Well, this last week was transfers! Haha unfortunately it wasn't as
exciting as it once used to be, still, it's cool to once again have a
companion. Oh, that's right, I haven't told you all yet, my companion,
Elder Sanchez was called as a new Assistant to President Matsumori!
Haha, man, it was really hard to avoid telling him all about it for the
entire transfer. I've known for quite awhile that he would be the next
assistant. He'll do an awesome job and is one of the best missionaries
I've ever known. That meant that I was stuck in a trio for the last week
covering two areas and two wards! Haha needless to say it was yet again
another stressful, tiring, and very rewarding week. We've seen tons of
miracles in just the last week and it's exciting to once again see the
Lord continue to pour out His blessings on the people that we teach.
Man, I remember one missionary at the beginning of my mission that said
to me that he just wasn't excited about baptisms anymore, that he'd seen
too many and that it had just become routine. I made a promise to
myself that that would never be me, and I'm glad to say that the Lord
has been able to help me keep the wonder of the work that we do.
This Saturday was the baptism of Adam, and it was as always an extremely
spiritual experience. It was incredible to see the depth of commitment
and emotion that was in his face as he stepped into the fount. He almost
started to cry as the prayer was said and he was baptized. It is just
so incredible to see the lives of people change. I can truly testify
that the greatest miracle is that of conversion. The fact that we can be
changed to become like our Savior is a miracle beyond compare! Adam is
well on his way to a long life as an active member of the church and
it's incredible to see how he's changed from a boy to a man in just a
few weeks. We've also had the opportunity to find and meet other
prepared people. This weekend we received a call from one of our members
saying that his son was back from college with his girlfriend that
wanted to hear what we had to say. We taught her twice, once with a
recent convert who bore his testimony on baptism, and as we talked about
how the gospel brings happiness and peace to our families, the hope for
an eternal family, and the blessing of a restart on life tears were
brought to her eyes as she realized something that she had been missing
in her life. It was just another incredible opportunity to see the
spirit touch someone's life when they just never had the chance to feel
it before. Man, I love the Gospel.... I just love seeing people change
and seeing the way they light up as they feel the spirit and as they
realize what the Gospel means for them. In the other ward we taught a
lady from Australia that felt the spirit so powerfully when the first
vision was told that she asked it be told again because she said it just
filled her up and just let her feel of God's love for her. This is the
work of the Lord and I don't think that for as long as I live anyone or
anything will be able to convince me otherwise. We've had a bunch of
other miracles as well in just the last week, and I'm sure there are
many more to come, but I don't want to overload you guys too much! Lets
just say I'm beyond grateful for the opportunity to serve a mission...
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