Sister Sarah Oliphant serving in the Nicaragua Managua North mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from May 2015 through November 2016

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Miracles Siempre :)

Hey, everyone! This week was really great. 
Not just because Luis got baptized...that´s just part of it :)
Our week started off with interviews with President, which are always great. I always feel like he really cares about me personally and wants me to progress. I´ve got so much to learn and I´m always learning from him :)
We´ve had a hard time getting a hold of our investigators, but we keep looking for them. We want them to hear our message :)
We went on divisions this Friday, and, finally, Luis decides that he´s going to be baptized :) Saturday was his birthday, and his friends had planned a giant trip to Granada for the whole weekend. He knew that baptism and church were more important, but he didn´t want to disappoint his friends. But he came to the realization that this was a trial the Lord had given him to test his faith. And he passed :) At about 9:45pm we called him (as he asked us to) and told us that YES! He would get baptized that day.
I decided to keep it a secret from Hermana Knowlton, just to surprise her :) Until the next morning when she got back and we had "An important appointment with Luis". She was so nervous, but then so relieved when he told her that he´d be baptized.
And so he was :) He was so nervous at first but afterward, he was smiling and taking pictures of everything. And of course we sang to him because it´s his birthday :) He´s giving up so much to be a member, he´s even having problems with his job. But he´s passing the tests with flying colors and I know he´ll keep growing spiritually.
We also watched the Women´s session of general conference. It was so beautiful. I loved every single bit of it and can´t wait for this weekend :)
And then there was a crazy storm and the power went out. And we walked home for 20 minutes in literally pitch black darkness. The only light we had were the lightning bolts every now and then, haha.
And yesterday we had two fabulous lessons. One on the temple with Adriana and her boyfriend and their family, which was great for her to learn more about the temple, to give her an idea of where she should get married, and also for the family, to remind them of their ultimate goal, to be sealed in the temple.
The other lesson was with a new investigator family. They weren´t so positive until we taught lesson 1, the Restoration. They understood everything perfectly. They had so many questions, and when we testified about Joseph Smith and the first vision, something changed in the mom´s eyes. I know the kids are all curious, but the mom was truly touched, and they all committed to reading the Book of Mormon. I´m so excited to see how they progress in the gospel :D
Alright, time to hop off now. I love you all and hope you have a great week! Don´t forget to prepare spiritually for General Conference, and then have some paper and a pen handy! You´ll get so much out of it that way :)

Love, Hermana Oliphant

Fotos:
1. Our baptism set up :) The pila just barely got painted and they added stairs. "I knew they did it just for me!" - Luis
2. Taking selfies on a setting that gives us flawless skin...I like it
3. Before the baptism...he was kind of nervous
4-6. After when he was feeling better :)









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