Other than that I got nothing... Except for this:
Santiago:We are currently teaching a youth who is 13 and whose father went less active when he received his mission call to Columbia (with past problems with drugs and women the prospect was too much for him to take) and he has not been back since and does not want to go back now, although he has said that he wants his son to join the church and this week he arrived almost before the bishopric in a shirt and tie and pumped up to be at church, he has a baptismal date for the 13 and is super excited to be baptized! I am amazed at the change that is going on in his life.
Gerardo: He is the husband of Cristina Parra a super active sister who is in the relief society presidency and who loves the missionaries, well Gerardo has met on and off with the missionaries for about 10 years and has not progressed at all whatsoever, until now. This week we shared a lesson of the plan of salvation and the true importance that seeking an answer has in his life right now because if our message is true ( and I testify that it is) then it is the single most important thing in the entire world. Well after our lesson he committed to read and to pray about a chapter in the book of Mormon (we left Alma 7 with him) and then we taught him how to ask step by step: 1. Sincere Heart 2. Real intent and 3. With faith in Christ. It was a spirit filled lesson and when we came by Saturday night he had not read.... So we sat him down and did a preach my gospel version of verifying when people do not keep their commitments (if you don't know what that is look it up PMG chapter 11) Needless to say we were back there the day after (yesterday) and he had read (twice) and his attitude was notably different. For example the if I ever decide to be baptized changed to a when I get baptized and the I'm never leaving coffee (Grampy should appreciate that one) changed to a I'm going to have to change that. But the spirit of God is working within him and our prayers fasts are going out to him to aid him in that sincere change of heart, that permanent change of heart that only comes from the Holy Ghost.
I know that this church is true, I love the gospel and I have a profound love for the book of Mormon, for those of you who have not read it ever or recently (as in today) I invite you to pick up a copy and to read it, even if it is just for 5 minutes, do it you will be thankful that you did.
Much Love,
Elder Hutchins
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