Another amazing week has gone by here in Barrio 8!
First, our 9 year old buddy Andrés got baptized! He was nervous and so was his dad but it all went over really well! That family is a huge miracle! A couple of weeks ago the missionaries in Barrio 8 planned a lunch with an investigator! For the lunch they had to go buy a special kind of fish! The Elders didn't exactly know where to go to get what they needed but chose a little market! They got the fish from the market and as they were leaving the market they were saying hello to everyone. One lady responded, hello Elder's. That led the elder's to talk to her! They discovered that she and her family had been inactive since moving from Paraguay to Spain! They arranged a day to go by and visit and when they got there, they said, here is our 9 year old son. He needs to be baptized. Can you help him? Ever since then the family has come back to church and are doing great! Before the baptism we were talking to the family about temples and sealings! It was super sweet when Andres said the closing prayer and said "Please help me and my family to be able to be sealed! That was really powerful to me! Well, we were talking and all the sudden my companion looks at me and says "the water!" We ran to the baptismal font and discovered that we left it on! The bathrooms flooded on both sides! The good part was that there is no carpet and the parents of Andres are professional cleaners, so they helped us clean up super fast! The baptism and confirmation went great and there was an awesome spirit there!
The other thing that happened this week was that jeronimo got the priesthood! He asked me to give it to him too! I was pretty nervous because I have never given anyone the priesthood! As I laid my hands on his head though everything calmed down and I was able to just speak the words the spirit put into my mind. It was a great spiritual experience for both me and for him!
This week we also saw a huge miracle! We had these two super solid investigators from Honduras named Jorge and Nixon who were on track to get baptized for this next weekend, but the opposition came and they got a job that made them work on Sunday! We were so bummed because they were progressing so well and were really ready for their baptismal date! Well on Thursday we got to their house and they started by telling us that they were moving back to Honduras! Part of me was happy for them because I saw it as an opportunity for them to find a better life and be able to find the church there! I was also really sad though! Then they told us just kidding, but we do have something else to tell you guys! Oh no what is it! Well, they quit their job and can now come to church again! They came last week and passed their baptismal interviews! We are looking forward to their baptisms this coming weekend! Wahoo! The Lord works miracles and really does touch people's hearts! I know this step will help Jorge and Nixon greatly!
Today we are visiting a beautiful Spanish town called Segovia! I will work on getting some more pictures later, but for now, here is a picture of Andrés, his family, me and my companion, and Elder Mitchell Brady who I replaced here who is back visiting us! Have a great one! Love you guys!
