Well this has been quite a long week for me and I am not really sure why. But I am still going along. For Christmas, I will be calling about 10 on the December 24 or Christmas Eve, so be ready for that. And since we are calling on Christmas we won’t be writing next Monday, but you can still write if you want to. My shoes have been holding up. No, I do not have a Christmas tree. I think that I am mostly getting along with my companions. Let’s just say that I am again learning about patience with other people again. I have not gotten any packages and I might get them next week.
This week we had the baptism for Misael and I was the one baptized him. It onlyl took two times, but I am proud of that since he is almost the size of Dad, so not too bad. And at the baptism service, Alejandra, who is one of his daughter, said that she wants to be baptized on December 27. We are not sure when all of the others will be baptized. We hope to baptize Cristian, Beatriz, Concepción, Lester, Alejandra, and Cristian (the daughter of Misael and Concepcion) by the end of the month.
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| Misael and Elder Ferrin |
During the week I had a few interesting experiences with people we contacted on the streets. First, was someone who insisted that Mary, the mother of Christ, was a prophet. I have never heard that.
The next was a reference house from a member. We visited the son when his mom wasn't at home, and he seemed interested. So we set a time to come back the next day. But the mom wasn't very excited. The first thing she said is I am not going to talk to you since I am Catholic and I don’t want to be confused. So we just went and started talking and sharing the gospel, but she refused to really listen. But as we were talking, an evangelical came and joined the conversation and start to preach to all of us. All the time she was preaching was with a basket of bread balanced on her head. What was weird is that the Catholics were agreeing with the evangelical, even when they didn't actually agree. Throughout the conservation, I could feel the spirit just helping me to say all I needed and they never said anything that proved that we were wrong.
But thanks for all of your support and I am glad you had a good time in Disneyworld. Goodbye, until Christmas eve, December 24, at 10:00 a.m. when I will be speaking to you all. Be ready at the computer that morning since I am not sure of the exact time. Thanks for everything you do for me. Merry Christmas!
Elder Ferrin
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| Elder Zorrilla and Elder Ferrin |
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| Elder Ferrin and Elder Lucero |
