This past week I had splits with Elder DeYoung!!! Wahooo! I will be honest with you... It was AMAZING!!! English is such a blessed language and it is so nice to just be able to express EVERYTHING without even having to think or try very hard. Plus... we just get along so well and we have the same type of interests and goals. We had a pretty neat experience as we were knocking doors. We weren't having very much success because Bosque is just that way and NOBODY wanted to hear our message. We were kind of getting frustrated, but didn't lose our hope or faith. I said a little prayer in my head asking for just one person that we can talk to and that we can help a little bit. (Later I found out that Elder DeYoung did the same thing in that very moment) We continued to knock doors on that street and 5 seconds after I finished my little prayer or plead to the Lord... someone turned the corner and I instantly got the chills. I could just feel the Spirit so strong... `Talk to him... talk to him...` I looked over at DeYoung and he had the same feeling. You could just see it in his eyes. We talked to this man and he was amazing!!! He has been looking for the truth and we shared with him the Restoration. He said that he remembers this lesson. He went on to tell a story that two missionaries shared that same message with him awhile back and he could just see a light above their heads. He said that it was so powerful, but that they never returned. He said that as we were sharing that message with him he saw that same light and felt that same feeling. He made sure to give us the right address and even gave us his phone number. It was so powerful and it was just what Elder DeYoung and I needed. Soo cool! We will be working with him and I have faith that all will work out.
Elder DeYoung
José (from last week went on vacation so that will be interesting to see when he gets back. Oswaldo has been out of town as well because his daughter is have twins, but he calls us like every 3 days saying he wants to get to know the church and receive the messages of the Gospel. So we are having success and all, but it is just coming slowly. The other Oswlado will be praying for the first time about baptism this week and we are hoping and praying that he will choose to follow the Savior. Also we found another lady named Eunice who was our other miracle with Elder DeYoung as we were walking home from a long day and saw her and were prompted to pray with her. There are miracles happening... so we will see what happens this week. Ü
So to end... we had the wonderful privilege to go to the beautiful São Paulo Temple this past week. Wow... I can't even describe to you guys how much I love the temple. It truly is such a blessing and has EVERYTHING that we need. I am so grateful for the blessing that it is in my life and the opportunity that we have to attend the temple and partake of the many blessings that it has for us. It is so much more than a building and it is fair to say that it really is a `piece of heaven.´ What I love about the São Paulo Temple is that it is placed on a busy road full of craziness. It is pretty loud outside and it is placed around the `things of the world`.. like malls and crazy people and really just craziness in general. But as you walk into the Temple you can't hear any of the craziness. You can't hear the cars passing... the crazy people yelling.. or anything that would take away from the spirit. It is so peaceful, it is so calm, it literally is the House of the Lord. I am so grateful for the temple and the love that I feel as I am inside. I always wonder who is more blessed... the people that we serve in the temple or us that are doing the ordinances. Every time that I walk in to the temple I am reassured of the truthfulness of the Gospel. I am assured that the Spirit is real and I am assured and made aware that God lives and that we have a Savior. Just by entering the temple you get a little piece of what Heaven is like. My testimony grows and expands each time I go to the temple and I know that it is the same way for everyone. It is such a sacred place that is full of the love, peace, comfort, and Spirit of the Lord.
Elder Bingham
President and Sister Acosta
I know that we are a part of the only true and living church on the earth today. If you guys have a doubt or question (which I know we all do) I invite you to take it to the temple and I know without a doubt that you will receive your answer and that you will be reassured of the truthfulness that we are a part of. I am grateful for each one of you and the sealed and eternal family that we are. I look up to you all so much and I hope you know how much I love and miss you!! I definitely wanna go to the temple as a family when I get home... there is no better place to be, especially with those that you love, than inside the House of the Lord. (: I love you so much I hope you know how grateful I am for you guys and how much I appreciate the things that you all do for me. I miss you more than I miss a dryer and the perfectly scented dryer sheets that make all the difference. Just 14 more months (or 13) until my clothes will actually have a GOOD scent haha. Thank for everything and let me know if there is anything that I can do for you! I love you so much... (:
Love, your weird, tired, but happy Elder... Elder Sky Abel! (:
Love, your weird, tired, but happy Elder... Elder Sky Abel! (:
Elder Tobin Smith
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