Hello Everybody!
This week has been a good one! We have been working with our part member family, the Amparo's a lot! They are the little brothers of my recent convert Wendelyn. AND THEY ARE AWESOME! They are so excited to get baptized! The oldest, Lemuel(yes, and he knows whose name he has), wants to serve a mission so bad! HE is so excited! He is 13. The next is Sherwin and he is 12, and he is so excited to pass the sacrament with his friends! Gah, we love them! Especially because they are so funny! They too get baptized after I am gone... but I am excited for them none the less.
The next story I wanna share with you guys as well is about another part member family. The Delepena Family. Brother Glen is a member and he went less active. No one really heard of him either. Then randomly one Sunday he and his wife came to church! HE said they just needed to, like it was missing. We visited and all the lessons were amazing! Why he went LA we don't know. They haven't come to church now for over a month a half though. And even upon us first meeting them they had many trials in their life. They are very poor, brother knows upholstery but lost his job, sister was 3 months pregnant and lost the baby, they 1 year old has been dehydrated for nearly two weeks along with other stomach things, they have been asking all they know for help. When we heard all this we immediately shared Ether 12:4 about hope for a better world through our faith in the Savior. After, Sister Christy shared how she does hope and dream. But she doesn't want a mansion or to get away from her situation all she wants is to go to the Temple. TO go with glen and her family and be sealed. To feel that peace and that heaven, to live there. I broke into tears. How could this sisters faith still be so strong and that be her ultimate desire... I was so moved by her and her knowledge already of the plan He has for us. My testimony surely grew so much more on the blessings of the temple ordinances and eternal perspective that they do give us, especially of the happiness it brings. I know as well that his plan for each of us id real and that He does loves each of us and wants us each to come home to him.
That's why He called for His soldiers to come out at this time. Not ponds, but valiant servants, Kings and queens! HE wants us to help him in bringing them back, because if we don't share with them, they will never find it, and how much more harder will it be for them to find it. I am grateful to have been chosen to serve Him at this time and for the joy it brings to those that we serve and as well to me in seeing that light click inside them. Just like Alma (alma29:9-10) in sharing with his Lamanite brothers and seeing the joy they receive! Knowing that Heavenly Father loves me and wanted to answer my prayer in October 2012 to get me out here and serve Him. I will forever be grateful for this chance I have and will cherish it forever
SISTER BRAY....................... FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
