Well, changes are here again, and after 6 months in Chuviscar, they moved me! We've seen some crazy changes in the mission these days, But yea now I'm in the north of the city, in a Zone called Tech. The Stake is called Technologico, but there's two Zones of missionaries in the Stake, so I'm the Zone Leader of Tech 1. Does that make sense? My companion is named Elder Molina! He's from Honduras, and he's awesome!
It's pretty cool, so far so good, although I don't have a full day out here yet, so I really don't have a whole lot to report on of my new area, but my last week in Chuviscar was awesome!!!!
So, this week in Chuviscar we met a girl that is so valiant! She found the missionaries and she started talking with them a while ago, but she received super strong answer about the church upon praying about it. She said she asked God if this message was something she needed in this life, if it was something that He wanted for her. She said she just felt it and knew upon asking. Upon receiving the answer, she said 'I'm willing to do whatever it takes to follow this feeling'. Really, she has such a strong testimony already. I dont think I've ever met anyone like her. She was so awesome! Honestly, she strengthened my testimony, and showed me what it means to be humble and have courage at the same time.
And then there was another young girl who had a very similar story :) her whole family is receiving the lessons from the missionaries, and she had the option to wait as long as she wanted, until who knows how long, to get baptized, or she could do it right away, even earlier than her parents. She wanted to do it now, because she wanted to show her faith and be an example for her parents. It was so adorable, and she got really emotional, it was super awesome honestly. The Spirit was super strong. It was amazing.
Then we had another baptism, and it was the grandma of a member family, with young grandkids. She always goes to church but never wanted to get baptized. Then we went with her one day, and she told us that she wanted to be an example for her young grandkids. She said she knew that this message was true, and that the Book of Mormon is the word of God, but was afraid to get baptized - and then she also decided to be brave, and take a step of faith for herself and for her grandkids. Needless to say the Spirit was super strong in this baptism too! :)
This week we had a lot of excitement in Girasoles too! Yet another person I knew in Girasoles finally was able to get baptized! He was a nine year old kid named Erick, and of course, my boy Templeton was there. That kid is awesome! :)
Really something that I've came to appreciate this week comes from the Book of Mormon, Alma 37:6 Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise.
This week I really came to thinking about the small and simple things are how God makes big changes. I really got to thinking about how our lives are just series of a lot of small decisions that bring us to where we are now. I'm here in the mission now thanks to a lot of tiny prayers, a lot of days deciding to go to seminary, a little here, and a little there, putting 'oil in our lamps' like the parable of the virgins in the Bible.
A lot of these special moments are the ones some might call 'coincidence' but these moments are always moments when God works upon all of us to bring us to a certain cross road, maybe with another person, maybe with an answer, with who knows what, but it's something, that looking back, we can recognize as Divine Intervention. Just something I came to really aprreciate this week :)
Remind me in a year and I'll tell you guys the story about The first girl, Daniela, dorinachos, and a foot infection okay? It's just too long to explain with the time we have to write :) Hahahahaha!
Bueno pues, Thats kinda it for this week, I hope you guys have an amazing week, I love you guys so much. Really, God lives, and He knows us and loves us. For that exact reason I'm here in Mexico.
I love you guys, I'll write you guys soon,
Till next time!
Nick
PS Yes I'm wearing the same clothes in all the baptism pictures... they were all on the same day :) And it was a good day!
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