Semana Santa en Colombia

Q`hubo familia?!?!  Què màs?!?!  Què me cuentan de la vida estadounidense?!?!    Sweet well im stoked to hear youve had another good week!!!  Ve!!  Esperen!!!  Còmo asì voy a tener otro primo ahora?!?!?!  Woooow la familia se nos està creciendo sì o no?!?!

K well its been another good week here in Colombia!!!  K so Dad you asked about the family who we commited to be baptized... good question i was planning to talk lots about them today!!  So this family is AWESOME!!!  We commited them to get baptized and all, theyve been reading the book of mormon everyday and they even told us they were married (rare in Colombia)!!!  But that was just the problem too... haha darn so we found out that they got married through the catholic church years ago and that they dont actually have any registers of their marriage.... sooo.... we are in the process of re-marrying them... haha

K but ya so this family is INCREDIBLE!!!  One crazy experience from the week!!  My comp and i were having a typical awesome spiritual morning with personal study and study in comp and all, when we started to talk about this family and what we should share with them!!  Elder Bednar taught that the most important part of a lesson isnt even the lesson in itself, but rather the preparation that we do for the lesson before hand.  evidence of that this week:  my comp and i both felt strongly that we should teach this family about the power of fasting... we prepared the lesson, went with a member and taught them on like thursday night, and at the end of the lesson, they seemed a bit worried... we asked them sincerely if everything was alright, and they told us that their oldest daughter was suuuper sick and in the hospital.... so sure enough, instead of waiting till sunday to fast with them, we started a fast with them the next night, and well ya their daughter is still in the process of surgery and all, but WOW they have testified to us of the peace that they have felt since they fasted, the peace that they know The Lord has given them to help them know that His will will be done, and that that will be the best for everyone!!

So besides that the mom, ontop of everything, quit her job when they wouldnt give her sundays free, and went to church with the rest of the family!!  So they are a perfect example of how The Lord lets us pass through difficulties just to strengthen us, and as they are being strengthened right now we are finishing up the process of getting their birth records and all so that they can get married and baptized next week!!  So we are seeing miracles daily with this family!!

Something real interesting that my comp and i are trying to apply in our area and with the whole district here is the importance of working with recent converts and les actives...  Us members often dont realize how big of a change it is to start to live the gospel the way its taught in the Church of Jesus Christ, but the recent converts and less actives are more familiar with that change and can relate much better to the investigators as they enter a whole new world, going to church and starting to keep the commandments...  I LOVE the hidden examples that there are in the Book of Mormon, such as in Alma 19 when Abish (a less active) runs out and tells everybody to come and see the incredible work Ammon was doing!!  Another is in Helaman 5 when Aminadab (another less active) helps people understand the words that they normally wouldnt have understood that tell them to repent and look unto Christ... We are trying to work lots more with these members in our area and are seeing results!!

Pues testifico de estas dos herramientas fuertes de la obra misional que son el ayuno y el trabajar con los conversos recientes y menos activos!  Sè que èsta es la obra del Señor y que Èl la dirige, veo evidencia de ello diariamente acà, y doy mi testimonio en el nombre de Jesucristo, amen.

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Èlder Tenney