Week 63
This week on Elder Silva’s mission it was General Conference and there was a bunch of talks that I liked a lot! One of my favorite talks was by Mervyn B. Arnold where he talked about how we shouldn´t wait to save someone. There are people that are passing by really difficult things in their lives and we have to reach out and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ to them. He mentioned that there was a bishop who was really close with the young men of his ward and he noticed that one of the young men was missing. He wasn’t going to church so he went out looking for him. He found the young man at the beach surfing, so he didn’t waste any time and went in the water with all his clothes. He told him that they missed him at church. Years later this young man got married in the temple and now has 5 children and 15 grandchildren and is serving as a Bishop for the 3rd time!
There were many talks that were amazing and now that I’m on the mission they keep me motivated to keep on working with all my heart, might, mind, and strength. I know that the Savior lives and that he resurrected and thanks to Him we can all resurrect and be able to live with our families for all eternity. I leave these things in the name of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Amen.
Week 64
This week has been the most spiritual and greatest week that I had on the mission! First we had the great opportunity of having President Morales and his wife join us in a Zone meeting in Gaviotas. It was a great experience and we got to implement what we learned during our meeting. A man who was looking around knocked on our door so we invited him in while we were practicing. This gave us the opportunity to demonstrate some real teaching to the zone and President. This man accepted to get ready for baptism and he told us that he would love us to teach his family. Later we asked him what brought him to the church and he said in his own words ¨I don’t know and to be honest, I don’t remember anything until the moment that I realized that I was inside the church."
On the 9th of April one of my converts was sealed in the temple with his 3 daughters and his wife for all eternity! I was blessed and very grateful to be able to go to their temple sealing and experience the power of the Priesthood and feel the Spirit in that moment. Later that day we had a baptism and it was going to be Elder Hernandez’s last baptism as a missionary. It was such a wonderful sight to see 11 people in white and 6 people choosing to enter the waters of baptism. I know that this church is true and I know that the power of the Priesthood is real and thanks to the Priesthood all these ordinances are able to work and are accepted in the eyes of God. I know that families can be together for eternity and as a representative of Jesus Christ I have to be prepared and worthy every moment. Thanks to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ I’m able to repent and be worthy. I know that our Savior lives and that miracles do exist and I leave this things in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.
Week 65
This week on Elder Silva’s mission it was awesome. My new companion Elder Lopez and I are getting along very well and we are working really hard. We have found a lot of new people to teach, we are currently teaching a family named Mendosa. They consist of a mom, dad and their 8 year old son Jose. The mom named Veronica has already gone to the church but stopped going and her husband Pedro is barely getting to know the church for the first time. So far he has said that during the lessons and going inside the church he feels a peace that he has never felt in any other moment and place in his life. They are really excited about the Church and they’re very nice humble people who want a family built on the foundation that is Christ.
We are also teaching a 20 year old girl named Samantha who is 8 months pregnant. She has gone through a lot of stuff in her life and she wants to face her problems and not fall. She actually had the opportunity get to know the Church before but she stopped going because of some family problems. We have faith that we are going to be able to help her so that she can receive peace and strength in her life.
