This week ended really well. Our numbers were actually really good. We managed 21 member present lessons this last week!
It was interesting because we were doing really bad at church, we only had 2 investigators there and preisthood had already started. (sacrament is last). So we get there and our buddies from Nepal aren't even there. We have been teaching some hindus about baptism and the gospel. We marked them for baptism the second time we spoke with them, because that is what we are instructed to do. And they come running into the chapel and said, sorry we are late, we missed the bus, so we walked!!! So they came in. They are marked for this next sunday, but we will see, they said they don't want to be baptized yet . . . I think they are just scared, anyways that put us up to 4 people in church which is pretty good. Anyways, a guy named Job comes into sacrament meeting and says he wants to be baptized next week, so we are set up for another baptism next week, we also baptized a kid named Gonolo yesterday!!. We have a goal of 6 baptisms this transfer, an average of 1 a week.
I went on a division this last week and President Torgan has gotten onto us about marking, and that we need to be following what Jesus tells us to do in Preach my gospel and mark on the first or 2nd lesson. Elder Rose and I are trying so hard to do that, but anyways I went out to figueira de foz and we had a lesson with a guy named antolio. It was obvious that he had been taught a lot, but he asked us to cast out an evil spirit in his house. So we went in, and the elder I was with just wanted to cast it out, get him to church, and leave, I on the other hand, wanted to mark him for baptism. So I told him that the evil spirits are satan and the opposite of satan is Jesus Christ, and if he had the Holy spirit with him, he would never have to worry about evil spirits again because satan can't be in the same place as Jesus. He agreeded. So I told him that I wanted him to prepare to get the holy spirit and be baptized on the 3rd of June. We prayed he felt really good, and we left. The elder I was with was sort of frustrated that I marked his investigator for him since antolio smokes and drinks still. I simply told him that he can quit before his baptism and everything will be alright. It is interesting to see the faith of missionaries. Because it is by our faith that god prepares the people. If we feel something, and try do what is right, god will do his part, and Antolio hasn't smoked since he was marked, even though he was smoking 3 packs a day.
Abel got the preisthood yesterday!!!
I don't know where my time goes.
Elder Hope.
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