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Hello family and friendos.
This week was an improvement from last week. If
you would have come to church you wouldn’t have thought so because no
investigator came and lots of baptismal dates fell through and it was super
chafa (lousy)... But the quality of this week was high.
We had a fantastic lesson with P. and H.! P.
and R. (members whom I love) came with us and helped fellowship them. The
lesson was about the plan of salvation and they really enjoyed it. The
testimonies of the members were PHENOMENAL, and I was convinced that the
investigators were coming to church this week. P. even cried and felt the
spirit super strong. Then we left and it warmed my heart to hear how content and
happy P. and R. were. Seriously. They said they had never felt the spirit so
strong and that their heart was so full it felt like it was going to explode. I
just was so grateful that we could be part of a lesson that benefited ALL that
took part in it. But unfortunately P. and H. have some other issues and they didn’t
come to church and I actually think they are avoiding us. Apparently the mother
in law of this family is a witch... And her daughter would help her with
"cleansings" and other weird witch stuff. So P. and his kids have
been uncomfortable in their house and seen weird things and they are scared all
the time and so they were super smart and went BACK to the witch yesterday to
clean the children INSTEAD of coming to church....... SO that was not the best
choice and I’m pretty sure we will be casting out devils soon. Haha jk. It’s
actually something super serious and I am not sure how to handle it. But they
are just super confused and when their children get sick they go to extreme
measures to heal them.... even just after one day of having a fever. So, that’s
annoying and dumb - witchcraft is real and I NEVER got my Hogwarts letter, so
pretty mad about that. Also some strange old man that apparently lives close to
us claims that he is Jesus Christ reincarnated and has messed with a bunch of
people’s heads. He gives them "cleansings" for 1000 pesos and robs poor
people of their money. Making bank isn’t always an honest profession when using
religious tactics. But these are the perks to living in Mexican pueblos away from
civilization.
Our Frenchman came to our English class and
commented to us that he has seen miracles since he started praying to God in
the name of Christ. WOOHOO. Love it. But he works in another state on Sundays
and so it’s like he can’t come to church... Difficult. But he was able to stay
for the gospel class and heard lots of great testimonies. It made me happy.
Marrying people is super difficult and I have
lost all hope here in Topilejo.
The Presidente de Rama and his wife came with
us to a lesson on Thursday. They are a great young couple and have super strong
testimonies. Two thumbs up. They came with us to visit A. and V., who came to
church last week for the first time... Apparently they really liked it and
learned a lot. A., being unemployed, saw a miracle for going to church and GOT
WORK the following day. So I was super sure that because of that testimony he received
he would come to church again this week... But no. I am tired of giving all my
time and energy to people that just suck it up and don’t do anything with it.
But hey... got to stay positive...
We saw the dedicatory fireside of the new MTC
in Mexico. It was super inspiring and I was a wee bit jealous that I never got
to know the CCM here... Maybe I’ll move to Mexico after the mission and teach
here. Hahha. Elder Oaks was there to dedicate it and he said lots of great
things. Learned a lot. Actually it was basically the same gist of what he told
us a couple weeks ago. But it was nice to be reminded and reaffirmed. We can’t rely
on the members to give us references.... That’s what he told us. How does that make you feel? Bad? Good.
lolol jk. But seriously, GIVE DEM MISSIONARIES REFERRALS. And be happy about
it.
L. is a lost cause. I am very depressed to admit
it. But it’s true. Super sad and shocking to see someone so prepared and so
excited to make covenants with the Lord change before the blink of an eye. It
makes me sad. But I know if we keep doing our work and focus on finding new
people that are ready, before we know it, L. with be calling us asking to be
baptized. High hopes... But it is all I can do.
M. is an old lonely woman who lives with her
cat and dog. Hopefully she can start coming to church because she has the
desire to be baptized. But her dumb work takes advantage of her since she is
going to retire soon. LAME sauce.
All in all... this week was a lot better. Many
excitements. Many disappointments. But that is the life of a missionary. So
much for being the only time in my life when I didn’t need to be stressed - LOL
at that. Missionary work is tough, it is tiring, it is draining, it is tear
provoking... But it is also fantastic, rewarding, and I recommend it to
everyone. I still have so much to learn and I don’t think I will be able to fit
it all in with the time I have left... 10 months and a cachito... wut? Talk
about stressful.
Love you all so much. Thanks for your examples
and your prayers. Pray for the Topilejo Branch and pray for our investigators.
The prayer of the faithful is a useful thing, don’t ya know.
Keep on chugging along folks. Chaou
Con Amor, Elder Macdonald
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