Yikes, this keyboard is a disaster, so I don´t know how much I will be able to write! Sorry! ;)
YYAAAAAYYYY for general conference!!! It was such a fantastic experience for me. It was my first conference in the field and my second conference as a missionary. It is way better as a missionary, because I have actively prepared and anticipated the conference and attempted to savor every word during the conference. I hope you were all able to seek personal revelation through this great opportunity.
A personal insight I can share that I felt at the beginning of Elder Holland´s talk comforted me greatly. I realized and felt that I can only do so much ... I have limits. I can always do more to improve and serve, but really the Lord is doing everything and making all the difference. It´s Him, not me! It´s okay -- I cannot do everything by myself. He can. As I act in faith with real intent, He will consecrate my effort and He will refuse to let His children fall -- His arms will lovingly save us and others through us, so we never have to fall beyond hope. Love!!! :)
During Elder Nielson´s talk, I thought a lot about Luisa. We haven´t really had contact with her, except a text message. We might just have to wait until she and her family are truly ready to enter in at the waters of baptism. I am going try to set up a lesson with her in the church this week, and send her little messages with scriptures to read. But we can only try, pray, fast, hope, and wait.
I also thought of Yanci during the conference. We had a very good, spiritual lesson with her. She is doing very poorly and is back in the hospital for depression. In that lesson, we committed her to truly pray and to take her weaknesses to the Lord. However, I still don´t know if she did it. She no longer has a baptismal date. :(
We found and taught Sebastian! He is super cool. I may have made a grave error by giving him a baptismal date as a goal, because he is living with his girlfriend. Pray for him! He has troubles with drugs but wants to get out, and he believes in God and would like to be baptized.
Miracle!!! We called Beatriz, a woman we contacted in her door who miraculously accepted a Book of Mormon and said she was searching for truth. We haven´t been able to have a lesson -- that was like two or three weeks ago. But I called her and she went to General Conference! She said she has been thinking about baptism and has lots of questions about the Book of Mormon. We have a lesson on Tuesday!!!
Love you all so much! No time left here. I hope you enjoy the photos of this beautiful country.
Love,
Elder Max Olivier
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