This week was an exciting time for the entire district as the semester has finally started! I think this week was best summed up by Elder Rivera and I running to a lesson to get there on time, and then realizing just how long it had been.... Yes, the holidays are over and its great to be busy again! Of course, it will get much busier this week, as the ELC (the BYU English Learning Center) finally opens up and all the new international students arrive. That's where our real work begins.
So, here's what happened this week:
Diana Fernandez is doing well, we were able to stop by and talk to her a few times. Her roommate Daniela Moncada is doing well too and we had a great lesson on Prayer with her. She got sick later during the week, so we'll go over the lessons again with both of them again per request. Diana ended up coming to Church again, but unfortunately since Daniela was sick she missed a really great meeting.
Ximmena continues to do well. Sergio (another recent convert who just returned to Provo) is also doing well. We haven't been able to link up with Angel yet since he returned back to the US, but I imagine his life's been turned around a bit and we're trying to get back in contact as soon as we can.
Toree's niece turned 8 and was baptized this week, so we showed up to support their family. Afterwards we were able to have a short lesson with Toree, which went very well, and we saw how another baptism in her family brought up good memories for her about her own choice to be baptized. She expressed how grateful she is for the gospel and how much happier and positive she is now with the gift of the Holy Ghost.
We finally got to meet with Rosa and Ismael again, after at least a month, and we are not sure how interested they are right now. They are both very busy with their multiple jobs, but hopefully they can be touched by the Spirit and find a desire for faith in their lives.
Sunday night we met up with Christan for the first time. He had previously taken the missionary lessons before with other elders. He couldn't meet for a while, but is now back and ready. Because we are the YSA missionaries and he is now considered a Young Single Adult age, we will have the opportunity to teach him. I'll share more about him as we get to know him better. But man, the ELC hasn't even started yet and we're already getting new people!
Beyond that, all is good fun and well in the mission. I'm happy and warm and we are continuing to meet with interesting people and fun families! Transfers come up next week, and the district will likely change quite a bit. In fact, Elder Rivera or I will likely head out and get a new companion. It's a rather stilling thought, to be honest, that Elder Rivera wouldn't be my companion. We've gotten a lot closer with all the walk-and-talk time we've had, but that's the way the cookie crumbles I guess, and either way the mission will still be great.
Everything is freaking amazing, straight up. Hope y'all
are doing well too, and that I can make you, and more importantly the
Lord, proud by becoming even better in His service. God Bless!
-Elder Martin
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