This week I learned a lot. Ether 12:6 says, ";no witness til after the trial of your faith;" This week kind of sucked at the beginning because we had next to no time to work. Monday is Pday and we only had 3 hours to proselyte, same with Tuesday because of the district meeting and we have to take a 3 hour bus ride one way every Tuesday. Wednesday was a full day, then Thursday we woke up at two in the morning to go to Managua to go to a conference for all the trainers and trainees, luckily my last one as a trainee. We didn't get back til 10 that night. I stayed in a neighboring city to go on splits with the ZL. and Torres went up with the other ZL to check on the progress of the area.
I came into the area on Saturday and quite frankly all had gone to heck, one of our most positive family's of like 6 people with baptismal dates decided to poop out. Torres kinda was freaking out. I came in and I was mad, because the members also were saying they didn't want to go to church. I had to bring out my machete, D&C 121 reproving betimes with sharpness.... then showing an increase of love. Torres, bless his heart, is super nice so he gets walked over sometimes.
So Saturday I flew around Jalapa like a mad man on a mission. Sunday morning I was feeling sick and tired because I was running on less than 10 hours of sleep on 3 days. I was beat.
Sitting in the room that we call the church 5 minutes before the meeting we had 5 people. The ZL was there because we were supposed to have a baptism and I was not well to say the least.
Then the heavens opened. 22 other souls came pouring into church, all happy and ready and all participated and it was awesome!! Then after we had the baptism, which was another cluster. It is a single mom with her two sons. Someone left their baptismal clothes in the taxi and one of the kids ran away for his home before the baptism, but once again the Lord provided and we baptized the two!! Easily the best day on the mission thus far.
We are seeing miracles because of obedience and diligence. We hope to baptize two maybe three this week too!!
Stay Sweet Everyone, I love you all, Elder Morrison
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