It was a fantastic week! I just cannot seem to remember many details! I am already following the footsteps of my father and becoming the absent-minded professor. ;) Just kidding! But seriously.
The highlight of this week was definitely Ana Corbo. We knocked a door on Monday night -- it was already dark, no one was in the streets, we didn´t have firm plans, and contacting is always pretty hard at that hour. But we spoke to her in the doorway, she was super chill and really nice, she had gone to church with the sister missionaries once 10 years ago and is very religious and has attended many churches. She accepted the invitation to be baptized, and we set a return date.
That is always the test, to see if a person is actually chosen, actually committed. The first lesson with Ana was one of the highlights of my whole mission!!! It was super awesome. She read the entire folleto that we left her, said that she wants to be baptized to set a good example for her daughter so she can also be baptized, she read part of the folleto to her brother and invited him to be baptized, and she was basically just super awesome!!! We taught her about the restoration and gave her a Book of Mormon, and I think she understood well. She still needs to understand completely the role of the priesthood and how this is the one true church of Jesus Christ. But she´s getting there! She already has an awesome desire to be baptized and is open to learn more. She came to church with us yesterday and said she can go to stake conference in Maldonado this next sunday!!! I loved our first lesson so much because she was so chill and open and honest and sincere, and our teaching was simple and done by the Spirit. Her mom was also present, and at the end of the lesson she got out her guitar and sang a hymn for us about Jesus Christ!!!!! It was SOOOO COOL!!!!!!!!!!! She doesn´t see very well anymore but has played and sang since her childhood.
It is so exciting to find such a cool person. I am so thrilled to help her progress in the gospel until she understands and receives the ordinances of salvation!
Pero ta. Ya se me va el tiempo.
The charla with Beatriz was a bit of a mess, but I have hope! Yanci is doing better, but she doesn´t have a baptismal date anymore, and she has a boyfriend again. But she´s out of the hospital and came to church with Olga! And she committed to stop smoking -- she wants to, but not quickly . . . . Pray for her -- I think she can progress!
I am going to be playing piano for the two-mission conference this month! One of the TWELVE APOSTLES is coming to teach us!!!!! I am super excited. The choir is going to sing a very beautiful arrangement (by Sally DeFord, I think) of I Stand All Amazed. I have been practicing the piano part, which is challenging and very beautiful. I am also going to sing in the stake choir this sunday! I am going to Montevideo on Wednesday to practice with the mission choir for the first time.
Oh, I also conducted my first intercambio this week, with the elders in my house! (I think that´s called an exchange?) It went really well!
Well, we see miracles every day, my friends. Know that I am so happy and that I am sharing my testimony in every moment. I am so grateful that God has given me light and truth -- I am so grateful that I have personal certainty that sustains me and lifts me and invites the Spirit. I LOVE the mission.
Sorry for the lack of more details. Love you all so much!
--Elder Max Olivier
foto -- a lovely family home evening with familia Barboza and recent convert Angela -- we did it last friday -- they are so awesome! It was very spiritual and very fun.
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