This week was just the best!!
We were able to baptize and marry Wilber and Eugenia. Which was quite the adventure, so many days and hours praying and fasting helping them get through their problems, and boom! They done got baptized this Saturday!! A family of gold for sure!!
We didn't realize how pilas they were until Friday. Eugenia came to the church like normal for the lesson but she forgot the papers for their marriage in her house, and we needed them!! So we decided to go with her to her house to get them. Now we were teaching them in the church because they told us that they lived far away, however, we didn't realize how far!! We hopped on a bus and then at the last stop we got off..walked through the neighborhood... off the beaten path and into the wilderness where we hiked for several HOURS. 2 Hours of walking through forest and field. Fields of peanuts that surround Leon for miles and miles. It was a journey, it is such a beautiful place!! I was in awe at how cool it was!!
The elect of God find a way to get it done! They have made that journey at least twice a week during the week and once for Sundays. They live so far away it blew my mind, but they did it! They are very converted to the gospel now. I felt it such an honor to be a part of their conversion story, truly wonderful people that have blessed my life so much. In the end I know that they weren't coming because I was such an amazing missionary or anything like that. They came because they knew by the spirit that the message we bare is the TRUTH. They are pumped to go to the temple in a year and become an eternal family, and the members here have helped us so much, so I know they will be able to complete with that goal.
In other news: this week I fell asleep on the ground after companion prayer at night, we were so tired from working so much!! The night before I fell asleep in my shirt and tie at 11:00. We were able to proselyte for a total of 70 hours this week! And we saw the results!!
I bought a headband off a drunk man for 16 cords, because the headband was really cool. Because Leon is in the finals in baseball and this town is bumpin'!!
Love you all, and loving life,
Love,
Elder Morrison
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