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TRANSFERS

February 3, 2020

My 12 weeks of being trained is OVER and its time for transfers! Saturday night we got a phone call that said Elder Stanford is going to Inwood (in Manhattan) to Elder Martin who was my MTC companion! What are the odds that my 2 only companions I have ever had are going to be together now, out of the 200+ missionaries in NYC! We were freaking out! I am sad to take off my training wheels and see Elder Stanford go, but I am excited to not be the "new guy" anymore and to see what the future holds for me. I also found out that I will be staying in Richmond Hill a little longer, and my new companion is Elder Larson. I have never met him before, and the only thing I know is that he has only been on his mission 6 weeks longer than I have! Stay tuned until next week to see how that goes. My whole district got switched around so I will be working with an entirely new group of people, which will be fun.

At church, Kiko told me something that changed my life! He said he can feel the holy ghost work THROUGH me. He said he  can feel God's love for him when I speak. He told me, "Your words move me in ways I have never felt before", and said that when I speak, it "hits the spot" for him, as if what I say is like food to his soul. That was amazing to hear. I think maybe I was assigned to serve in Richmond Hill to teach Kiko, because he said he feels a connection with me. It is a great feeling to know that God uses me in order to reach more of His children! I am glad I can be an instrument in the Lord's hands by which He spreads His gospel. I feel really blessed to be a part of the most important work on Earth!

Elder Stanford and I came up with an analogy about repentance and baptism that I really like, so I want to share it. Repentance is like washing a car. You can scrub it and get the dirt loose, but only scrubbing does not mean the car is clean... The dirt is washed away after it is rinsed.

Similarly, we are not forgiven of our sins BEFORE baptism. We can do all we can to repent, but the "dirt" is only being loosened and scrubbed! Baptism is how we rinse off the dirt and become clean and brand new! We are blessed to have a WEEKLY rinse, which is the sacrament. But a rinse is not useful if you are not scrubbing before hand. That means, we must repent daily. Every day. And partake of the sacrament weekly. Every week. This is enduring to the end, and that is how eternal life is gained.

Have a great week!! Please keep these people in your prayers! Kiko, Julian, Eduardo, and Marta Lucia!


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