Don't Stop Believing

This week was very good. We contacted some references with a member. Both of his references have turned to be really positive. One of them was with this lady, her son who is 19 years old, and a cousin. Their name's are María Magdalena, Enrique, and Mario. María is old and is constrained to her wheelchair because she cannot walk. She has problems with her throat. Despite of her sicknesses she is a very happy person. She came to church with us and she loved it. We visited her later and she couldn't stop talking about how good it was. She also told us of a very neat experience that she had during church. The days before church she couldn't sleep because of her throat. They bought really expensive medicine and that only made her worse. When she took the sacrament and drank the water she said it felt cool in her throat and her throat opened up. That night she was able to sleep well. Enrique, who was not able to come to church, was shocked by this. We invited María to be baptized and she accepted. I am amazed about how happy she is even though she is sick and crippled. She is a great example to me. We plan on putting a date with Enrique and Mario very soon. 

 I have enjoyed being in the office and all the things that I have been able to learn here. I like the responsibility. I still don't know everything about the job but I'm figuring it out. It forces me to work more efficiently and harder because I have less time to do everything. 

 One thing I worry about is the people that we baptize. I want them to continue and not fall away when we stop visiting them. Oftentimes people get a little big angry after they get baptized and we can't continue to visit them. Always help people feel welcomed in the church.

Have a good week.

-Elder Rowberry