Hunter Mission November 12-18 2024

 What's up! Hope y’all are doing great. Hope y’all have found God's Hand in your life this week

 

Anyway, I'm just going to get straight into the week. We'll start off with the fires that we had this week, we're not really sure what happened but 2 days this week there were crazy huge fires close to our sector and crazy amounts of smoke.  We started working and we both felt like smokers it was so bad. We contacted some people in the area, so it was worth it, and we ended up having to go to some baptism interviews later in the day. By the time we got back to our sector the fires were under control and there was less smoke. 

 

But anyway, we also put a fecha with Juan Camilo this week so far in our ward. We have 5 baptisms planned, which is super exciting because we haven’t had a baptism in the ward for a minute. Just got to keep working. The main ones that we are working with is the couple Ana and Felipe who are doing amazing trying to do whatever they can in order to get baptized. They even signed up to give all the missionaries lunch this week, so we'll be preparing them these next few weeks. Juan Camilo will be baptized the week after Ana and Felipe, and he already told us that he loved the church and wants to go to the activities for the youth. That is awesome so after he watches the baptism of Ana and Felipe, he will follow the example.

 

We also have two other really good potentials for the month of December, Benjamin and Catalina. Both have members in their family, but Benjamin's are inactive. He already told us he wants to be baptized in our church but just has to make sure that we're the true church and the catholic church isn't and then he'll be awesome. He also came to church and then asked us if it would be annoying to us if we came every Sunday, so he’s awesome. Then Catalina also came to church the only problem that she has is that she doesn't want to feel pressured into her baptism, so we just got to be patient. She did talk to the bishop this last Sunday asking when she could be baptized in December, so who knows we'll keep working.

 

Besides that I have some bad news for you all, this last week our district set a challenge (again) and the consequence for losing would be to get a buzz (Elders) or get a Bob cut (Hermanas). Unfortunately, we have lost once again (even though we were cooking this week putting baptism fechas) so the sad news is I will be losing my luscious locks today, but the sacrifice is well worth it because the district had a baptism this week!! So, it's bittersweet and it's worth it.

 

For right now I'll hurry and end this email with a spiritual thought.

 

14 Verily, verily, I say unto you, I give unto you to be the light of this people. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. 

15 Behold, do men light a candle and put it under a bushel? Nay, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light to all that are in the house; 

16 Therefore let your light so shine before this people, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

 

This scripture is super important to me because we are disciples of Jesus Christ and because of that we have to be examples to others. It doesn't matter who did what to you or if life isn't fair, the only thing that matters is that we are letting our light shine in a way that shows others God is what matters. Through that we can show our thanks to God for all that he has given us and change others’ lives in the process.

 

Love you all hope you have a great next week!

Elder Nelson (Hunter)