Open Houses All Over the World!

Well its that time again and the email informing us of our upcoming transfers has arrived. I will be staying in my area of Mi Peru/Versalles for at least 6 more weeks. Elder Quiroga is headed to another part of the jungle in Tarapoto. My new comp will be Elder Salvatierra and he is from Bolivia so I will still be tearing it up in the jungle with another crazy Bolivian.

We did an activity this past week to try to find more people to teach and at the same time introduce the people to the chapel. Just like you all did back home with the Temple, Elder Quiroga and I had our own little “open house”. We opened all the doors, turned on all the fans, and invited everybody and anybody to come on in and take a look around. We gave them a little tour of everything and we ended it with the baptismal font. By our baptismal font there is a picture of Christ when he was baptized. We would show them the picture and then share our testimony about the importance and need to be baptized like Christ by someone who has authority and power to do so. Most of the people instantly asked us when we could come and visit them and teach their families as well. One of our contacts, Jaime, actually asked us “how much does it cost to get baptized here”. We chuckled a bit and told him that the sacred ordinance of baptism isn´t something that can be bought with money let alone any of the sacred ordinances. The entire “open house” went really well and we found quite a few really great people to teach as well as families. I t was kind of fun putting the whole “open house” idea together and I kept thinking of you guys back home, preparing for the “open house” and dedication of the Temple.

I was so glad to hear that the dedication went so well. It sounds like everyone really came together is a huge way to make it such a great and special experience.