It was a sweet week! We have had a ton of success in
teaching and finding people the last week and we have a ton of people who are
getting ready for baptism, we have been working with the ward and the leaders
so that they can know the poeple and get working with them after their baptism
so that they can stay firme in the church, it has been really busy but really
awesome at the same time!It was a great first week with Elder Tanner, we were
able to do alot, he is a great guy and we are getting up to go running in the
morning because my comp is a runner, so once more I am realizing how out of
shape I have gotten here on the mission. Oh well.
So the people. Carmen has been progressing really well, she
is a miracle. She is already obeying all of the commandments, has been to
church for a month in a row and is really ready to be baptized and desires to
do so, we are super excited for her, so hopefully i a couple of weeks we will
have pictures of her baptism! As well in the last lesson we had with her she
gave us this weird fruit called membrilla and it is super sour, it does not
exiist in the US, thank goodness. As well we have been able to have a ton of
progression with a ton of other people. Felipe, our Columbian homie, accepted a
baptismal fecha last week and is reading the Book of Mormon to recieve his
answer to whether or not it is true, but he is super excited to be baptized
ssiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. This week as well I learned a lesson about the
importance of being bold in the work and not accepting the first no. We went
and talked to a less active on Saturday and taught him about the Book of
Mormon. His sister was there as well and she told us she did not want to listen
with us and that she was going to leave. We straight up told her she could not
leave. She looked at us shocked a little bit that we told her no, but then she
sat down and listened to the rest of what we were going to say and she accepted
the invitation to read the Book of Mormon. Just like the song "What
do you Mean" by Justin Bieber, just because you nod your head yes does not
mean no, and vice versa apparently.
So crazy stories of the week! On Friday we met this dude in
the street who started to speak to us in English.. with an Austailian accent.
He told us he spent 27 years in Austrailia and fought in the Vietnam war, then
became an illegal arms dealer and a drug dealer, and then moved to Chile and
lost all of his money to the rival gangs and his enemies, so now he lives on
the street. The best part was he told us he would look out for us and if anyone
does anything wrong to us he will, and I quote, "String them by their
toes" Awesome! Of course we have also gone a long time without hearing
about a dog story. So, another one bit me on Sunday, no blood, but he left some
nasty purple marks on my thigh and it hurt so bad, woohoooo. And to wrap it all
up for PDay today we played March Madness with President Gwilliam and a ton of
other missionaries, we made our teams and our brackets and played a massive
tournament, it was dope, sorry mom once again I forgot to use sunscreen.
The mission is awesome, the people are awsome and I am so
grateful I have the opportunity to teach them. The experiences I ahve had and
the Spirit I have felt are undeniable, this is the Church of God. Because He
loves us, He has given us His Son to suffer, die and ressurect for us, and if
we are humble and learn of Him, we will return, together with our families, to
His presence.
Love,
Elder Tilghman
DyC 63
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