The Temple and a Taco Stand

August 30, 2021

buenos días hermanos y hermanas! How you livin????

I got to go to the temple this week! The last time I went to the temple was in Mexico at the MTC, almost 2 years ago. I was blown away by how my understanding of the gospel has improved since then. The temple made SO much more sense and I felt the spirit really strongly. I had some really powerful experiences and insights while I was in there that I will never forget.

About 2 weeks ago, Elder Call and I bought tacos from a guy named Mario at a taco stand on the street. We talked to him while he made our tacos, and we ended up inviting him to be baptized right there on the street! Only 2 weeks later, and HE WAS BAPTIZED YESTERDAY! It was a huge miracle. I have struggled with the fact that I haven't had much time to find or teach lately, and have been praying to find ways to more feel like I am fulfilling my missionary purpose. Mario was definitely an answer to my prayers and I am so grateful to God for providing me with that experience to let me know he is proud of my hard work. Office work doesn't typically have much "fruit", so I was overjoyed to have that experience.

President told us that there was a companionship in the Bronx that didn't really know how to street contact, so he asked us to go on an exchange and help them. I went with a missionary that has only been out for 4 weeks, and I tried my hardest to talk to as many people as possible to show him how it should look like. The exchange was only an hour long, and we got 10 phone numbers! It was SO effective and it was fun to grind in SPANISH again in the ghettos of the Bronx (it's been 6 months since I spoke Spanish). I still got it

I had my last exchange of my whole mission in Rego Park, Queens, where I coincidentally had my FIRST exchange of my mission. I didn't plan that, it just worked out that way. Crazy stuff.

Love you all! See you in 2 weeks

- Elder Webster

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