This
week D. gave his testimony in the sacrament meeting, and I seriously
almost cried. He got up and thanked all of the members for teaching his
family more about God and Jesus Christ, and for helping them learn
more, and grow closer as a family. He talked about how he wants to go to
the temple with his family, and have the missionaries come
to his house everyday to teach him and his family more. And D. is
seriously just the most precious, sincere kid in the whole world.
Then,
an older member of the church, who probably was about 80 years old,
got up and shared his testimony. He was from Santa Cruz, and came to
Cochabamba to visit the temple. He talked about how 40 years ago, two
angels came to his home to teach him about the true gospel of Jesus
Christ, and changed his life and the lives of his family members. The
"angels" he referred to were two missionaries, but he didn`t need to
clarify. Then his daughter, her husband, and her son, all got up to
share their testimonies, and how grateful they were to have the gospel
in their lives.
Something
really beautiful about the church here in Bolivia is that almost
everyone is a convert, and they all have their story of how they found
out about the church. There are people who talk about how they knew in
that very moment and were baptized. Or people who will say they tried to
hide from the missionaries for months before they finally gave in and
listened. Or people who had to wait years to be baptized, to get
permission from their parents or their spouses or their families.
But,
the common theme in these stories is that there are always missionaries
involved. The members of the church in Bolivia LOVE the missionaries.
They are eternally grateful that young people leave their homes to
preach the gospel. I really feel blessed to be at the receiving end of so
much love and respect, and the opportunity I have to hear so many
powerful testimonies.
I know that this church is true, and I have the blessing of being able to declare it everyday to everyone I meet.
I hope everyone has a great week!
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| Companion from when she was in Tupiza. |
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| Mural. |
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| Dinner. |
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| Brown's are most important in Bolivia!!!!!! |
Something
really beautiful about the church here in Bolivia is that almost
everyone is a convert, and they all have their story of how they found
out about the church. There are people who talk about how they knew in
that very moment and were baptized. Or people who will say they tried to
hide from the missionaries for months before they finally gave in and
listened. Or people who had to wait years to be baptized, to get
permission from their parents or their spouses or their families. 
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