The Power of a Testimony

¡Hola!

 

Well this past week was fairly normal. Nothing out of the ordinary happened. Last night we ate dinner at Maria´s house. Whenever I go there we always talk about stories that happened at the beginning of my mission with Elder Lara, Elder Ames, and Elder Shields. It is always a lot of fun.

 

I heard about the whole Chik Fil A thing. I am a little confused. What does chicken have to do with gay rights? I do not understand why a boycott/picketing was necessary. Was the freedom of speech repealed while I´ve been here? They should also boycot Chik Fil A for not being open on Sundays. After all, it is ofensive to people who get hungry on Sundays. This Sunday we will boycott them. Nobody go there. Who´s with me? Well I am suddenly hungry for some chicken.....

 

This week we met Lucelly, a nice Colombian lady. We found her passing by an old investigator who no longer lives there. She recently was baptized in an evangelical church, thus when we presented The Book of Mormon her face turned into one of concern. However after hearing our testimonies and the testimony of our member, her heart softened, and she agreed to read and have another visit. Small, simple testimonies can have a powerful effect on a person´s heart.

 

Well that is all for this week.

 

¡Hasta luego!

 

Love,

Elder Buchkovich

 

ps. Next Monday is your last chance to ask for something from Spain. If not, all you get is bunch of missionary stories, which I will gladly share.

Better Late Than Never

¡Hola!

 

Due to technical difficulties, I could not finish my emails on Monday. I finally found literally 5 minutes to write. So this will be quick.

 

Last preparation day we paid 2 euros to climb up a tower that overlooks all of Valencia. Halfway up the stairs I realized that we paid money to climb up stairs (something we do daily) on our only day of rest. It was frustrating. But the view was worth it. It was gorgeous. And right as we arrived to the top the bells starting ringing.

 

One miracle this week is about baptism. We have an investigator, Juan Carlos, that is married to a member. He has been meeting with the missionaries for a while now and has been attending church regularly, but does not want to be baptized. This weekend an 8 year old from the ward was baptized. His parents are friends with Juan Carlos, so Juan Carlos came to the baptism. He felt the Spirit so strongly that after the baptism he told his friends that he wants to be baptized. Now he is super excited! He will be baptized at the end of this month when his wife returns from vacation in her country.

 

¡Hasta luego!

 

Love,

Elder Buchkovich