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| Elder Bolinder and Elder Calderwood |
Boliche with Bolinder
Welcome back amigos! It's been
another great week out in the Lord's vineyard 😁
This week we had exchanges with
the Karen elders. It was my first experience in "KarenLand" and let
me tell ya, it's like a whole other mission! It was super cool because we got
to teach the two teenagers who Elder Calderwood and I interviewed for baptism,
and then they got baptized on Saturday! But these elders are the best of the
best, and I learned so much from them. They learn a super complicated Asian
language not even taught in the MTC, they sit crisscross on a hardwood floor
during every lesson, and the kicker is they don't even have a Book of Mormon
translated in their language! That takes a ton of faith, but I'm super
impressed by them and it makes me realize how much I still have to improve on!
Lol. Oh and I also had the spiciest Thai food of my life, I was dying!😂
On Friday we had a ward activity
going bowling! Haha it was super fun, and we had a pretty sweet miracle. A couple
weeks or so ago we met a family who was at a wedding for their parents at our
church. We happened to be studying at the church during the wedding and the bishop
invited us to pop in. They are super awesome! We went over and had a lesson
with them, and the parents are converts to the church but are inactive. At the
activity they told us they want to start attending the Spanish ward and have
their 9-year old daughter baptized! Such a cute familia.
Something else crazy that happened
this week is church was cancelled… again! Luckily this time not because of
snow, but apparently the sewage pipes were blocked. So, after sacrament meeting
the second counselor announced that we wouldn't have Sunday school classes and
it's time to go home. That took us off guard ha. But it was actually a miracle
in disguise because we got to talk to our investigator Johnathon that came and
introduce him to some members, and also set up 3 other appointments with some
less actives and part-member families that attended.
It's been a hectic week as well.
Last Monday we lost our phone and had to go to the offices to pick up a
replacement. We also have 2 missionaries in our zone going home this week due
to medical reasons, so that has been tough for their companionships. So please
keep them in your prayers!
The work here in St Paul is still
moving forward, however! We had a sweet miracle and found 4 new investigators.
All behind one door! They were four amigos just hanging out on Saturday
evening, and we taught and testified to them about Christ's atoning power. We
also have a lesson tonight with our progressing investigator Johnathon who is
praying about baptism!
It feels so good to be in Spanish
work again ha. I love being a missionary, and I know that this is the work of
the Lord. He is the only one who can truly change us and sanctify us. I love
you all!
Just a powerful quote I read from
my studies to finish:
"Having faith in Jesus Christ
is to trust that because of His atoning sacrifice, He will correct all
injustices, restore all things lost, and mend all things broken, including
hearts. He will make all things right, not leaving any detail unattended.
Therefore, “ye ought to say in your hearts—let God judge between me and thee,
and reward thee according to thy deeds” (D&C 64:11)."
I have been trying to grow my
testimony of the depth of Christ's sacrifice, and it's so powerful to realize
that it is infinite in nature. Meaning that he paid ALL the price of justice,
not just for our transgressions. He truly has the power to heal every broken
heart!
Cuídense mucho y que tengan una
buena semana!!
-Elder Bolinder
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| Ward Bowling Activity |
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| St. Paul Spanish Speaking Missionaries |
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| Three Amigos! |
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| With the Karen Elders |
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