2/14/22: Progreso en Guibira

 This transfer we have big goals and I feel I've really been pushing myself and my companion. But both me and my companion love to work hard and it's a blessing to see some of the results. In reality almost everything we've accomplished would have been impossible without the hand of the Lord and im truly grateful for all the blessings I've seen. 


Church on Sunday was culmination of everything that we have going on. Those two hours were packed with everything and it seemed everyone wanted something from the missionaries. It was great though because all our investigators who are interested in baptism were able to attend, but it's also a tad stressful to make sure all the investigators are having a good experience. On top of the the bishop asked me to give a talk 5 mins before the meeting, I said "absolutely, just don't forget the confirmation of hermano Marco" (who was baptized the day before). Of course the confirmation was promptly forgotten, so during the closing hymn I ran up to remind the bishop and we squeezed it in just before the closing prayer. Everything in this ward feels a bit improvised but as President told me it's just "growing pains" of the church and that why the missionaries are there to help.

But we have definitely seen miracles and help for the Lord. A couple we've been working with for a while told us they feel they need to be married. This is a big deal here in the Bolivia Santa Cruz North mission, because marriage in Boliva costs a lot of money and is a needlesslybcomplicated process most people avoid. This couple is very humble but they work hard to set up a future for themselves and their baby daughter and now they decided that marriage is a part of that. It a big sacrifice for them, but I have a testimony of the words in The Family: a Proclamation to the World and I know the Lord will bless them for their efforts to follow His commandments.

Thanks for all the prays, I pray for you all too!!

Talk to you next week

Elder Allen



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