Hello Family,
Well, stake conference went really great. We managed to move Pablo Elisalde and his wheelchair down to his car so he could go with us to church. His daughter sang "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" as a special musical number. He really was glad he got to go. He did not think he would be able to go with his physical limitations but said he decided to just trust in the Lord and in us as missionaries that we would be able to "get him to church on time." He told us every day he grows more and more sure that he is in the right path and feels he is reconciling himself with God. Hopefully, he will be able to use these feelings in his moments of difficulty to keep optimistic and at peace.
We also had two really cool Book of Mormon experiences. The first was a lesson we taught to a young atheist. He decided to listen to us but did not respond to anything we said. We left him the Book of Mormon and told him about the specific promise that it was written to convince the Jew and the gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God. He said he likes to read a lot, but only material that really captures his attention. We decided to pass by his house a few days later. His grandpa answered the door and asked us if we were the people who left the Book of Mormon behind. He told us that his grandson, Carlos, was reading it a lot, which really surprised him because he has never believed in God. The grandpa had also started to read and is excited for us to come back and teach again.
We also had another talk with William Brown. He had told us that he really appreciated our visits, but that we were unable to convince him that Jesus was Jehovah and preferred now to just receive visits from his Testigo (Jehovah’s Witnesses) friends. Last night, however, he stopped us in his car and said he had started to read the Book of Mormon and now wants us to come back. We’ll have to see what he is interested in.
Well, hopefully I’ll hear from you tomorrow in district meeting.
Love you so much,
Grant
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