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Well, it’s been, as always, another good week here in Paraiso! Probably the biggest news for us here this week was that we had a bishop change in the ward! That was really big, because Obispo Sullca has been bishop for more than seven years. But, our new bishop, Obispo Oliveira, is going to be great. He’s hardworking and in our first consejo de barrio with him yesterday, it was obvious that he is dedicated to doing the Lord’s work the way He wants it to be done in these days: really talking together, with everyone contributing, to see how we can help the families and people that we as missionaries and members are teaching. This ward is great and I’m excited to see how we can contribute to it in a meaningful way. We’re also excited because we learned that the stake presidency’s big goal for stake conference in November of this year is to DIVIDE THE STAKE. Right now there is one stake of ten wards here in Tarija (which is pretty impressive considering that it’s a city of about 20,000 people), but to get to another stake here, we’re going to have to work HARD with the members to make it. I’m praying that we can see this miracle here in Tarija, and I know that with the Lord’s help we can do it.
One of my favorite things about the mission is seeing the Lord work miracles in our lives and the lives of so many people. We see miracles all the time, and this week was no exception! One investigator, Belen, is nervous about getting baptized because her whole family is catholic, but we encouraged her to pray about it and get an answer for herself. She did it and felt a lot of peace. She’s now excited about following this path and even invited two friends to learn about the church as well! Another miracle we had is with Fernanda and Pablo, a part-member family. Pablo is less active and Fernanda isn’t a member. They’ve received the missionaries for years, but weren’t really interested until just recently. This week both of them came to church on their own, and Fernanda said she "wants to put more of herself into the church to find out if it’s really true." They’re coming to a family night at a member’s house with us tonight, and I feel confident that we will be planning a wedding (they aren’t married) and a baptism in the near future!
We are working with some other really prepared people, like Esteban, who showed up to church on his own and is completely turning his life around - he’s in the process of quitting drinking, smoking, and using a drug called coca (which you chew like chewing tobacco but is a green plant), and he is 100% determined to get baptized. The problem is that his wife is completely opposed to the church, but his testimony is so firm that he says he will do anything, even divorce her if necessary, to get baptized. We’re still praying to see a miracle there with his wife, because we don’t want Esteban to have to choose between the gospel and his family.
Anyway, as always, I love being a missionary here. I love this gospel and the way the Lord, through His Atonement, can completely change our lives if we let Him. Have a great week, I love you all!
Love,
Hermana Chelsie Faulk
Well, it’s been, as always, another good week here in Paraiso! Probably the biggest news for us here this week was that we had a bishop change in the ward! That was really big, because Obispo Sullca has been bishop for more than seven years. But, our new bishop, Obispo Oliveira, is going to be great. He’s hardworking and in our first consejo de barrio with him yesterday, it was obvious that he is dedicated to doing the Lord’s work the way He wants it to be done in these days: really talking together, with everyone contributing, to see how we can help the families and people that we as missionaries and members are teaching. This ward is great and I’m excited to see how we can contribute to it in a meaningful way. We’re also excited because we learned that the stake presidency’s big goal for stake conference in November of this year is to DIVIDE THE STAKE. Right now there is one stake of ten wards here in Tarija (which is pretty impressive considering that it’s a city of about 20,000 people), but to get to another stake here, we’re going to have to work HARD with the members to make it. I’m praying that we can see this miracle here in Tarija, and I know that with the Lord’s help we can do it.
One of my favorite things about the mission is seeing the Lord work miracles in our lives and the lives of so many people. We see miracles all the time, and this week was no exception! One investigator, Belen, is nervous about getting baptized because her whole family is catholic, but we encouraged her to pray about it and get an answer for herself. She did it and felt a lot of peace. She’s now excited about following this path and even invited two friends to learn about the church as well! Another miracle we had is with Fernanda and Pablo, a part-member family. Pablo is less active and Fernanda isn’t a member. They’ve received the missionaries for years, but weren’t really interested until just recently. This week both of them came to church on their own, and Fernanda said she "wants to put more of herself into the church to find out if it’s really true." They’re coming to a family night at a member’s house with us tonight, and I feel confident that we will be planning a wedding (they aren’t married) and a baptism in the near future!
We are working with some other really prepared people, like Esteban, who showed up to church on his own and is completely turning his life around - he’s in the process of quitting drinking, smoking, and using a drug called coca (which you chew like chewing tobacco but is a green plant), and he is 100% determined to get baptized. The problem is that his wife is completely opposed to the church, but his testimony is so firm that he says he will do anything, even divorce her if necessary, to get baptized. We’re still praying to see a miracle there with his wife, because we don’t want Esteban to have to choose between the gospel and his family.
Anyway, as always, I love being a missionary here. I love this gospel and the way the Lord, through His Atonement, can completely change our lives if we let Him. Have a great week, I love you all!
Love,
Hermana Chelsie Faulk
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