This past week
has been great. We had a baptism on Christmas! Angelo Sinining was
baptized on Christmas. He's so solid. He was confirmed and received the
priesthood yesterday. He wants to come work with us on Saturday and pass
the Sacrament on Sunday. He's made it a goal to finish the Book of
Mormon before next August. I'm so thrilled for him!
After I skyped you all we went to our District
meeting and talked about recognizing the Spirit. It is important to
realize whose work this really is. We as missionaries are just the
mouthpiece. We need to follow the Spirit because the words of the Lord
are a thousandfold more important than the words of any 19 year old. We
made it a goal to memorize more scriptures so we can help people feel
the Spirit and become more converted to the Gospel.
This week was long too. We walked everywhere. We
also took rides everywhere. We talked to so many people. Mostly less
active families. It really showed in the Sacrament Mtg Attendance
though. Normally we average 50 but yesterday we had 75! It was great
that the efforts were not going to waste. There's plenty of room for
improvement though. There were quite a few families and priesthood
holders that were not there. It will be a real accomplishment when we
can repeat this weeks results and improve continually. When Sunday night
came, I truly felt weary. Every now and then I've felt tired but I was
weary last night. In my personal study I came across a verse in D+C 64.
verse 33. Sometimes Heavenly Father just puts the exact right verse into
your path exactly when you need it.
For those of you doubting my cooking skills, We made
an amazing stew for lunch on Thursday. It had carrots, sayote, potato,
onions, garlic, and pork with a little bit of brown sugar. Yeah we know
how to cook. It was delicious.
Just for the reminder of what I asked for during
skype.... Socks, POLYESTER ties, a cheap mp3 player with hymns, children
songs, anything by MoTab. Also pens; G2 pilot in the sizes of .38, .5
and .7.
Other than that I'm doing great. The work rolls on like a stone cut without hands until it will fill the whole earth.
Love you all and I'm praying for you!
Elder McGuire
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