Dear family and friends,
This week was crazy and we saw a lot of changes in people!
In our weekly planning we thought of which of our investigators are progressing, and what we need to do help them continue to grow. For weeks we just were not seeing significant changes. Having daily contact with them this week is what started everything.
Jaqueline is the daughter of the Ledesma family. She is awesome and we have been praying for her a lot. We know she wants to listen even though it may not seem like it at times. This week we saw changes in her posture in lessons, in the answers she gave us to questions, and in the questions she asked. Out biggest challenge is that she still hasn't prayed, but we are working with the family to get her excited about doing it!
Lucas and Maxima are the couple from Bolivia that have been in Cervantes (a small town close to Roca) for a few months now. I realized this week that for the longest time we were teaching with focusing on building a relationship first. We feel like we finally established one this week and it has improved the quality of the lessons. They have committed to live by the commandments we have shared with them, except for tithing (we are going to teach that today).
When we teach Lucas and Maxima, Maxima's sister Rosalia and brother-in-law Rocke are always there. Rosalia speaks a mixture of Quechua and Spanish, and it was difficult for me to understand what she was saying. The Lord has helped me with that and this week when she asked questions, I don't know how, but I understand what she said. The spirit is real!
This is Elder Moser's last week in the mission. This has been one of my best transfers. There has been no time to stop and think about anything other than the work of the Lord. There's a talk I like that says from time to time we can rest and breath, but we have to be on our way again at some point. In these past weeks there hasn't been time to rest. It has been the best time of my mission.
I don't recall how the hymn goes in English, but I read How Firm a Foundation this week, que firmes cimientos. It says in the last verse that Christ will pull out from darkness those that trust him. That is what he does for us, and that is what I want to be able to do for others.
Ya empieza otra semana mas!
I love everyone!
Elder Kauffman aka Jack