Hello world! This week was really good! We had 3 baptisms! Hernany age 21, Kely age 17, and Maria age 48. They are all doing super good and were so ready for baptism! :) We also had a lot of appointments fall through, but I'm learning to just move on. :)
It's tough to know what to write every week because something that was cool to me might not be the same for you guys!
This week we had our zone leaders come do divisions with us! (My old comp Elder Camargo and I got to work together again!!! :)) I learned a lot with them, and I have gotten so much better! Two things I learned with them are: 1. Stay calm, even when the appointments fall through, the Lord is still in control! 2. Be yourself. People need you! They need someone that they have confidence in and then they will ask questions!
We started teaching Hernany's mom! One night we were waiting outside the interview and sitting on these concrete steps in the dark, and her mom walked past and was super embarrassed because she didn't have a light for us or chairs and that the house was not "nice." She just kept apologizing, even when we said it's alright! But this was an opportunity to tell her that God does not look on what we have in this life, but on our heart. After we said this, she says "If you guys really don't mind, come up and talk with us." So when we went up the stairs and into this little room with a bed and two chairs (with just enough space in between for our legs!), we started to talk about Christ and what's important in this life, and what we need to do! Then she really opened up, but we had to go do another interview, so we remarked her (set another appointment) and it should be really good! :)
We also have been teaching this lady that is super excited about the gospel and wants to get baptized, but she needs to get married first, and her boyfriend is less than excited. They run a bar inside their house, but we are working with them, and it should be good. One day we walked past and the door to the bar was closed, but in the boards of the door was stuck one of our pass along cards! The one that has Christ's picture on it! So every time you pass that door, Christ is right there!! :) Super cool! We did not mention that, it was all her doing!
We have another lady who has been making excuses to not talk with us, and for her daughter. One day we caught her in the road and talked with her. At the beginning she kept dodging questions, but when we started asking about what she knew about Christ she started answering, and then we got talking, and!..... Finally marked a time to sit down with her and her family!!! Do not underestimate the power that Christ has! :)
That's about all for this week! I will take notes next week and give better details, alright? I would love it if all of you would send me a little message about what's going on in your lives, and even little details that you guys think are nothing! Thanks! :)
Love,
Elder Naylor
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