Rain, Rain GO AWAY.
I remember being in Oklahoma and being nice and safe in my house
from most of the storms that we saw. There was a ton of water and lightning at a
safe distance away and never was bothered by the rain, I actually danced in it.
That was when I didn´t have to work in it. We´ve seen a ton of rain in this
week. Actually the largest amount of rain we saw was Saturday night. Had a
baptism planned for 6 o´clock and everything was good at that time, but as we
started with the opening prayer. The thunder started booming. So the whole
baptism had a nice lullabye of thunder outside with buckets full of water. The
streets here in my tiny town weren´t made for the kind of water we were having
so the streets were flooding. I was the lucky one in my companionship and had my
flip-flops for the baptism so my real shoes didn´t have to get wet when we
walked home. Not going to lie, having a canoe in this moment would have made it
a lot faster getting home. My companion had the umbrella and the two of us
couldn´t both fit under it and I sacrificed my self and returned to Oklahoma in
my mind and danced like nobody could see, because I´m pretty sure that nobody
could. It was a great walk back to the house. But the good thing is that
everything worked out fine and made it safely home after the Baptism.
One of the miracles that has been happening in this
area is about the three ladies in the photo. The one in baptismal clothing is
Maria, her daughter is Elizabeth, and her mom is Minerva. Maria was the first
one that was really interested in what we had to share because God showed her a
dream of us the day before we arrived at her house over 2 months ago. Elizabeth
has recently confessed that all of those times that we came over with her mom
she immediately went to hide. And Minerva just got baptized on Saturday. The
miracle is that they have had so much faith in God and they have all made a lot
of sacrifices to follow him. Elizabeth works at a walmart look-a-like and works
every Sunday morning, but has an hour of food break and chooses to come to
church for that. She also has considered heavily the Idea of serving a mission.
This is a big change for hiding from the missionaries to wanting to be one. With
all this going on they´ve agreed to save up enough money to go to the temple on
the 8th of August. The miracles of God sure do show themselves. I know that God
has worked in their lives to help them overcome their trials and I know that
every one of you can also help someone receive this gospel. God gave Maria a
dream to prepare her, and God is working for many of your close friends. I love
you all! Have a fantastic week!
Elder Neal
Misión Mexico Veracruz
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