Elder Wagner Arequipa, Peru : Week 63

WEEK OF FUN

Great family from 15 de agusto

My old pension!!! She is the best!!

Cleaning the font before the baptisms!

Comp after cleaning the font.

Well this week we have had a good time! Worked hard and had two baptisms, Franco and Emerson! It was amazing too see the progression of these guys, growing and finding the happiness in the restored gospel! We didn’t get the chance to confirm them, cause there was stake conference, but next Sunday they are both planned to receive the Holy Ghost! We are very grateful for the blessings that we are receiving from our obedience!

Franco's baptism

One thing that really impacted me this week was the testimony Emerson gave after his baptism. He bore his testimony with such power and clarity that it brought tears to the eyes of many! He filled the room with the spirit! He told us that for a long time he hadn’t received his answer about the church, but kept praying and looking! He then said, “Then I realized that the whole time I had my answer, its all of you, you have all helped me.” He continued telling us how we were always there for him and that God was guiding him through the members and the missionaries. It was powerful! He got it, he understood and that’s why he made the correct decision! It was a big testimony builder for me!

I found that sometimes, we just need to step back In order to really see our answers! If we are looking with a magnifying glass, it will take forever to scan a whole field for the needle but if we fly over with a plane may be able to see the shimmer of the needle and know where it is! Just take the time to look and analyze your life and you will find blessings that seem hidden but really are just there waiting to be seen. This Testimony of Emerson helped me to find the small blessings and understand that the Lord is always blessing us, try it!