Hola de Hermana, 18-2-13

Hola Mi familia asombrosa!  

I love you so much!  We are so grateful for miracles this week.  I know God hears and answers our prayers.  And thank you for your prayers too!

Antony was baptized!  Cesar, a departing missionary from the ward, baptized Antony, and just watching the two descend into the faunt, and when Cesar raised his hand and declared the ordinance my heart felt full.  And the Spirit just flowed over Hna C the mother, and she wants to be baptized now too!  Please pray for her especially hard because tomorrow she is going to talk with an Evangelical friend of hers and she really wants her support and understanding for her baptism.  

Yesterday we were really disappointed when Kevin, Antony´s brother, didnt come to sacrament meeting.  But when we were in Gospel Doctrine a member came and told us that two investigators were looking for us!  Kevin and Hugo, the reactivated 20 yr old, had come straight to church after working the gravenight shift in a bus yard, and while the two were red-eyed and almost not coherent (they were NOT drunk), I was almost weeping that they had made the sacrifice to come.  I know Kevin will be baptized, and I pray Hugo may be the one to do it.  

We know God loves Wilson, the 26 yr old.  We were late getting to his house and he had gone outside to wait for us.  He had read ALL of the church magazine on temples, first AND second Nephi, and is willing to be baptized when he gets his answer from prayer that the church is true.  Please pray for him because he also has some special challenges we need to work with.  One of our goals is to help him meet EVERY ward member so that he feels comfortable coming to the meetings.  He lives close to the chapel, and we invited him to tour it with us, and he said, in English, ¨Let´s go!¨ And the first person in the chapel we saw was the first counselor, with whom Wilson had played basketball.  I told them, ¨Vamos a ver a quien mas conoce,¨and then we ran into the bishop and Wilson told him in surprise, ¨Usted es el obispo aqui?¨and knows his father too!  We also know that we found the key member for Wilson, and are so excited to see progress!  Please keep praying for them! 

Yesterday we went to seek out a less active I´ve never met, and offered to help her son unload burlap sacks on his truck.  He gruffly said, ¨No toman cafe ustedes¨and I told him it doesn’t matter because there isnt a law that says we cant help him unload it.  And after 3 minutes of emptying his truck, the sacks weigh like hay bales, he was willing to chat with us and was very nice.  The funnest contact I´ve had in a long time!  Long live the ranch muscles!!!  jaja

I also felt sick at the thought of dropping our investigators Ivan and Kevin, two youth, and last night we realized who the key member is for Kevin.  I also know God heard our prayers for a miracle moment with them because we were able to talk to Kevin last night and put another visit for tonight. 

I testify that this work to save and exalt the children of men is God´s work, and He is in the details when we seek Him.  I testify we are all His children, and He knows and loves us.  I testify that you as Children of the Covenant have power and influence to bless and inspire and save our brothers and sisters when you prayerfully seek opportunities and then act on even the small promptings.  

I LOVE YOU TONS!  Read and study your own Preach My Gospels and then share your light!

Hermana Ivy [-]

Please wish Happy Birthday to Mrs. Nelson, congratulate the newest extended family members, and someone please contact Ms. Harward from Davis and tell her I was thinking about her and said Hi!  I love you all!