Hello!
Well i think i have seen the hand of the Lord in the work these past couple of days more than i have ever seen before. Since i talked to you all on sunday a miracle has happened. well happening.
Ok but i will start with silvestro
silvestro came to church the 2nd time this week in a row. He was able to meet all the young men and women and really enjoy himself. then we watched the restoration with a young man in the ward and silvestro and then invited him to continue reading the book of mormon and when he gets his answer that it is true to get baptized. He is doing wonderful. He is doing everything by himself, already has friends, and is a spiritual kid. I am very very excited for him.
Ok then there is sharon. This week we taught her fasting and it went amazingly. she fasted on saturday and sunday and gained a strong testimony of it. as she fasted she prayed 2 times specifically and both her prayers were answered almost immediately. It was so neat. and then mother you told me that when i saw sharon to tell her that you want her to know that the church is true. ( i hope you all understood that sentence) So i did. and she responded with a i think it is true also!She said i feel that it is right. and then she told us that she eventually wants to get baptized but it is hard to explain to her husband in the philipines over the phone her feelings and so she wants to wait until he is here which would be next year. So that was great news and we think that with a little more work and time she can work things out with her husband and get baptized sometime this year. It was really good news though to hear her talk about her testimony that she has and is gaining.
We also saw baldo this week and he is about the same. Hopefully his talk with bishop will help him start progressing more.
We saw anthony 2 times the past 2 days. he is doing pretty well. he is praying about the book of mormon but does not feel that he has recieved an answer yet. he says it is very hard. we assured him that it is hard but as he shows his faith by continuing to read and pray he will get an answer.
OK now i want to tell you about the Miracle that happened Monday. So we had an appointment set up with Peachy and her family. Peachy had told us earlier that day that deacon vincent would also be there at her house. So we said ok. Then ten minutes before we left our house to go to the appointment i get a call from Rodolfo Donadeo. Rodolfo was my branch mission leader in caserta and one of my best friends. i was so happy to talk to him and he told me he was in town in rome. So we started talking about something we could do on wednesday and then my companian said to me invite rudy to our appointment tonight. Rodolfo said he would come. So we went and picked up Rodolfo and headed to the appointment. We were so excited. Now let me explain to you why we were so excited. Deacon vincent is a deacon obviously and is becoming a priest in 2 months. Rodolfo Donadeo was converted 5 years ago and then served a mission in texas( the same place where Deacon Vincent is from). so that was really ironic and a good conversation starter. But even better Rodolfo 5 years ago was also a deacon for the catholic church and was 3 months away from becoming a priest when he was baptized. It was a miracle that we even had this situation going on! we thought about how many members of the church could say that they have been in the same situation as deacon before. we thought maybe 15 in the world maybe. and one of them was coming with us to the appointment. so on the way Rodolfo asks me ok well what should i do and say. I chuckled and then said follow the spirit. He did. so we arrive and me deacon and rodolfo are sitting in the living room talking about texas and deacons ordination. rodolfo was playing dumb. then peachy had been talking to my companian in the kitchen with the others and peachy comes running in and says rodolfo i didnt know that about you. he says what. she says you were about to become a priest for the catholic church before you were baptized. at this point i had also been playing dumb and did not want to look at deacon(ha) so i faced rodolfo as he started to tell his story. deacon was like oh really! and then rodolfo said yes and answered a bunch of questions from peachy including what was it that changed your mind. Rudy responded, the book of mormon. Deacon was asking questions and then at the end said to rudy thank you very much for sharing your story with us. at one point he also said to rudy, you seem very happy with the choice you made. Then we ate dinner and had the lesson and then rodolfo and deacon vincent exchanged numbers and information and deacon wanted to see Rodolfo again. It was amazing. Today we are going with Rodolfo and Deacon Vincent to the vatican to do a tour. cool huh. well it was definately the hand of the Lord that set this up. We are hoping and praying that everything will work out. Please keep praying.
Well that was this week
i love you all
anziano hale
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