Deseos Misionales

Hey everyone!

How are you doing?? Did you have a great conference weekend?? I hope so! As for us here in La Chimba, life is going great! Elder Salinas and I are just having the best of times here as we help other people to come unto Christ :)

This week, I would love to mention Álvaro and Miranda.

Álvaro is a 19 year old youth that is honestly amazing. We found him this past week as we met with his sisters. We found his sisters last Sunday and the commented to him a little about our message and he decided to sit in for our appointment. We reviewed the Restoration and then talked a little more about The Book of Mormon. He, and his sisters, loved the message and even had the opportunity to attend a session of General Conference yesterday. We are looking forward to our future appointments with Álvaro and his sisters :)

Miranda is a recent convert that was baptized a few weeks before I got here. We have had the great opportunity to visit her and her family members, who are investigators, and have loved it :) A couple of days ago, we had the opportunity to have an appointment with just Miranda and talk about her reading, her prayers, etc. and she had a great surprise for us. Even though she doesn't know too much about the scriptures or the Church in general, she feels that she needs to serve a mission. My companion and I were not expecting that, but we are overjoyed for her :) We look forward to helping her in the process of preparation before her mission :)

Well, I want to talk about Miranda and her decision as a small thought today. Miranda, since she was 14 years old, has had a desire to serve the Lord. She attended many churches up until she recently turned 20. She had just about given up in her search. All of the sudden, two missionaries knocked her door and taught her. She has prayed and knows that this is the true Church of Jesus Christ. Now, with that same desire, even though she doesn't know anything, she looks forward to serving in the near future as a full-time missionary. One of my favorite scriptures comes from D&C 6:8, which states (excuse the translation from Spanish),"If you desire, you will the cause of much good in this generation." All of us are called to serve the Lord as members of His Church. If you are in the age of full-time missionary service, read D&C 4 and make a decision if you desire to serve the Lord, because if you do, you are called to the work. If you are not in that age, still read the section and think about what you can do to better serve the Lord wherever you may be. Serve the Lord. Help others to come unto Christ. As you do so, you will experience more joy than you could find doing anything else.

I love you all so much! Thank you so much for all that you do for me! You are the best! Please keep Álvaro and Miranda in your prayers if it's not too much to ask :) Have a great week!

Elder Wynn