It´s crazy for me to think that graduation is here again! (and summer, too). My graduation seems so recent. I'm glad for all my friends that graduated this year!
Winter is setting in here! This week I broke out my long-johns and have been a happy customer. It's funny to talk with the people about the cold because they act like it's the artic and you can't even see your breath. (Alaskans probably think the same way about me but hey).
Carolina and Sebastian got their wedding date from the government. the 6th of July is going to be a fantastic day!!!!!!! They'll get married the 6th and baptized the 7th. (and for those interested they'll be confirmed on the 8th and celebrate Sebastian birthday on the 9th. That's an eventful weekend!) They are excited to be baptized!
We had a cool experience this week with the Vaca family. They were baptized a few months ago and have recently found it difficult to come to church on Sundays. We visited them during the week. As the initial conversation was dying down I thought, "hmm, what should we teach?" (sometimes we end up in lessons without plans). As I started flipping through the scriptures I first thought "what scripture really shows the importance of the sacrament and church attendance?" which was immediately followed by the thought, "when was the last time you used the scriptures in an uplifting way instead of showing people what they're not doing?" I acted on the latter thought and shared Ether 3:13-16. We discussed their divine nature as children of God and later discussed some of their spiritual strengths. They were surprised to see that they have god-like qualities! It felt great to show them that they are good and that they are making progress in their journey back to God.
The family was appreciative of the visit and went to church on Sunday! I was impressed because we had been inviting them to church for about 6 weeks already and only after that lesson did they choose to go.
By following Mormon's counsel to "lay hold upon every good thing" and showing the Baca family that they have divine attributes, we were able to encourage them to keep moving forward!
I am grateful for God's patience with us! His love and encouragement is never-ending.
That's about it for this week.
Love,
Elder Smith
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