This week was an amazing first week of the transfer! So much
happened this week it feels like I haven't emailed in a really long
time. My new companion Elder Cottle is an amazing missionary and I
have already learned a ton from him. He hasn't quite hit his year mark
but he came out into the mission way more prepared than I did and it's
very joyful being companions. He is about 6ft 4 and from Idaho. We
already teach really well together and I believe it's because we are
both really focused on our purpose and following the spirit to know
what to do.
Alfredo, Sergio's brother, is really excited about his baptism this
Saturday. At the beginning of the week he was nervous that he didn't
know enough but we helped him see on his baptismal calendar that he
almost knew everything already and he agreed and after some great
friend present lessons and coming to the activities he is really
excited for his baptism! :)
As for teaching Brandon this
week we had a couple of really
interesting lessons with him and helping him overcome his addictions.
As we read with him in the Book of Mormon it was a big testimony
builder of how true that book is and how inspired and guided by God
were the prophets that wrote it. After everything I have gone through
in the mission there is no way I could ever deny the Book of Mormon
without seriously mocking God. I know that what it teaches is true and
that it has brought me closer to Jesus Christ than any other book.
We had a really cool experience this week following the promptings
of the spirit.
On Friday we had a really packed day and ended up
having to spend two hours helping some elders in the zone take their
bike to get fixed and so we didn't get to eat dinner because we had
appointments right when we finished helping them. So anyways we taught
two awesome lessons with this member named Milton and when we finished
the second one at 8:30 he told us he wants to take us out to eat
because we hadn't eaten yet. We were starving and wanted to go but we
felt a strong impression that we had one more person to visit. We
graciously declined and got in the car not knowing who needed our
help. The first person that came to my mind was an assignment from the
bishop to go visit a girl that came home early from her mission and
was struggling. We went looking for her and when we got to her house
she wasn't there but something didn't seem right with her parents. Her
dad had a stoke the day before and looked really bad. They said that
we were the Angels that God had sent to them to give him a blessing.
It was a really sweet moment as we gave him a blessing and then left
them by singing a hymn. I know we were guided to the house for a
reason we didn't fully understand but because we followed the spirit
we were able to bless one of our brothers that was in need. God really
does know us and He wants to bless each one of us. Most times He will
use others to be the means of bringing that assistance. As we live
worthy to receiving the promptings of the spirit and then have the
faith to act on those promptings, I promise that we will be
instruments in the hands of the Lord.
Love,
Elder Hyde
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