Hi
family!
First thing´s first,
we had a baptism this Saturday. Jesús Ramón was baptized by my companion and
confirmed yesterday (also by my companion). It was a nearly perfect baptismal
service. We had some really good speakers and the ordinance went well. My companion
began the prayer wrong, but quickly corrected himself. :P After the baptism,
Elder López and I sang a special number. We sang "Más Cerca Dios, De
Ti" (Nearer My God, To Thee) while a sister played the piano. It really
brought the Spirit into the room. I didn't notice until I sat down, but a lot
of people were crying a little. Apparently, Jose Del Angel recorded it and is
thinking of sending the video to that family member the Mom knows in Utah.
Maybe Mom will get a chance to hear it. :) Anyways, to make a long story short,
the baptism was a success. :D
I feel kinda bad when
I write you guys because I can never remember the special experiences that
happen during the week. I usually write them in my journal, but I don´t have it
with me when I write. Nearly every day we have some sort of experience that
testifies that this work is true. One comes to mind right now.
We visited an inactive
family yesterday. Turns out they had a pretty rough time this week. An elderly
lady in the family was accidentally trapped outside in their tiny back patio
when the door shut behind her. No one was home to let her in so she was stuck
outside for twelve hours. She´s fine, but it was a rough experience for someone
of her age. Also, her brother who lives on the second floor had everything
stolen out of his car. Basically they were feeling pretty cruddy when we came
by. They expressed to us the desire to return to church and do what the Lord
wants them to do. We shared a scripture with them and they continued to
share their gratitude. They thanked us for our persistence and told us that we
always came by exactly when we were needed. It was a small experience, but it
helped me to realize that the Lord really guides us to where we need to be.
Dad -
You asked about my current companionship. It´s going great! Elder López and I
are good friends and we work well together. He´s taught me a lot and he´s a
hard worker. I´m really grateful for the time I´ve had with him. We
always joke around in the apartment. He´s a lot of fun. :) He´s from Durango,
Mexico. It´s in the upper middle part of the country. Sorry I´m not too
specific with our daily life. It´s just fairly repetitive so I don´t think
about it much. We usually have appointments and when we don´t we fill the time
up looking for people that we already have met in order to see if we can teach
them something real quick. As we walk to lessons we usually contact a few
people in the street. We do that until the end of the day. Of course, each day
is a little different, but that´s how they generally go.
I love you all and
hope all is well. Thanks for all your
e-mails! Talk to you next week!
Love,
Elder Sean Horrocks
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