Week 18

Week 18

Haupei Yall!

Happy Things from Paraguay!

1. First things first--- Yanina got baptized this weekend!!! It was so precious to see how nervous she was for this big step in her life. The spirit is always strong in the baptismal services and even though the water was freezing cold you could see the difference and happiness on Yaninas face as she exited the font. She truly was prepared for this and I know that this step in her life is going to make all the difference for her future!

2. Not so happy thing, but a HUGE tender mercy for Familia Barrios! They moved :( BUT Gustavo got an amazing job and a fully paid for house. Not a pieza, a HOUSE. They are so blessed right now and are in an amazing WARD now. We all really miss them here in Mariano. 

3. Tuesday. Was the best day of my life. Amandau. AKA the most chuchi brand of ice cream BUT the best had FREE ICE CREAM all day tuesday! The line was super short too, so we went 3 times. We planned all our lessons around it :) Its the little things. 

4. Natalia is a young woman we have been working with for a while now who reads the Book of Mormon on her own, prays, and comes to church, but did not want to get baptized. We had a super powerful lesson with a member (they make all the difference man) and she finally accepted a fecha! AND she came to the baptism with us on Saturday and the whole time we were talking about and showing her this is exactly how her baptism is going to be and she was so TRANQUILA about it! We are so siked for her! 

5. We found another menos activo family with a sweet kid, Tobias, who is 11 years old, and is dyinggg to get baptized. We started teaching him this weekend and he is so prepared and ready! Now to get the family on the same track and we know this will be a huge blessing for all of them. 

Quick Thought :)

"And we talk of CHRIST, we rejoice in CHRIST, we preach of CHRIST, we prophesy of CHRIST, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins." 2 Nephi 25:26. That just about sums it up. And thats why I am out here! I know that Christ is our savior and redeemer and that only through him we can be saved. Lots of people only think or refer to us as "Mormons" and yes we are known by that, but what is the most important is that we are the Church of JESUS CHRIST. I know that he is the head of this church and has restored his same church he established his time in OUR DAY! We have the saving power that we need to live with him FOREVER. I am so grateful for this truth. 

All my love and prayers from Paraguay!

xoxo

Hermana Vergara

3 Nephi 5:13