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Yo what's up, transfer week came and I did get transfered. I miss Elder Giles a lot already but my new comp is super lit too. His name is Elder Andreasen and he actually came into the mission with Elder Giles so he's still super new. He is insanely motivated to work and super happy all the time which really helps me out haha. We are serving here in the Patzicia zone and our area is called Patzun. Been super lit so far and the ward is massive. They all have the exact same last name though and it's so confusing. I'll get it down soon though. It is insanely cold here as well. I realized that I am not used to Utah weather anymore. The past 9 months of my mission it's been above 80 degrees and now it's been 55 degrees and raining and I've been going through it lol. Hopefully the winter I get back doesn't wreck me in Utah. However, there's no heating anywhere here so I'm assuming it's still warmer in Utah during the winter.
Not too much to write about besides that and I wanted to share the testimony of Michael Alexander López Gomez. He and Elder Giles were my best friends for 3 months and it was a miracle I got to be in San Raymundo when Michael was baptized. Here is what he said, (translation to follow)
“Me llamo Michael tengo 21 años. Quiero dar mi testimonio de cómo fue que conocí la iglesia y su Cristo de los Santos de los últimos días. Yo soy encargado de un negocio de venta de comida, un día llegaron a comer 2 misioneros sus nombres eran Elder England y Eder Giles ese día yo los antendí y les hablé en inglés. Ellos me preguntaron si estudiaba y que me podían ayudar a practicar. yo acepté lo que me dijo y así nos juntamos un día para praticar después ellos hablaron de la iglesia del libro de mormón y de la biblia. Yo tenía mis dudas al principio pero ellos siempre me daban una respuesta y quería saber más de la iglesia. Un día me invitaron a insistir la iglesia y yo acepté con gusto estaba nervioso ese día pero estaba feliz de ir y ellos iban conmigo eso me daban tranquilidad ese día y yo sentí algo tan bonito y sentí que mi corazón decía esta es la iglesia verdadera desde que sentí eso yo quise saber más de la religión y los elderes me ayudaron mucho siempre estuvieran conmigo con los días fue creciendo nuestra amistad y me enseñaban muchas cosas. Yo estaba feliz y sentí que estaba más cerca de Dios y los hermanos de la iglesia eran muy amables conmigo y si tenía alguna duda o pregunta ellos me ayudaban a encontrar las respuestas. Con el tiempo decidí batizarme los elderes me dijeron si tenía dudas que orara y que le preguntara a Dios si esta es la iglesia verdadera yo oré varias veces y puedo decir que desde que conocí la iglesia y oré yo sentí algo muy bonito Y pude saber por medio de ese sentimiento que esta es la iglesia verdadera que el libro de mormon Es otro testamento y de que José Smith fue un profeta y decidí cambiar mi vida y acercarme más a Dios. El día de mi bautismo fue el 31 de agosto 2,024, fue el día más hermoso para mí y fue tan especial. tuve muchos sentimientos ese día pero el más grande fue la felicidad y sentir Que había nacido de nuevo y que el peso que tenía en mis hombros ya no lo sentía más desde ese día me he sentido feliz y bendecido. Estoy feliz de ser un miembro de la iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de 2 últimos días y le agradezco mucho a Dios de haber puesto los a los ederes en mi camino. Gracias a ellos ahora soy una mejor persona y estoy en las cosas de Dios. El día 8 de octubre tuve la oportunidad De ir al templo de la Ciudad de Guatemala. Fue una experiencia tan hermosa. El templo era tan hermoso y me sentía feliz de haber tenido la oportunidad de conocerlo. Fueron desierta que haber conocido a los edres fue lo mejor que me pudo haber pasado en la vida. Me ayudaron acercarme más a Dios. Hacer una mejor persona y se convirtieron en miss más grandes amigos y ahora sé que esta es la iglesia verdadera y estoy feliz de la persona que soy ahora de los cambios que he tenido en mi vida ahora siempre estoy feliz Y el sentimiento de hierra la iglesia leer la biblia y leer el libro de mormon son únicos. No se pueden explicar solo que es una gran felicidad y estoy orgulloso y feliz de ser un miembro de la iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los últimos días. - Michael”
“My name is Michael and I am 21 years old. I want to give my testimony of how I came to know the truth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am in charge of a food business. One day two missionaries came to eat. Their names were Elder England and Eder Giles. That day I attended to them and spoke to them in English. They asked me if I studied English and if they could help me practice. I accepted what they told me and so we got together one day to practice. Afterwards, they spoke about the Church, the Book of Mormon, and the Bible. I had my doubts at first, but they always gave me an answer and I wanted to know more about the Church. One day they invited me to go to church and I gladly accepted. I was nervous that day but I was happy to go and they went with me, that gave me peace of mind that day and I felt something so beautiful and I felt that my heart said this is the true church. Since I felt that, I wanted to know more about religion and the Elders helped me a lot, they were always with me, as the days went by our friendship grew and they taught me many things. I was happy and I felt that I was closer to God and the brothers of the church were very kind to me and if I had any doubts or questions they helped me find the answers.
Over time I decided to get baptized. The Elders told me if I had doubts to pray and to ask God if this is the true church. I prayed several times and I can say that since I met the church and prayed, I felt something very beautiful and I was able to know through that feeling that this is the true church, that the Book of Mormon is another testament and that Joseph Smith was a prophet and I decided to change my life and get closer to God. The day of my baptism was August 31, 2024, it was the most beautiful day for me and it was so special. I had many feelings that day but the greatest was happiness and feeling that I had been born again and that the weight that I had on my shoulders I no longer felt it since that day I have felt happy and blessed. I am happy to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I thank God very much for having put the Elders in my path. Thanks to them I am now a better person and I am in the things of God.
On October 8, I had the opportunity to go to the Guatemala City temple. It was such a beautiful experience. The temple was so beautiful and I was happy to have had the opportunity to go in. That meeting with the Elders was the best thing that could have happened to me in life. They helped me get closer to God. Make me a better person and became my greatest friends and now I know that this is the true church and I'm happy with the person that I am now and the changes that I've had in my life. Now I’m always happy And the feeling of being in the church, reading the bible and reading The Book Of Mormon are unique. I can’t explain it, I'm proud and happy to be a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. - Michael”
Love you all, and I know you all can feel the change in your life's just as Michael did. Doesn’t matter if you aren’t a member or have been a member for 50 years, this gospel will change your life for the better if you let it. So let it change your life, don’t forget about the feelings you felt at church, on your mission, the feeling you felt being sealed to your spouse or family in the temple, the time when your first kid was born and was given to you from your Heavenly father and a blessing and a sign that he loves you. Do NOT lose the motivation to keep going.
Scripture of the Week:
D&C 50:24 “That which is of God is light; and he that receiveth light, and continueth in God, receiveth more light; and that light groweth brighter and brighter until the perfect day”
DyC 50:24 “Lo que es de Dios es luz; y el que recibe luz y persevera en Dios, recibe más luz, y esa luz se hace más y más resplandeciente hasta el día perfecto"
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