5/30/16
Hey everyone!! This week was really good! In our mission we
recently had our norms of excellency removed, not sure if i mentioned this
before but they were standards of numbers that we were supposed to meet each
week, but they were taken away and i like the missionary work a lot more like
this! we have a lot more time to focus on our baptismal dates and on less
actives and working with members! We have had a lot of success getting really
positive references through the members and they have all been really good about
working with us! We have 5 people this month that are very positive and are
probably secure baptisms! I love this area so much! the people are so amazing
and heavenly father had prepared so many of them to listen to us! We have been
having very cool experiences with a man names Stanly. We contacted him about 2
weeks ago outside his house, and he was really really nice and respectful and
positive. He told us to come back that friday in the morning and we did. We
walked into his house and opn his desk he had about 10 books.. all of them were
books about the bible, the bible or teachings of the bible books.. then i saw
his bookshelf, with about 50 more! ALL about religion haha we looked at each other and were like oh boy here we go haha! The first thing he said to us
was that he was a pastor of a seventh day adventist church! he has been a pasotr
for almost a year but he studied for 4 years to get the job. But he told us next
that he didnt let us into his house to teach us anything he sad that he wanted
to learn and that he was going to listen! We had a really cool first lesson and
invited him to be baptised, he said yes and accepted a date. Now of course when
we put dates it is only a goal and we are not going to have a baptism if he
doesnt receive his answer so its nothing secure right now but he is very positive and told us that if the spirit tells him to get baptized he will! and
that he isnt going to deny what we say just because his parents taught him the
things he knows! We have had a few lessons with him now, he gives us an hour
every Friday morning to teach him! Hes very very busy so its cool that hes so
willing to have us! We are increasing hte church attendance here which makes me
really happy! we had 60 in church on sunday! 6 investigators and 5 less actives!
i love this branch and i am so happy that i will be here longer!! So We dont
have have changes which means i will spend 6 months here for sure! Elder acosta
finishes his mission this change soo i will be here this change and the net for
sure to show someone else the area! and who knows for how long after that!! But
i am okay with it cause this area rocks! Only thing is that i am not looking
forward to being his last companion haha he always talks about going home which
makes it hard for me to focus sometimes but it will all be good! he is a good
missionary and were doing really good work together! We had a family home
evening with a member family and an investigator family and played a game called
flour face haha fun game and theres a picture of what happens when you lose
haha! We had another baptism this week! his name is Marcelo, he is 8 and he is
awesome!! Very positive little boy and loves going to church! We are very
excited for him and his family! his mom is also a member! oh yea, so we have
also been teaching an English class every Sunday evening! which is really fun
haha i can speak English so its a good class! Thats all i can think of for now
hahah but all is well and we are doing great in our area!! Hope all is well for
all of you at home! Have a great week!! Thanks for reading!! No time to write
out a testimony, sorry about that! Next week i promise!! Oh and the other
picture is just a silly selfie that i took this morning cause i was bored
haha!
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Love,
Elder Beck
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