Weirdest New Years of my life! We just did weekly planning for three hours on New Year's Eve and then went to bed. The next day there were signs of hardcore partying all around - broken glass, red solo cups, confetti, staggering people on the streets and silly string. Lovely, just lovely. People chose to spend the first day of the brand new year not remembering what they did the last day of 2014. But we ended up having a white Jan. 3 (almost Christmas).
Our investigator, Virgilio, finally decided that being dressed in white and entering the waters of baptism was what he wanted to do in his life. I have never seen anyone so excited to be in a white jump suit! He was dancing around and it was just a blessed and happy day! He has been my investigator for basically my whole mission. I met him two or three weeks after arriving here in Seattle. While I was in the MTC I prayed my little heart out that I would find the prepared people, the people I can make a difference with and Virgilio was undeniable the first answer to those prayers.
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| President Campbell, Virgilio & the Hermanas |
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| Virgilio's Baptism Day |
Hna Wrubell and I were divinely inspired to go out of our way to visit a family in West Seattle this week. This particular family just seems like one of those strong families in the church that have leadership positions and that we rely upon to have many responsibilities, especially to help others. I have never visited them, but when you go into someone's house, you can step a little bit more into their shoes. We found out about all these trials they are going through, one of them being cancer that we didn't know about because they never complained so we assumed they were fine. It really opened up my eyes. There are people all around us who we assume are just fine, but they could be going through the biggest trial of their lives. They are strong, but everyone needs support and love. My testimony of inspired church programs like visiting teaching has grown so much. As members of Christ's church, we have the responsibility and opportunity to visit our brothers and sisters and help them the way that Christ would help them.
We talked to another Atheist guy this week. It's so sad to think that they don't have faith or hope in anything. Hna Wrubell and I were talking about some trials in our own lives and trying to imagine what it would have been like if we believed that there wasn't a God. It would have been impossible for me to emotionally and spiritually get over things. I am more than grateful for having the gospel in my life.
Wow, I am getting preachy! It's been awhile since I have shared a funny story so here is one for the books. I am Sr. companion so I drive the vehicle and I have a great companion who always offers to fill up the tank for me. So she did, just like she does every few days, but this time as we were driving away I heard this weird noise. As I was saying, "What was that?" She looked at me in terror and said, "The gas cap! I set it on top of the car and didn't put it back on!" I pulled over and, lo and behold, the gas cap was in the middle of 1st Ave in Burien (a pretty busy road). Yup, we stopped traffic and everything to retrieve the cap. I was laughing historically the whole time. She didn't think it was as funny at first, but we laugh about it all the time now.(If you didn't find that funny then you just had to be there:)
I am on page 8 of the Book of Mormon challenge for those who are doing it with me. "If the Lord is on our side, then whom shall we fear?" 1 Nephi 4:3
Have a very happy, lovely week!
Week 27 Challenges:
Mucho amor de Seattle,
Hermana Stoddard
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| A drawing I made for Virgilio |
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