Dear
Family and Friends,
When
President Zambrano talked to us the other day about why we are still here in
Paraiso, he told us he knew it was for a reason and we’ve really been able to
see that this week.
The family
“M” is doing well. The mom is interested and receptive. She’s just been through
so much with her family and during the hardest times, she relied on the church
she became a part of. So, other than being very active and having lots of
confidence in her church, I just hope more than anything, that we can help her
realize her potential and that her family really can be together forever.
Then we
met “D” and her family. They were a reference from a member. We visited them
and they are fantastic! It’s such a rare thing to find a family that will
listen and the hardest of all is having the fathers participate. But her
husband came in to listen to us and he was super cool. They said they will come
to church on Sunday. We are hoping and praying that they will.
Then we
found the “V” family. We found them in the funniest way. We were just walking
past the Catholic Church and they stopped us—mostly to tell Hermana Bingham
that they liked her hair, but then they were just super excited and asked us to
come over in a few days. Also, when we visited them, the dad was so cool and
they were just so normal. We were able to connect with them well. We read The Family, A Proclamation to the World
with them and it went so well. They said that they will also come to church.
I am
seeing the blessings that come from just trying your best. It’s not easy. We’ve
got a lot of things working against us. The culture is difficult and we still
don’t understand it super well. The ward is not doing well and it almost feels
as though there’s not much we can do, so it’s hard to have a good attitude and
to be patient. I’m trying my best, though. Hermana Bingham and I are tired,
well, better put, exhausted, but we are hanging in there. I know that the
Church is true and we are doing a lot of good here.
xoxo Hermana
Nelson
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