Our mission president likes to stress the importance of¨the ¨seeds¨ we plant as missionaries, and how down the road, the people we teach that don't end up accepting the gospel now, or don't want to make those life changes, down the road are more likely to be in a position to bring the gospel into their lives.
Right now we are teaching our friend Ricardo. He is the bishop's uncle and is a perfect example of the seed that was planted by missionaries before. He was living in Lima before, and that's where he first met the missionaries, but because of work and a strong alcoholic addiction, he wasn't in a place where he felt he could accept the gospel. His wife ended up leaving him because of this addiction and his life was falling into quite a few pieces, when the bishop invited him to come live with him and his family for awhile, to help with his addiction and to get his life back in order. Living with the bishop, in a home full of love, support, and the gospel, has been the best thing ever for him. We have been working with Ricardo since he came and he has really turned his life around. He hasn't given into temptation since he came, and now he doesn't even have the desire to drink. He has been more involved in the church than some members, its amazing. He kept telling us that he knew baptism was essential and he wanted to be baptized but not yet, he would say, not yet. Yesterday we had a good chat with him and he told us that he wants to be baptized before the end of this month. We are so happy for him. That seed and the members in his life were so important. Don't ever forget the power of those seeds we can share with the people we talk to everyday, members and missionaries alike.
Yesterday we were invited into primary to help teach a little class of 5 and 6 year-olds how they can talk to their friends about Jesus. Oh Primary. I felt right at home haha
ALSO, thanks for sending that package, I haven't received it yet but i´ll let you know when it comes. But can I ask you a favour? after conference could you please send a Liahona, or something with the conference talks, in English, I want to make sure I don't miss anything, if you know what I mean :)
Have you ever had liquid raw fish soup? Because I think that's what i had this past week. Yup. not much to say about that haha.
Well I love you guys, keep being an awesome family!
Elder Lonsdale
