Wow! This week we've
been battling the area!
Tuesday we had interviews with President. It went really well! We waited forever, but i was grateful when it
was my turn. i love president, and sister Pricoli! Also, Sister Pricoli brought me
some things i had Elder Roman buy for me in Pasto !
I got a rad new Poncho, and a few other things! I'll send the pics next week! Something interesting is that night i met a
guy who claimed that 13 days ago he had died, went to the 3rd heaven and talked
to God. He said God told him that there
are no true churches and that he had to start his own. His evidence was he said when you talk to God
a lump comes out of your forehead. Sure
enough, he had the lump! hahaha gotta
love people.
Wednesday, all our appointments fell through. We've been trying to set up a ton of FHE
lately to try and get some references.
There really isnt a way to contact in the street because everyone closes
in their houses during the day. And
member references are the bomb!
Thursday was another day of walking with few
appointments. But in the night time we
met a family that had listened to the missionaries a while back and almost got
baptized! the reason why they didnt is
because the husband is from a country next to Israel , and was married over
there. And in his country divorce doesnt
exist! So he can't get married
here! kinda crazy! But theyre really good, and the wifes sister
we met lives in the US
and is here until January. i wanna
baptized her so i can have a convert in the states hahaha. I just hope they progress! That night we had a FHE with a family but the
person they were gonna invite didnt come...
Friday we had few appointment. Again.
That night we had a FHE with he Branch president, but the people he
invited couldnt come.
Saturday we had a pretty good appointment with F. But Guess what we found out? HE'S BAPTIZED. He got baptized when he was 14 (He's 42) and
has been inactive ever since!
Frick! But I dont care we're
gonna activate him. His family that's
active said he seems more motivated than he's been in a while. That night we had a FHE but the people the
members were gonna invite WENT OUT OF TOWN!
We feel like some unseen force is fighting to keep investigators away
from us hahaha.
Sunday we had a conference for the area (Colombia , Venezuela
and Ecuador ) transmitted from SLC and Elder Oaks, Elder
Hales, Sis McConkie and a member of the 70 talked! It was funny, Elder Oaks did the first part of
his talk in Spanish! His Spanish was
awful and he said he prepared it just for this haha but he wanted to address
the people in their own language. I
found it VERY thoughtful and awesome! In
the afternoon we joined the branch council in a group effort to visit all the
less actives and recent converts in the other elders area and next week we're
gonna do the same in our area. I think
it went well and it motivated the members a lot.
Today we went to a place called The Paradise thats a house
where they filmed a Colombian soap opera called La Maria. (soap operas are HUGE here). It was a good time!
Ive made a decision this week. If worse comes to worse here in Palmira , and i dont
baptize (WORSE COMES TO WORSE) I feel like I can at least try and motivate and
edify the branch here. My plan is to
teach them how to work effectively as a branch council and hopefully the
reactivation and retention can go up.
But I'm not discouraged! Frustrated...
kind of...
BUT NOT DISCOURAGED!
Pray for my area :)
Love you all!
Elder Welch
"Playing Janga and eating cookies haha (funny face)"
(He say's "funny face". I say, "concentration" face :))
"Baking cookies!"
"The Paradise"
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