This week we had a baptism! Natividad was
baptized!..... Finally haha. but really, her story is a miracle. These
last 4 and a half months I have been working with her so that she can
get baptized.... but the only problem was that her mom didn´t ever let
her do it. So we decided this week with the bishop that she needs to be
baptized asap. So.... we went to work. Elder Goates and Elder Cogo went
to the grandma to see if we could baptize her. The grandma wanted her to
be baptized and so we told her that we already had all of the baptism
prepared and that it would be at 6 on saturday.... She agreed and said
she´d plan everything so that they would be there. We ended up changing
the time of the baptism to 3 on saturday because at 5 we had an activity
for the obra misional. So while we are at lunch we end up getting a
call from the bishop saying that the mom went to the house of the
grandma, and locked Natividad inside so that she couldn´t get
baptized...... So bummer... we didn´t baptize on Saturday.... But hey!
We did baptize her on Sunday :D So yeah, she was baptized and confirmed
right after so that there wasn´t any problems.
This week we received transfers and we found out
that Elder Goates and I are leaving.... I am now here in Alta Gracia
(where the parents of the President of the mission live) and Elder
Goates went to a place called Leones. We were eating an asado with the
bishop when we received the calls.... So the bishop was pretty sad. But
on Sunday they let us share our testimonies and how the mission has
changed our lives.....
I know that the mission is the best decision I have
ever made in my life. I have loved every good and bad experience that
has happened to me here. I have grown a TON since i´ve been here. I have
learned Spanish. I now have a beard. I learned how to play soccer
better.... but most importantly, I have learned more about my Savior and
what he has done for me.
At lunch on Sunday, the Hermana Perez asked us if we
could go to the choir practice one last time to say goodbye. So at 6 we
showed up at the church and after a half hour of waiting and writing
each other.... We went to find out what happened with the choir
practice. We ended up finding out that half of the ward had prepared us a
farewell luncheon dinner thing. It was AWESOME! They had us sit in
these chairs in front of everyone and every single one of them ended up
sharing their testimony of how their family was changed through us. ALL
of the young men have now decided to serve missions.... When I heard
that I couldn´t stop crying. I really felt in that moment I had
completed the whole mission. If I can help one person to go on a
mission, my two years here has been well spent. I encourage EVERYONE,
that means for the men 18-25 and the women from 19, and the older
couples to please.... consider serving a mission. there are no greater
blessings received than here on the mission. I hope that all of you will
think about the blessings received from serving and that you will
consider receiving them.
The ward ended up giving us a lot of recuerdos....
(i dont know how to say that in english, but its stuff they give you to
remind you of Río ceballos). There was a lot of ties, shirts, and a
pillow case that has all of the wards signatures on it.
All of the families told me that I have to return
and that my family has to come visit them.... So Mom and Dad.... Are you
coming to pick me up from the mission? :D The bishop here in Río
Ceballos is waiting for the answer. haha
He also wants me to come live with him for the summer.
Man... I love Río Ceballos.
Now
I am here in Alta Gracia and I have high expectations for this place.
My new companion is Elder Gardner. He has 21 months in the mission and
is from minnesota. He is an awesome elder and I am way excited to be
here with him.
I hope all of you can share the love of the Savior with someone else. Please do it.
Elder Gray
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