent and she is also accepting our lessons and wants to continue. This family will be so blessed as they choose to follow the path of righteousness. 

Also we are teaching the daughter of an inactive family and as we have begun teaching they started going to church again. Their daughter is 13 or 14, and she is receiving the lessons very well. She is participating and growing as well. We hope to help her parents to remember there testimonies of the gospel. But they are a great family and we so happy to be teaching them. Also we have been teaching a family (a mom and her 2 daughters), the moms name is Amparo and her daughters names are Fernanda and Camila. They are a special family we met by knocking on doors and they have been growing as we have taught.  They said they weren't  sure is God exists, but they keep asking us to come back. We know that they are a special family and they will be deeply blessed as they come to know their loving Heavenly Father and his Son, Jesus Christ. Through the power of the Holy Ghost they will come to know these things, Along with reading the scriptures and attending Church. Sadly they are moving to Lima for awhile to be with her husband but we are confident that she will accept the missionaries there as well. There are so many blessing that we have in our lives and sometimes we look right pass them. Last night my companion and i along with sisters in our ward held an Easter Sunday Devotional, or in other words, Un Devotional del Pascua. It was so great! We kept it simple and sincere  which I think is important when talking about God's plan and the Atonement of Jesus Christ. We reminded those in attendance that as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we remember the Atonement of Jesus Christ every day and every week as we partake of the Sacrament. And thanks to our loving Brother Jesus Christ we can return to our Father in Heaven and live in his presence with our families. Thanks to a teacher, brother, Son,
carpenter, and Leader all is possible. We will live again because of the sacrifice of the Father, and His son. And His Son so willingly did it because He loves us.

Amazing no!? This is such an important part of of our purpose here on Earth. I know that God has a plan for us and we can follow the example of our brother Jesus Christ to live with him again.

I'm so grateful to know of the message of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, because this is His Restored Church and Gospel on the earth. The same church He organized Himself when He was on the Earth. And we can receive the same blessing that God has promised us as we follow the straight and narrow path.

I love and miss you all but we have work to do. Until next time! Cuidese!!