Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Visiting My Friends in Los Rosales

This past week while I was in Lima, I had the opportunity to go back to my area of Los Rosales and visit all of my family and friends over there. What a spiritual boost it was to see all of their smiling faces and to feel their love for the gospel and this great work. Being able to see and hug Brother Ibarra, Bishop Morales, The Tucto Family, Manuel, The Mori Family, and so many more. Something really special though is happening to a young man named Raul. Raul was a less active when I was there and we were constantly trying to help him to build his testimony and helping him to have spiritual experiences. My last couple of weeks in Los Rosales he started coming back to church and little by little started to nurture his testimony. While I was in Puente Piedra he was called to by the Secretary to the Bishop. When I found him last Wednesday he gave me a big hug and said, I working two jobs right now so that I will be able to send my papers in and leave on my mission in January. I was so excited to hear that my eyes started watering (but I wasn’t crying). He expressed his thanks to me for being so patient and loving but I know that he did it all himself. He found and received his answers and had the strength to follow them. What a special place, Los Rosales, It definitely has a special place in my heart.

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