January 27, 2014
Time to Clean House
Buenos lunes [Monday], everyone. Transfers
actually came in a few minutes ago: Elder Rubi and I are packing our
bags. Looks like it's time to send in the sisters to Pedro Beltran.
I don't find out until tomorrow, but
it seems pretty likely that I'll be whitewhashed [two missionaries new to the area at the same time] into one of the
Pachacutec wards, Yoshiyama. But I guess we'll see. The sisters, I
am sure, will be happy to find the ward's new ward mission leader, and less
happy to find out that the water heater still doesn’t work in that room.
We were so close to
having baptisms before leaving. One of
our families that we reactivated, the Yacila family, has one member that still hasn’t
been baptized. The only thing is his morbid fear of water. We
practiced in the font twice, and he told us just yesterday that he's ready.
You're welcome, sisters! That family is one example of many in
terms of the miracle of going to your correct ward. They moved away from
their old ward 2 years ago, but the leaders of their previous ward kept trying
to activate them from a distance. When we found them, the mom got
motivated enough to quit her Sunday job, the parents are going to get married, and one of the sons,
who was even consistently going to the other ward, has finally made the
decision to go on a mission. The wards are always too afraid to let go of
ward members, thinking that they won’t be able to stay active anywhere else,
but the Lord’s ways are higher than our ways.
We also invited our
best investigator to get baptized again yesterday. The Spirit was so
strong there, and she said that of course she's getting baptized. She
then proceeded to explain that she was just packing her things to move to the
other side of Lima. You're welcome, Lima South!
It's so good to hear
all of the great things you are all doing and the great missionaries you all
are. Thanks for not being super depressing either, because one of the
missionaries in our zone just got a letter from his little sister, made from
blue construction paper and in the shape of a tear drop. It said, "Please
come back. Your family loves you and misses you." She also
drew two hearts crying. I probably shouldn’t have, but I laughed right
out loud. So thanks for not doing that. Love you all!
Elder Johnson
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