August 19, 2013

Family, This week was great, we had a chapel visitors center in our chapel. It´s one of the new things the church is doing to find more investigators and help people to be able to know more about the church. This weekend while we were having ours, some missionaries went out to the street to invite to peopel to come in and take the tour of the church. They invited this man named Leandro. He went in and took the tour. Our ward mission leader was with him the whole time, and afterward set an appointment with him for us. The next day (saturday) we went and visited him. We taught him about the restauration of the church and he told us that as we were talking to him he felt like he was being refilled spiritually. He told us that he had recently gotten divorced and has an 11 year old daughter who he misses a lot. He also recently lost his job. He told us that he had been filling out job applications online that night and just went outside to get some fresh air. Then he walked by the church and decided to go with the invitation. At the end of the lesson we invited him to pray, and taught him how to do it. In his prayer he said, "thank you for allowing me to be a part of this wonderful church" haha! He didn´t even ever attend the meetings but he already considers himself a member. It´s great. He told us that he loved how everyone in the building was so happy, that outside, in the world no one has time for you and doesn´t want to talk to you, or show you respect, but that when he went inside the church, he felt like everyone cared about him. He´s now preparing to be baptized on the 8th of september. I love the church! I´m so grateful for the plan of our heavenly father to help people be able to get to know it,a nd for softening the hearts of all the members so that we can be so friendly :). I know that God is always prepraing the hearts of people we know, and we can´t be the judges. We just have to invite them all the time, so that when there moment comes, the Lord will help them say yes. I invite all who read this to invite someone to church this week, or give them a book of mormon or something. Just never be afraid to let anyone know who you are, and what church you belong to. Be Mormon. Be Happy. :) I love you all! have an incredible week! :) don´t forget to read and pray every day, its the source of our happiness! Love, Elder Johnson