Well this week has been super busy! Wednesday we got a call from the assistants and they let us know that we were going to have lidership council Thursday and our zone conference Friday. Thursday Elder Hernandez and I showed up to the new mission home and got to meet the other 24 zone leaders from the other mission. At first we felt like a brand new missionaries. We knew noone! However, they have a whole lot of energy so we made good friends with them in little time! It was cool to hear about Nuevo Ladero and Linares and all the areas here in the west mission. We honestly learned alot from them and how we can improve our work in the mission.
The next day we had zone conference. President gave us the ability to choose our topic to base our training on. We focused on the things we had learned from the west mission leaders. We mostly just trained about how we should talk about baptism in every contact. That really the gospel isnt just to make people feel good about themselves, however they have to repent and put their faith in God to recieve all the fruits of the gospel through sacred ordinances. Having the people understand this concept right off the bat has helped us alot!
We actually had a experience this past week that was incredible. After hearing all these counsels we came back from the mission home and were running late to a lesson. We showed up and sadly noone was home. While we turned around we saw a man sitting on a bench. We decided to put all of the things we had learned that same day in practice. As we started to talk to the man he started to open up and express to us his problems. He basically thought that there wasnt alot of hope in life. We shared that through baptism he can start a new and happy life. We was shocked and was struck by the spirit. After a long discussion, he accepted a baptismal date and came to church with us yesterday.
What a great pleasure it is to preach the gospel. I am so thankful for these 2 years to serve the Lord. I am loving life and loving the people here. I hope you all have a great week!
Love, Elder Gibson
Week 77: La Canicula has begun!!
Well this week we entered La Canicula in Monterrey. La Canicula is when the sun hits the city super hard for 30 days. This means for about a month we should be at about 105 degrees with humidity! Its my last one so I am going to soak it all up. Anyways, this past week here in the zone we offered a special fast so that our investigators could arrive to church on Sunday. It was difficult however we saw a miracle happen here in the zone! Alot of areas had many investigators at church. Many more than in the previous weeks. The end of this week we plan on many baptisms in the zone as well.
In terms of Elder Hernandez and I in our area, we have been great. Pablo came to church and loved it. He showed up in jeans and a collared shirt. When he showed up he was nervous because we wasnt in a white shirt and tie. We told him not to worrry and the ward accepted him very well and he made friends right off the bat. He said that next week he was going to show up in a suit and everything! He had also told us previously that our church was his last hope in his life. After the church services he told us that for the first time in many years he felt like he was important to someone. That he didnt have the thought of taking his own life anymore. It made me think about how many people are in the world struggling and looking for a way out. People looking for hope. I realized that members of the church have a great responsibility to be the instruments in Gods hands to bring many lost souls unto him.
This past week I memorized Doctrine and Covenents 4 in Spanish and I was really able to ponder on the prophesy of this section. I testity that there really is a wonderful work that is happening among the children of men. That the field is white and ready to harvest. What a blessing it is to take part of this great work! Hope you all are loving life!
Love, Elder Gibson
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