Fast Week




Hey y’all!! 

We don't have much time but this week flew by. We didn't have many problems this week with the blockades.  It basically opened up the last few days to almorzó blockades... so I'm not sure if the people really want to take the government out or no haha. We will see what happens this week. 

  

 


A few sad things... Karla and Josue haven't really been progressing and there are few challenges that they have to work out. So they are sorta on the back burner for now... 

But! We fund some new people and had a cool surprise! 

1. We went to this random house marked on our map that just had a name "Luz" (light in Spanish). So we knocked on it and she was super nice and totally willing to receive us! But not until tomorrow... so we will see how that goes. 

2. We found out that the relief society president's daughter isn't baptized because the first time they tried, she got scared and her foot came out of the water. Then she was too scared to do it again ever since. So we will talk to her and see what we can do! Also the same thing happened with her cousin so we will also talk to her... 

Spiritual thought!!! 
James 1:3
...the trying of your faith worketh patience

It's short but so good. In trying of our faith, our patience is tested. It is needed. And it also grows. We become more patient as we wait during our afflictions on the time of the Lord. 

I love you all and hope you have a good week!!! 

Elder Pilling






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