Today
Is My ONE YEAR TEMPLE ANNIVERSARY! One year ago today i went through the
temple for the first time! And Wow its so weird to see how quickly time
has past by i feel like that was just the other day. But here i am
being an old guy in Chile hahaha.
So i had one day this week that literally every
single second of the day there was some miracle that was happening. And
it was awesome. One thing that i{ve gotten too used to here on the
mission is seeing miracles and so i havent made as much as a big deal
about them. And granted i have been writing them in my Journal (that has
about 5 pages left in it) haha ( i´ve actually have been pretty lazy
about writing in my journal this here in Aysen just because i advent had
any space, so i only write super awesome stuff until i can find a
store that sells Journals. Hopefully i will find one soon haha.
So but anyway the day started with me and my
companion walking to hour house after Lunch when we see a member in his
yard with a chainsaw about to destroy a bed frame, and me and my
companion just happened to be looking for a bed from for one of my
investigators because they are in kind of a financially super hard time,
so we stop Pancho ( the member) (P.s. I love this guy, He was less active when i met him, but me and him because friends super quick, and
has been active ever sense. Hes awesome)and ask him if we could have the
frame. So he gave it to us.
We were then going to walk it over to our
investigators house, because none of the members with trucks were
available. And Its about a half hour walk from where Pacho lives to
where Our investigator lives. And so we walk for about 2 mins when we
realize that it is going to take forever to walk there because the frame
is kind of freaking heavy. And after just walking a couple of mins we
were tired. And so in my head i just start thinking about how i wanted
to have more help. And just as i was thinking that i Truck pulls up next
to us and a man jumps out that i have never seen before. And asks us if
we want to throw the bed in him truck and he could drive us to were we
needed to go. So we let him help us haha
And when we are in his truck we start talking to
him, when he says ´´Ok Elders Who said the Prayer´´ And my companion
says ´´Umm not me....´´ And then he says ´´Oh it was the gringo that
did it then´´ And then turn to me amd i say ´´Well i was just about to
haha´´ And then he starts laughing, and told us how he was a member in
Coyhaique who was baptized a year ago, and just went through the temple
with him family a couple days earlier. And told us that he was driving
around working, when he felt the need to drive down some super random
street, and then after driving for a min feels the need to stop
suddenly. So he stops and starts looking around to see if he could see
something he needed to do. And he said that he saw a really tall blonde
guy in a tshirt and Jeans (we did service earlier that day) and saw he
had the bed, and felt the need to ask if he needed help. I did
hahahahaha
Well he drives us all the way to our investigators
house and we give them the bed. And then teach a really powerful lesson.
And we invite them to get baptized. One of them in January because
there is more stuff that he needs to do, but the other for next
Saturday. He was going to have his interview today, but something
happened and the District Leader couldnt come in the do it, and so he
should have his interview this Monday, and the baptism should be this
Saturday that is coming.
He actually asked me to baptize him, but then in
English my companion threw a fit about how he has been here for 5 months
and hasnt baptized anyone and how we wanted to do it. So i said he
could of the investigator is ok with it. Because i dont really mind, he
still makes it to heaven haha
Later that day i was looking for a reference that i
got when i went on division the other day,m when as we were walking i
saw a house that i really felt the need to knock. And so i knocked the
door, and a woman answered the door, and was really receptive. Actually i
saw her in the street earlier that day and felt the need to talk to
her, and did but she was really busy so she couldnt talk. So at first
was kind of freaked out, thought we were stalking her hahaha. But she
was really nice. And we started to teach her there in the doorway and we
start talking about baptism, and i show her a picture of Jesus Christ
getting baptized that i always walk around with. And she said ´´You know
what Elder Crockett. I want to be baptized like Jesus Christ was. In a
river.´´ And i said. Well there is a river here in Aysen. And i can
prepare a baptism serve for you (and then i threw out a date) (I have it
written down but i cant remember it right now. But its in January) And
she says. ´´I cant just get baptized without ever coming to church.
Everyone would think i was crazy walking into a church asking to be
baptized if i have never even attended the church before.´´ And oh my
gosh she is so golden but i say ´´You know what your right, you should
come to the church to get to know if before you decide to get baptized´´
And then i told her that we have meeting on Sunday at 10 am. and She
said that she would go, and is really excited to go.
After talking to her i find out that the reference
that i was looking for is just right next door. And so we knock the
door. And a man opens the door with a huge smile on his face and says
´´Elders Please come in!´´ So we come in and he tells us how we was
hiding there by his window watching and listening to us teaching his
neighbor. And he also tells us that he is actually Mormon but hasnt gone
to church in a long time. In fact his records arent even in Aysen
because he used to live in another city when we went inactive, and then
moved to Aysen. And we started talking to him, and the missionary that
baptized him just happens to be from my companions Ward! freaking crazy.
But we talk to him and teach him a bunch, and at the end of the lesson
he said something that was super humbling. He said Elders I am very grateful that God sent you two to find me today. This last week has been
the hardest week of my life (and then tells us whats been going on in
his life) And the fact that God sent you two to knock on my door helps
me know that he truly does love and wants me to repent and come back to
Him.
And all this happened on a day that i was kind of Sick and didnt want to leave to work. But did anyway and it was awesome!!!
Welps Love yall.
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