Fernando

Hey!

This week was really good.  The weeks are starting to go by faster and faster again which is good.

So mostly I want to tell you guys about this awesome guy named Fernando. He was a contact of the Hermana’s that share the ward.  They contacted him like almost 3 months ago and on Saturday we finally found him. He lives alone, separated from his wife and kids that live up north and lives in his families old house all alone. He works a ton and so it was pretty lucky that we found him. We started teaching him and it was super powerful. He really needed to hear about God and that there was someone that loved him. We taught him a little about the plan of salvation and when we told him that he used to live with God and decided to come to earth he was like so happy and surprised that he started crying. He cried a lot in the lesson but felt the spirit and we helped him to understand it. We gained a lot of his trust and he even came to church on Sunday! One of the talks was about living the gospel with joy from the sister’s session of conference and when he heard that, he thought about his mom and heard some of the same things we had taught him. He was really glad to be there.

Honestly that experience just reminded me that God is who does the work, not us. When we were looking for him it was hot and we were sick of going to look for him for nothing. Then that happened. 

Being a missionary is the best learning experience I’ve ever had. You go through so many hard things and sometimes the sacrifices are more than you ever thought you could handle. Faith is nothing without hope and I’m living every day by faith and with the hope that God can use me here and will make everything worth it.

That was my week here pretty much. It was a good one and I’m excited to be here!

Love Elder Marrott