With the 21 of December approaching, we will be baptizing by
the minute. Haha no not really.
It seems like every other person we talk to asks us about
our beliefs regarding the 21 of December and the Second Coming. Everyone tells
us they don't believe anything will happen... and yet... it seems like the
candle making industry has had a boom due to the three days of darkness we're
going to be seeing this week.
Anyway. If we do survive the 21, we are hoping to have three
baptisms in January. We will be working a lot with these three people so that
they can be ready. One of them has already quit drinking... now we've just got
to work on the cigarettes. They are planning to get married and baptized in
January (Luis and Alejandra). Leontina will also be getting baptized in
January.
We had a little Christmas party in the mission home this
week, which is a 3 hour round trip from Los Andes to Santiago and back. The
problem is that it was really hot... so we couldn't sleep very well on the way
back. They served us a lunch and we sang Christmas songs and watched some
videos about the life of Christ.
Cool experience. One day, we were knocking doors... and no
one was home. We were getting frustrated because we felt like weren't doing
anything. I left a passalong in the gate of one of the houses that had an offer
for a free DVD of The Lamb of God. Two days later, we were riding our bikes,
and two women ran out in front of us and stopped us. It was the lady that lives
in that house. They wanted the DVD, but the number on the card didn't work. So
we set up an appointment to bring them a DVD. We had a great lesson with one of
them on the Restoration. At the end, I asked her what she would do if what we
had taught was true, if she knew that the Book of Mormon is true, Joseph Smith
was a prophet, and the Church of Jesus Christ was restored to the earth. She
said that first, she would learn everything she could, then she would follow
it, and then she would share it with everyone she knew. That was really
exciting to hear.
I was not expecting anything to happen with that passalong
card... kind of a miracle.
Well, merry Christmas. Enjoy the four days you have left before the 21st.
Elder Garrett
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