So this week has been so amazing. We´ve been finding so many escogidos (chosens) here in Nagarote. That´s the main thing I´ve learned here is that the Lord puts the chosen people in our path when we´re obedient, opening our mouth, and in the right place at the right time.
One of our progressing investigators, Luis, is really truly changing through the gospel. It´s incredible to see him come to church on his own, and he´s expressed to us that he´s in his own little repentance process, trying to align himself with the teachings of the gospel. Not in so many words, but it´s so obvious, and we hope that he can make the decision to be baptized :)
And we had a great lesson with a guy named Franklin. Meeting him is a long story. But I´ll be fast ;) We took a triciclo to get home one night, and we contacted the guy on the triciclo. He was really interested, so we put a return appointment and showed up to his house the next day. We ended up contacting his next door neighbors. She was sitting outside talking on the phone, and there was another guy who didn´t look too interested, so I didn´t think about contacting them. But then something urged me to talk to them so I talked to the guy who wasn´t on the phone :) Then once the woman got off the phone, she went to put it back inside and came out to ask us questions. She was actually so interested, and had so many questions about the Book of Mormon and wanted to read it. So we´ve been visiting her and her family this week. (Her name is Hayling)
So Franklin is Hayling´s brother. She wasn´t home last night so we ended up talking to Franklin about the restoration. The Spirit was so strong in the lesson, and when we talked about Joseph Smith and the restoration of the church and the priesthood, his indifferent demeanor changed when he asked this simple question: "Wait, so are you saying that there´s a prophet on the earth right now?" What a beautiful question! We were so happy to answer it, and to keep answering his questions. When we invited him to be baptized, he asked about how long it would take to prepare himself. When we told him it was up to him, and challenged him to prepare for a date in a month from yesterday, he accepted :)
And we´ve been seeing so many miracles from teaching Lesson 1 powerfully, with the Spirit, and then inviting people to be baptized afterward.
I love being a missionary, and I love the power and authority I have to defend the word and help the world understand the love of their Heavenly Father and the need to come unto Him and to be baptized by the proper authority.
I love this work, and I love Nicaragua. I hope you all have an excellent week, and don´t forget to count your blessings, and to always remember who gave them to you :)
Con Amor,
Hermana Oliphant
Fotos
1. So there was a 5.9 earthquake last Tuesday night in Nagarote. We ended up taking our beds outside and sleeping under the stars (behind a gate next to a members house...don´t worry) :) It´s my first big earthquake I´ve been in...don´t recommend it, haha. Thankfully the only things that fell were a ceiling tile and a curtain rod.
2&3. Our little cupcakes for my comp´s 9 month mark :)
4. Us taking selfies while our District Leader talks to us about our week. He didn´t even realize it ;)
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