Monday, January 13, 2014

ctr rings on both hands

Dear Family and Friends,

This week was awesome We had a great start this this new transfer.

So, this week was a little tough with our teenage investigators because the university does their finals for the fall semester after Christmas break which does not sound fun at all. But we´re starting to get more investigators that have houses and are a little bit older which makes it easier. 
We continue to meet with Pablo, Pilar and Luis (Pablo and Pilar both came to church again which made me so happy!). Their baptismal date this this next Saturday, the 18th and so this week we are going to be making sure they really are ready for baptism. Luis, the father, has been a bit of a struggle because he isn´t always their when we come and doesn´t seem as prepared and ready as does his wife and son. But Pilar and Pablo are machines, so so ready. We will continue with all three of them and hopefully we´ll have a baptism of a whole family! On January 6, the Day of the 3 Kings, after I had written you and we were ready to get back to work, we threw together some things for that family  in a Santa hat- some chocolate and candies from our packages that we had received, some other things, and Elder Wilson got a bunch of those little CTR rings from his mom (but in Spanish) and we gave them 3. So we gave it to them, they absolutely loved it! Pilar put it right on and went around showing her husband and son saying ´Oooh how beautiful!´ haha. and when we went back again on WednesdayI  noticed that Pilar was wearing 2! On both pinkies. It is awesome to see this gospel, this happiness, enter their lives and their home. I know that after their baptisms, when they receive the Holy Ghost, there will be an even bigger and better calmness and spirit within them. That is what I love so much about this Gospel, the true happiness and joy that it brings. So, stay tuned next week to hear more about the baptism!

We had another investigator at church yesterday, Juarez (from Brazil) and it turned out that he brought his good friend with him! I talked to them afterward and they both loved it. Juarez told me ´You don´t have to keep calling me and passing by anymore, I´ll keep coming´, and then the friend told me ´So what time are the meetings usually at? I´d love to come again´..!!! How did that happen?! I was so excited, and this friend of his (named Javier) loves to go on little day hike, so I told him maybe we could do one together. Coming to church is really the key, the spirit there is so important and helpful for investigators. If they come to church, they can feel the spirit there and it really helps as we continue to teach. 

Our Heavenly Father is a merciful God. He loves us dearly and wants the absolute best for us. I am amazed at the blessings and help he pours down unto us. Even though I, and every other missionary, chose to give 2 or 1.5 years of their lives back to Him, giving up basically everything, to ´repay´ a small sliver of what he´s given to us, he continues to bless me with blessings sometimes I feel that I don´t deserve. He loves you and He loves me, please don´t ever forget that. 

I love you all, you are in my prayers and thoughts. Now go out and share the Gospel with someone! :) 

Elder Franson

Little "party" at Mari and Paco's house a little while ago with the Cozzolino family.
Flat tire incident.
Our district from last transfer. (LEXI: The missionary on the far right is the one now going to BYUI. Please find her haha. She'll have lots of good stories.)

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