Hello again, family and friends.
The weeks here are going faster and faster every week. It's so crazy how fast time goes by in the mission. I'm loving it here so much. Shoutout to Connor! His birthday was yesterday. Let him know how much you love him. Don't know where I would be without him and his example. I've been so blessed to have the best family ever. Happy Birthday, Connor! Love YOU!
Tuesday. Today, we started the day off pretty well but frustrating at the same time. We had our District Council, but some of the Elders showed up really late so we weren't able to take advantage of the whole time, which was kind of frustrating. After, we had a couple lessons in the afternoon that were awesome. We have been teaching this one nurse and she is so cool. She understands everything so well. After, we went to a house of a girl that used to talk to the missionaries about 6 years ago, and we talked to her for awhile. She honestly lives such a hard life. I felt so bad for her. I hope that she can keep progressing so that she can live a better life. It's the best part about the gospel. It doesn't matter what happens in our life. If we live the gospel, we will always find happiness. After, we finished the day teaching Diego, and he's got to be one of my favorite people I've met in the mission. He's progressing so well.
Wednesday. Today, I had divisions in Aire Libre with Elder Guerrero. He's from my group. We arrived the same day. He's from Ecuador. But we went to visit some of their investigators and they are so awesome. Their sector is really cool. It's really hilly and is like a jungle with the trees and stuff. It's always really cool to be able visit other sectors and see how much different they are.
Thursday. Today, while we were contacting in the afternoon, we received a call from the Elders in Forestal, and they called us asking for help because one of the Elders was sick and couldn't leave the house, so we had to head over to their sector and help them teach a lesson. We were able to put a baptismal date on one of their investigators, which was so awesome. We got back to our sector in the pouring rain and just contacted for awhile. It's usually really hard to find people while it's raining, but today we found someone. That was so awesome.
Friday. Today, we started the day off doing service for some of the members in the other ward, which was really fun. After, we went with some of the members in the ward and helped them feel what it's like to be a missionary again. We contacted for about two hours, haha. It was so long in the blazing heat! l felt so bad for them, but it will help them a lot because they have no idea what they are about to walk into haha. But at the same time, I'm so excited for them to go out and serve the Lord.
Saturday. Today, we started the day off going to Tolita, the sector of the Zone Leaders to introduce them to Diego. It turns out that we won't be able to baptize Diego here in our ward because he does not live in our sector. So we received permission to be able to still teach him and he is still our investigator, he just will have to attend the other church. It's kind of sad, but at the same time, I'm so happy how willing he was to be able to change wards. After, we went to teach Alejandro and Karly. They are so close to baptism. We tried to put a baptismal date on them, but they were too scared to accept it, so that was pretty frustrating. But that was alright because after we had a BAPTISM!! Felix was baptized today and it was so amazing. It was one of the best feelings on the planet being able to see him get baptized. He brought all of his family that are not members to the baptism, and he's just so awesome. All of the baptisms are unforgettable events. We were also able to have two baptisms of little 8-year-old girls in the ward, and one of them was so amazing. She did a spiritual thought and sang a solo. It was so adorable. Great day.
Sunday. Today, we had the confirmation of Felix and it was so amazing again. He was so happy at the confirmation. We also had one of our investigators come to church and told us that she wants to get baptized. It made me so happy. But the problem is, is that she is not married and she lives with her boyfriend and she doesn't want to get married to him. They have a kid together, so I feel like marriage should be a easy thing to do. So that is something that I don't really understand hahah, but were are hoping to find a solution to help her get baptized. Today, we also had lunch with one of our mommitas and the husband showed up drunk and he was so out of it. He just kept asking me to speak in English, and he thought it was so funny. We had some other awesome lessons today and were able to celebrate the birthday of one of the members, which was pretty fun. To finish the day, we went to visit a recent convert and talk to her two daughters who never got baptized. We were able to put a baptismal date on the both of them, which is so freaking awesome. We have been able to work a lot with our investigators, and we are seeing a lot of blessings here in Propicia! Great day today.
Book of Mormon. I feel like every single week I find something in the Book of Mormon that I like better and better. This week I have been able to do a lot of studying in the time when Christ came to the Americas. And I passed over some of the most impactful verses that I have ever read, in 3 Nephi 15:24 we read: "But behold, ye have both heard my voice, and seen me; and ye are my sheep, and ye are numbered among those whom the Father hath given me." WOW! Unreal! Could you imagine being there in that situation! They have been listening about Christ their entire life and they had so much faith, and Christ just told them how important they were to him. This one verse is so powerful to me, and I immediately knew that the Book of Mormon was true. Two chapters after we read about how Christ was about to return to his Father and he said a prayer for them, and the multitude was so grateful for the prayer. It says, "So great was the joy." The people just wanted a little bit more time with Christ. And Christ says in 3 Nephi 17:20-21, "And they arose from the earth, and he said unto them: Blessed are ye because of your faith. And now behold, my joy is full. 21 And when he had said these words, he wept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, ONE by ONE, and blessed them, and prayed unto the father for them." WOW! Another incredible part of the Book of Mormon. These verses show me how much Christ honestly loves us and shows us how much he cares for us. He took every single one of their little ones and blessed all of them. It says that there were about 2500 there. He took time for every single one of them. That for me is just amazing. I challenge you guys to read 3 Nephi 17 as a family and give thanks to Heavenly Father for his son Jesus Christ, our Savior.
Some photos of the beach.
Love, Elder Copeland
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