This week is like any other really. It had its ups and its downs.
But I guess that's just life, lol.
A couple of the hot spots that we have right now is that we have about 6 people and 3families that we are working with to get baptised, with what we call "meta fechas" or baptismal goal...dates. So things are looking on the up and up right now.
Unfortunately, yesterday at church we did not a one single investigator which really was a big downer note to end the week on...hopefully with a little more fasting and study we can get these guys back on track! WOOOOO!!
But yeah right now its like crunch time trying to get a couple of these people baptised before conference because when that rolls around we lose a week to baptise and have to wait a little longer...which isn't bad, just depends on how hard satan works against our investigators to keep them from making these necessary covanents.
Something really cool happened yesterday though. When we got home from church and were making lunch, one of the members from La Blanca gave me a call and gave me some really good news...first off that they are finally going to get their family sealed in the temple this October and second...this is the coolest thing that has ever happened to me!!!...The sister from this family is pregnant and is going to name her son after me!!!!! His name is going to be Brandon Moroni Maldanado!! How cool is that!!!! I've never had anyone name their child after me before...a couple of dogs here and there...but never a child!!! So I was super pumped to hear that and hopefully President Maravilla will let me go to their sealing this October to be with this family.
It's just so crazy to think how my life would have been had I not served a mission. Everything that I love and need and know from life and everything that I aspire to become has all been directed by my mission. I've met some of the greatest people here and have gained so much...but that's just how God works I guess... you just have to let go of everything and let God take control, and then you'll find true happiness.
But yeah, we were teaching the primary kids yesterday about what it is to be a missionary, and what a missionary does. And to explain it simply to them we put it like this...do you guys like having friends....YEAH!...do you guys love your families...YEAH!...well as missionaries you make a lot of new friends and join a lot of new families! The church is like one big family and we get to bring them all back together!
Life is really simple... Ive learned you can follow God and be happy...or try and do your own thing, and be miserable. It's that simple.
Love you all tons, can't wait till next weeks post, and the stories of grampa and his chompers, lol!!!!
Love you!
Elder Brandon Marquis
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