miracles exist and happen even today...

The Gutierrez Family is doing so much better, what a special little miracle I was able to witness. Neiser has started coming back to church and the best part is that their oldest son Joel (19 years old) accepted a baptismal date for this Saturday. I met Joel with Elder Vasquez about three in a half months ago. He had a big addiction to alcohol and wasn’t associated with the best of friends. Elder Vasquez and I worked so hard with him, setting goals, making commitments, but we just couldn’t quite find a way to touch his heart. We began visiting him less and less throughout the week, until about two weeks ago when we decided to see how he was doing and to be able to introduce Elder Sanchez. We found him alone in his house and we began to talk. He shared with us some of his past experiences and some things that had happened to him ever since we stoped coming to visit him. He had since realized that true happiness comes from living the commandment and that the need to put his life in order is NOW. As he began sharing his young testimony with us I just felt restrained from talking in order to allow the spirit to keep on testifying. He looked us both in the eyes and said “on the twenty fifth I’m going to get baptized”. The spirit instantly filled to room and it just left the three of us speechless.

What a change I was able to witness in the life of Joel. I remember him telling us that all was lost with him and that we were just wasting time with him. Everyone has their moment and the Lord knows what his children need in order to realize just how much he loves them. Elder Sanchez and I made a commitment to bring a family to the church in the month of July, and as Joel said the closing prayer last Friday we both felt as if this was the family we were suppose to find and complete in the month of July. It might just seem like a little miracle but miracles exist and happen even today.