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| Elder Willes and his previous companion, Elder Zeng who is visiting |
Hello everyone! This past week has been another week full of Miracles, Miracles, and more Miracles. We are working super hard, being obedient, and the Lord is continuing to bless us. Guess what??? Sophia, and her daughter Isabel, are getting baptized tonight!!!!!!! We are so excited for them. Our first lesson with them was Friday, August 10th, and they are so prepared for truth.
Today is our p-day because we have the opportunity to attend the Redlands Temple today! I am so so excited for that. Next Monday I will most likely email again, so this won't be the last time you will hear from me. Also, Shannon's son, Kerry (Elder Xiao) returned home from his mission last week, and we got to see him! It was so great seeing him again, with his mom now being an active member of the Church. What a blessing it was to have been a part of Shannon's teaching process, and helping them become one step closer to becoming an eternal family! Shannon and her son will most likely be going through the temple together at the end of next month. I am so excited for them and love them so much! It has been an incredible blessing and privilege to labor in this part of the vineyard right now!
Joanna was confirmed on Sunday! I had the opportunity to perform her confirmation, and it was so awesome! It was a really spiritual experience for me. Also, Sophia and Isabel will be getting baptized tonight! We had a crazy miracle week with them, and have taught all of the lessons, they have both been found worthy, and will both be getting baptized later tonight. Words cannot begin to describe how excited we are for them! They are heading back to China at the end of this week, and so they will also be getting confirmed at their baptismal service.
Elder Willes
We ran into Brother Miao while we were out Seeking With Faith this week. He told us that there was one of their family members from China who was visiting and he invited us over. We taught Crayon Li. It was a great lesson, and the Spirit was very strong.
Tuesday evening we had another lesson with Sophia and Isabel. We were able to set some very clear expectations on things that they needed to do in order to join the Lord's Church. It has been such a blessing and a strength to my testimony watching how willing Sophia and Isabel are to keep the Commandments of God. They have so much faith and are willing to use their faith and act.
Wednesday morning while Seeking With Faith we had the opportunity to teach Mr. Sun. We found him at the park and he understood the need for a Restoration of Christ's Church and also why we also needed the priesthood. He accepted a baptismal date for September 16th, and it was a huge miracle! Please pray for him as he continues to progress in the Gospel.
Wen could really use your prayers. He is preparing for his potential baptism this Sunday. We met with him Friday afternoon after service at the Palm Terrace Care Center. We taught him about the importance of Prophets, and also followed up on his personal prayer and Book of Mormon reading. We are so excited for him.
I went out Saturday morning for a Weekly Blitz for our Zone with Elder Loveridge. Saturday evening we also taught another lesson to a new investigator, Hong Ming. We originally contacted him at the park. He accepted our invitation to read from the Book of Mormon and pray. We have spent a lot of time Seeking With Faith and the Lord has really been blessing us for that.
Sunday we had 5 people come to church! Sophia and Isabel, Xun, Linda, and Wen ShiTao all came.
Well everyone, my emailing time is just about over today, but I love each and every one of you! I am so excited to have another miracle-filled week and to witness the baptisms of Sophia and Isabel tonight!!! I am sprinting to and through the finish line! Love you all have another great week!
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