Well, here we are, another week has passed. This week we have seen a lot of progress. I will start with the success of an activity we did in an area 2 hours from Goya in an area called Esquina. There in Esquina, it´s not even a branch, its a group. The area got reopened to missionary work a year ago. The average church attendance in the past 6 months has been 7-8 people ever sunday. So we decided to try and help out Esquina. We organized an activity with the entire zone of 14 missionaries(8elders and 6 sisters) and Friday morning everyone showed up to the rent churched building at 8:20am. We sat down assigned areas for each companionship and we went out and worked from 9-12pm. The success was incredible. in 3 hours, us 14 missionaries had 18 lessions adn found 22 new investigators for esquina. I personally was with ElderLundgreen from Newbraska and at 9: 45am we contacted into a single 45 year old man who was just sitting in his house watching ¨Vikings¨ on Netfilx. He let us into his house and at first we got to know him and then taught lesson one and even used his TV to watch a short video relating the first vision. After working, we had a BBQ in the church with the members and investigators of Esquina until 4pm. Us missioaries sang 2 hymns for the 24 people that showed up and even had a mini testominy meeting with the missionaries. Yesterday, 22 people ended up attending the church in Esquina. So, it definetly was a help. Elder Teves and I have picked up the pace in our area and this week we found 11 new investigators to teach. We are excited to work hard with these news and help them progress.
We started divisions with Esquina wednesday afternoon and I had to go to esquina. So I didnt find out about the passing of Thomas s Monson until Thursday evening. Finding that out made me feel super isolated but made me feel at peace, knowing that he is now in paradis and with his wife again.
Well That was my week. I loved what was said this morning in our district meeting. It comes from Elder Poveda, our district leader from buenos aires he stated, ¨recieving a testimony comes from a manifestation of the holy ghost that helps one come to know the truthfulness and reality of a gospel princle. Being converted comes from the disciplineand faith to live in accordance of such gospel principle. Testimony is knowing, Conversion is doing.¨ I love you all and hope you have agreat week! Get better!
