Our Investigators
This week was a
week of miracles for us. First, we went
to the temple with an investigator and two less active members to see the
visitor’s center. They are all women and
none of them are married. When we got
there, my companion was like “look!” In
front of the temple at 4 o’clock on a Tuesday were a bride and her family
taking pictures on the front temple steps.
I was like “Let’s Go!” We ran the
hermanas over there and they were all like “Ahhhhh!” They started asking
questions about what they needed to do to enter the temple and were super
motivated to start the process.
The second
miracle is that we went to a multi-zone meeting in Amecameca. We had enough money to get there, but we
honestly didn’t have enough money to get back. Ha-ha. We honestly didn’t know
which combi (mini bus) to ride and a bunch of them were passing by. Finally, we decided to take one that said
Chalco. When it got close to time to
pay, we asked the driver how much it would be (you can’t see the driver in combi's
– there’s like a black caged window and you talk to him through a little
hole). The driver was like “nothing, hermanas.” We were like “what?” He said, “No hermanas.” “I’m the hermano that just spoke in your
meeting.” “Don’t worry, I will take you
where you need to go.” We had some
Elders with us and they were like “how did you expect to get home if you didn’t
have money?” We were like, “well, the
Lord will provide.” Turns out he did!
The third miracle
is that one of my investigators from San Pedro is getting baptized! She is the one that could not hear, talk, or
read. Wow, I am so happy for their
family. I wanted to go to the baptism,
but it’s super far away and we wouldn’t have gotten back before curfew.
The fourth
miracle is that the other night we were returning back to our house and we were
hungry. We had 5 pesos, so we thought we
would stop at this bread shop and buy sweet bread or something. So we picked one out, and when we went to
pay, the lady said, “take it.” We were
like, “we can’t just take it!” She said,
“I’m not a Mormon, but my husband is. Just take it.” We were really grateful!
The fifth miracle
occurred when a man contacted us in the street a few weeks ago. We weren’t able to visit him until just a few
days ago. He is literally the definition
of a golden investigator. He told us he wants
to be closer to God. He’s studied our
religion and it’s clear that the church has had a lot of success, so God must
be with us. We talked to him about
Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon, the two hardest things for people to
accept – and he was like, “Well, everyone believes in something, right?” He said that it was a blessing to have the
missionaries in his home and he felt a lot of peace. He cried when we asked him if he would follow
the example of Jesus Christ and be baptized, and he said yes. He is so ready for the gospel. During the lesson, I kept having this image
come to my mind of him in temple clothes.
I have felt true
joy many times this week. The Lord has
truly been watching over us. I am
grateful for the miracles that occurred this week. I am also grateful that the Lord has blessed
me with the BEST family and friends in the world. You guys really are the best, of this I am
sure. I love you!
XOXO,
Hermana Cox
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