Dear Mom and Dad and Friends and Family,
This week was amazing, starting last
Sunday!!!! The Mexico City
Temple Villahermosa Holland
gave an amazing talk on the Prophecy of Elijah...a prophecy that was fulfilled
in the Kirtland Temple
On Monday we had transfers. Elder
Jenkins left and Elder Reyes came. He is super awesome. We are
working super well togather, and we are already best friends!!! Heand I
are finding success here, and are working hard:)
Wednesday was a real blessing. We went
to visit with Eusebio. We taught him a lesson so that he could know if
the Book of Mormon is true or not. We focused on the question ''What does
Jesus Christ expect of me?'' In 2 Nephi chapter 9, you can find the answer
to this question. (Repent, be baptized, endure to the end.) We read it
together and talked with him about what Jesus Christ expects of him, and how he
could complete what the Jesus Christ expects of him. We then knelt down
with him, so that he could directly ask Heavenly Father ''Is the Book of Mormon
true?''. We knelt down...he asked, and we stayed on our knees for about
ten minutes. He then looked at us and told us that he knows that it is
true. And because it is true, he knows what he needs to do for Jesus
Christ. We were super excited!! The Spirit spoke to him and he was
ready for baptism, we just needed to teach him the rest of the lessons in 2
days. We set up a appointment with him for the next night.
On Thursday, we showed up at his house, and
he wasn't there. We called him and he didn't answer. His mom was
home and she told us that he didn't want to get baptized or keep meeting with
us. We were super bummed, but we didn't let that get in the way. We
went home and prayed for him. Prayed that some way we could get in touch
with him. We prayed that he could be guided by the Spirit. On
Friday morning we got a call from his brother Jorge who told us that he and
Eusebio would be home in the afternoon if we wanted to come over. (The miricle
here is, Jorge didn't know about what had happened with Eusebio, and he isn't
really interested in the church.) We showed up at 4:00, and Jorge wasn't
home, but Eusebio was. He invited us in and we started to talk about his
family and his work. I was trying to find a video that we were going to use to
teach him, but I couldn't find it. I decided to use another video, but
when I played it, it wasn't the video I wanted!! My companion looked at
me with a face of ''Why did you pick this video?!'' I was super stressed
out. I had no idea of how we could relate this video to help him with his
needs. The video ended, and my companion asked him what he thought about
the video. Then I just started talking. The words just came.
Then we prayed with him on our knees again to know if this is what he
needed to do. (He didn't want to get baptized.)
We prayed with him, and we were on our knees
again for like 10 minutes. He then told us that he felt nothing. He knew
what the Spirit felt like, and how prayers are answered, and he felt nothing.
He told us that he would let us know when he recieved his answer.
We convinced him to come to the ward actvity with us. There he had
a lot of fun, and got to know a lot of members. After the ward party, we
took him into a room and asked him what he felt. We seriously sat in
silence for 30 minutes while he just pondered and thought. He then looked
at us and told us ''I got my answer. I need to get baptized tomorrow.''
We were so happy!!!! We asked him what happened. Miracle: he
told us that he had been thinking about the video that we shared. (The video
that I didn't mean to share/that we didn't want to share.) He told us
that he needs to prepare his garden for the coming of it's Master. Here is the
link to the video. https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2011-03-116-the-gardener?lang=spa
The Spirit guided us in that lesson.
When we were lost, he took over and converted Eusebio. Moses 6:32;
D&C 24:6.
On Saturday we baptized him. After he
came out of the water, he gave me the biggest hug I have ever had in the
mission. I asked him what he was feeling, and he told me that he felt
new...clean...ready to change:) On Sunday he was confirmed in church, and
the blessing that was given to him was all about misisonary work within his
family and his potential as a leader. It was super special. Afterwards,
I asked him how he was feeling. He asked me how many people were standing
around him when he was confirmed. I told him that only one....brother
Reyes. He told me that he felt someone else at his shoulder. He is
an amazing guy, and he is going to be a great leader one day.
I testify that the Spirit is there to help
every single one of us. We always need to apply the atonement in our
lives every day so that we can be worthy of him as a companion. Every
night...kneel down and ask for forgiveness of your weaknesses, and ask for His
strength. When we do this, He helps helps us to be strong. Ether 12:27.
On Sunday after church William opened his
misison call. (He just completed a year as a member.) He is going to Mexico City
This week in Preach my Gospel I have been
studying the lessons again, focusing on Lesson 1...the Restoration. I am trying
to change the way I teach, in order to invite the Spirit more. I am
focusing on using different methods depending on the needs and personalities of
our investigators. In the Book of Mormon, I studied Alma
I Love this work, and I know that it all is
true.
I Love you all so much!!!!!!
Love,
Elder Cavenee
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