Yay for training again! This time I feel so much better-prepared. I know I am VERY imperfect, but I know I can do my best, and the Lord will make all the difference. My companion is Elder Anderson of West Valley, UT! He is absolutely wonderful. He is 19 years old. The group of gringos that arrived all went to the Provo MTC because Argentina was full! Poor souls. :)
It is great to be training -- I learn a lot from a different perspective. I am trying to help him adjust, get out of his comfort zone, teach, contact, study, everything! My companion´s spanish is just developing, so there´s an added burden on me to take the reins in pretty much everything. But I am learning to give him more opportunities to take the initiative from the beginning, so he can learn. I hope he feels like he is fully contributing! I seek balance between letting him learn by faith, by experience, by my help, and I also seek balance so that I can still effectively direct the area. He is great! I have already seen much learning and improvement!
My time is already escaping me, but good news! Gladys will be baptized this saturday!!! Her family members still didn´t go to church, but her mom committed to bring the family to the baptism and to bring Gladys to church on Sunday -- she even said she could take Gladys to church every sunday. They need your prayers so they can open their hearts, their desires, and their schedules to help this little girl come unto Christ. She really loves church and loves learning about God and His Son. She will be the key to bring her family into the church. It was a very hard decision for me to make, because I would hate to baptize a child and have them go inactive because there´s no one to take them to church. However, my companion and I prayed together and made the decision together to announce her baptism yesterday, and I feel that it is what God wants. The work is only just beginning, though -- we have a TON to do with her family so they can all arrive on Saturday and Sunday, and so they can commit to bringing Gladys to church!!! It will be a challenge.
Ah, so many wonderful experiences to share and so little time. Every day is so incredible in the mission. I have learned the following about daily life: If we search for miracles, we find them. If we search for revelation, we find it. If we pray for energy, happiness, and the attitude to do God´s will, we find it.
I love you all so much. Pray for familia Tomé and also a new investigator Eduardo!
--Elder Max Olivier
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