Hi everyone,
This week was really good. Some really important things happened for our area. It was REALLY hard to get lessons in though. No one was home when we went by their houses, even for the lessons that we had set ahead of time, and no one that we knocked into had time to receive us. It was hard because I really like to have good numbers, but the Lord blessed us for our efforts, and I’d rather have blessings than good numbers.
Funny Story. In our apartment there are two sets of elders, and my companion and I always play jokes on the other companionship. This week, we didn’t even have to plan anything because it was done for us. Sister Belaber, an amazingly nice woman in the ward who is in a wheelchair, had given a reference about two months ago to Elder Hyde (our favorite victim). He is an incredible missionary, so he tried for hours to find the house of Sister Belaber's friend, Claudia. Unfortunately, he was unsuccessful.
Last week, Claudia had to move suddenly, so Sister Belaber offered her to come and rent an apartment behind her house. Said apartment just happens to be in our area. We met Claudia this week, and have already had three lessons with her. She came to church on Sunday.
The words of Elder Hyde- I HATE YOU GUYS.
So funny.
Mari couldn’t make it to church this week because she had a family gathering on Sunday, but she accepted a baptismal date and committed to stop smoking. I felt really good about the lesson that we had with her about the Word of Wisdom because I know that she understands why she has to quit, and because I believe that she will be able to. When she gets baptized, she will be one of the most faithful members of the church in the whole world, because she is very good at recognizing spiritual blessings. I’m a little worried about her because she is afraid of pressure, and I don’t want her to think that we are pressuring her to get baptized.
Orlando is doing really well. He came to church again and is very ready to be baptized. He recognizes it too. I’m really excited.
Oh, and we also put a baptismal date with Paolo, the friend of a member girl who came to church at her invitation. He's 21 years old and is basically already Mormon. He has to work Sundays because everyone else at his job goes out to party Sunday mornings, and he's the only one who doesn’t drink. He is getting people to cover for him though so that he can go to church.
AND, the mom and brother of Noemi (one of the 15-year-old-girls that got baptized) both want to get baptized as well. They came to church for the first time yesterday.
All in all, we have a lot to be thankful for. I’ve never seen an area so blessed.
I love you guys so much, and know that the church is true.
Love, Elder Rasband
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