Muchos saludos!!
So another great week here in Cieneguilla. On Wednesday I officially hit... are you ready for it... 17 MONTHS on the mission! Wow, I never thought this time woud come. Yesterday church was amazing because we had, for the first time in my whole mission, we had an entire family we are teaching come to church together! They are a couple in their thirties with a 5 year old daughter (the ones I said had never imagined there were prophets in the Americas) named Abner and Fernanda. They really liked church and actually that day President Boswell came to our ward and spoke and got to meet them. They are really doing their commitments and we are very hopeful! We have to take things a bit slowly with them because they dont really have a religious background (rare in Peru) but this week we will be teaching them the Plan of Salvation and hopefully that will clear up questions or doubts about why Jesus Christ is important. They are really great and really are trying to understand.
So last week we had a little scare with Yanet and Jimmy because Sunday night we talked to Yanet and she said they were back to their old plan of being married in November. We coudnt believe they had seemed to have gone backwards and forgotten all we had taught about faith and repentance. On Monday night we talked to them about it and asked if they had consulted the Lord in the matter and they said no, but that they probaby should. We taught them the parable of the ten virgins and it was actually about a wedding so it was perfect for their situation. We talked about being prepared for when Chirst comes and they realized they shouldnt put off their wedding any longer, but promised to pray about it to get a confirmation from God. The next day we came back and they obviously had had their answer because they were full-on wedding planning. This week they will be traveling to where they were each born in order to get their partidas (birth certificates), which is a requirement to be married. So we are hoping they have a set date by the end of this week. We found a "mass wedding" (cheaper and less requirements) in Lima on the 20th so we are hoping it will all work out for that date.
We had a great lesson about the Plan of Salvation with a 19 year od named Gerson. I just loved how after we drew it a out on a chalkboard and explained it all, he was looking at it and said, "Its not that complicated." We were like YES!! Someone that GETS it! As Elder Corbridge of the Seventy says, "Life is hard, not the gospel." I love being a missionary and having these "aha" moments and experiences. Its the BEST! I love the Savior so much and teaching people His gospel is just so rewarding.
Love you all! Cuidense mucho!
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