Milagros en Carolina

Hellooooo everyone!!

                                                 

Well the 6 week transfer is officially over! Definitely the fastest transfer of my mission. I am so grateful for the time I had to be with Elder Tarr, he is a great missionary and now a really close friend. We both got transferred out of Carolina, A HUGE surprise. We will both miss this are soooo much. Pa'lante Carolina. 

Xiomara got baptized from Juncos! 

Elder Tarr and I

Trolly Stop Selfies

The District

 This week was full with miracles, and trials of our faith. A member that has been coming out to help us introduced us to his nephew, Christopher.  He is 20 and just got here from the states.  He only speaks English, but he came to church and was able to understand a lot of was said. He loved the baptism service of Norman and is excited to learn more. It is so cool to see and find these people with a sincere heart. He has a baptisimal date.

Norman's baptism went well and the spirit was so strong. I was privileged to baptize him. He was one of the most prepared people I have ever met. He said the other day, " Why didn't you guys come over along time ago?! I could have been a member my whole life!”  It is so good to see how the Lord really does prepare His children. We are on His errand to go find them.

Norman's Baptism

 He is happy with His decision and told me He felt "lighter". So good to hear. When we had his interview he had a friend over at his house. Her name is Frances, they have been friends their whole life, and Norman has been sharing the gospel with her! Turns out 3 years ago she almost got baptized, so we visited her that night and came to church and loved the service. She has a son that is 16, that lives with her and we would have been teaching him this week too. We are so blessed to see and participate in so many miracles!!

I will be going to be working in the zone of Toa Baja, I am not exactly sure what exact city but we will see tomorrow! I love you all so much.

Helaman 5:12 in the Book of Mormon

 12 And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.

Elder Waidmann

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Las Aguas Bautismales

GOOO WILFREDO!! He was baptized yesterday and it was such a wonderful service. After he said he felt Liberado, or to say free. The change in his personage and his smile was definitely noticeable. The Gospel of Jsus Christ is real and is restored. It is such a blessing to help others find the path and receive their answer through prayer that it is true.

We have been teaching Emmanuel, a 17-year-old for a couple of weeks. He was my companion’s old investigator we started to reteach him. He will be baptized this next Sunday, the 23rd. He is so happy and after seeing the baptism of Wilfredo, he is so anxious. haha I am so grateful to see someone so young want to take this step in his life. In his exact age is when I found out this was the true church and that the Lord needed me to serve. It makes me overjoyed to be able to help others, especially the younger generation. They can then also also to serve a mission and he has mentioned it as a possibility. It has been weird teaching him because we teach him in English because he grew up in Texas and likes English better. Sometimes we can’t remember some words in English, so we have to teach some parts in Spanish. haha It’s funny that we forget our own language.

I gave my fist talk in my mission finally and it was about the Word of Wisdom. haha It went well and I am grateful for how much the Lord has helped me learn and communicate in this language.

I had an experience this week that will forever be life changing. The other night I was praying to find those who are prepared and I have been asking recently to be able to recognize who they are. In my prayer I saw a Dominican man with short hair, with jeans and a red shirt. The following day we went to visit a less active. She is the only member in her family and lives with her family and other friends. At the end of the visit a man walked past the door and I asked if that was her husband and she said it was. It was a Dominican, with short hair, jeans and a red shirt. I had written the description of the man in my agenda and I shared with her my experience. The Spirit was felt really strong and we testified that God has been preparing her husband for a while and that he is ready. We will visit them this week.

I know God knows each and every one of his children. Have a wonderful week! les quiero un monton

Elder Waidmann

Wilfredo's Baptism

Carolina

Hey everyone!

 I have like no time to write this week, but I just wanted to share an experience from this week. We are teaching someone named Wilfredo. The first lesson we taught with him was the restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He was so attentive.  Then it came to be my turn and I was able to teach about the First Vision. As I explained the events that lead to the First Vision, the Spirit filled my whole soul even to my feet. It was indescribable. I have never felt the Spirit so strong in my whole life and I know the Gospel has been restored from Jesus Christ on the earth. When we taught the Plan of Salvationand we were teaching about the Atonement, the Spirit came really strong again.  After teaching, he sat there, and he expressed that he knew of Christ’s suffering for us and of how important we are in God’s eyes. I know these things are true and I love helping others come unto the truth too. I love you all!

Love,

Elder Waidmann