February 1, 2016

Dear Family,

THis week has been a really busy and really exciting week. We are happy that we have finished this month. MY companion and I are working to make the zone better each day. THe lord has really helped us this month to purify the zone. I have some good news, we married a family and baptised them. THey are super happy. Her mom came from the states to see her. She was super happy to be able to get married. THeir face was way more illuminated with the light of Christ. We also helped the missionaries to be obidient this month. I see a difference on how they act and the way they are.

I would like to share a story that happend this week while I was fasting. Really can see that the Lord is attentive to what we are doing. This weeks I have tried to find how to be more spiritual. I have been fasting a lot lately. This week we were planning to baptise 8 people. THe day before the baptisms I was fasting. I had fasted for some certain things. Really the Lord was instructing me in his will. While we were verifying with a missionary that was in charge of his district he told us that one of the people got kidnapped and wasnt going to get baptised. THis was surprising and the same time alarming. One of the members of the family took her because he didnt want her to get baptised.

ME and my companion got worried. Really the next day we had hope and faith that the things we were doing were going to give results. After the day the we called the missionary to verify him. We had this same hope and conviction that everything was still coming out how the Lord wanted it to be. We found out the same night that the Lady that got kidnapped in the very last moment got to the baptism and she was baptised. I fell to my knees and thanked the lord. I was such a miracle that she had the conviction of being baptised that took the initiative to want to get baptised. Really blessed for the gospel and really happy to be a disciple of Christ.

I know he lives and loves us. THe spirit has confirmed that He lives and my heart has changed completly I dont have the want to do the bad only the good. GOd is a god of miracles and blesses his children when they are obedient. I love you guys and I know that Joseph Smith Restored the GOspel.

I will let you know what happens next week for changes. We will see. Love you guys.

Elder Parra