Yesterday was one of the happiest days of my whole mission! The Meza family (Katherin and Marcia) invited us over to dinner to say goodbye to Elder Crandall. We ate papa rellena (one of the greatest Peruvian dishes ever) with the two of them, Rosa, their mom, Fiorella, their older sister, and Henry, their stepdad. As we ate, we gradually turned the conversation from the falling Argentina economy to a recent temple trip that Marcia took to do vicarious baptisms for her grandmothers. As soon as the topic came up, Fiorella spoke up and said, "Hey! Now that my grandmas are baptized, what are they doing? Like, what now?" We explained a little about the spirit world and ended up answering a good number of questions that her sisters hadn't known how to answer. I shared my Mi Familia pamphlet with her and we all gave little testimonies about family history work and eternal families. The spirit was so strong! I could just feel pure joy as we saw Henry and Rosa and Fiorella have their interest sparked and their hearts softened towards the gospel! When we first met the three of them, the didn't want anything (two old-time Catholics and a strong atheist). But, having seen the happiness that their sisters/daughters have, they are closer to receiving the gospel.
I could go on about how happy I am to see their progress but I will write more on them later. Maybe next week. We're going to teach Fiorella more about the Book of Mormon on Wednesday. Seeing families progress together in the gospel gives me a feeling of joy whose magnitude it greater that any non-spiritual experience that I have ever had!
Luis has mysteriously disappeared. We've taught a little to his kids this last week but we could never find him at home.
Transfers are tomorrow. Elder Drummond and Elder Crandall are both leaving. I'll be getting a new companion to train.
I received Brother Allan's letter this week! Tell him thank you for me! I will be writing him back promptly.
Enjoy the fall!
Love,
Elder Smith
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