4 MILES

Hello Mommy!

That is so exciting to hear that James is going to Provo!!!!!!! the highest baptizing mission in the world next to us, he and i will have a competition! muahahahah! lol. anyway, this past week was great! We met with lots of our investigators and taught very spiritual lessons but the other night was the ultimate highlite of my week.. ok so we went out to harvest, and even though it was dark and not many people want to talk to you, we put our trust in the Lord...we said a prayer to ask where to go, Elder Flores said well i think we should stay around here, and i said, "No, we need to go over by the Church," and he said, "but that is 4 miles away and its almost time that we need to go to our next visit." and i was like, "Elder, there is someone over there who needs us this instant." so we went, and we there and we talk to this one family and they up and rejected us, and then we felt discouraged so we said another prayer asking what door to knock. at that moment a young women, maybe had 30 years, came and was taking food from her car to her apt, and we asked her if she needed help, she replied with a shy No thank you.. so we continued, we were about to contact a family who was out side and she came out again to her car, we asked again if she needed help, she said again no, but regardless we introduced ourselves and told her we were there to bless each and every person who would receive it, she accepted! She introduced herself as Yesica.  (Jessica) and we were about to go in when we discovered that there was no man in the home, but we just taught a lesson instead, she expressed her situation, she is from Cuba, her grandfather, is very sick and she loves her grandfather alot. she has been searching and praying that someone would show her the way, and we showed up... it was amazing, and she lived right next door to the chapel. so its nice and easy to get her  to church! she was unable to come yesterday but tonight we are going back. 


This is how we teach the Book of Mormon, what i tell my gators, is that the Book of Mormon, is another witness, how? because it testifies of Christ, It may not tell the life of Christ like the new testament, but it still tells the divinity of the Son of God, and why he is so important, in 3 Nefi from chapter 11 on, tells of when Christ, after is resurrection came here to the Americas and stood in front of his people here, and said, "Behold, I am Jesus Christ, of whom the Prophets have testified shall come to this Earth and shall redeem his people, Arise, and come unto me"  He said in the new testament, that "Other sheep i have, which are not of this fold, them also i must bring, and they will hear my voice, and there shall be one fold, and one sheppard" he was talking about the people here in the Americas, if you want  to understand a little better, just watch the Testaments. it explains very well the mission of Christ.  Ammoron is the Prophet in the movie, who gets killed because of it, but it shows the scriptures, written by the prophets.  I also tell the gators, that the only way we are going to know that it is truly another witness of Christ, is to pray about it,  i pray in Spanish and only Spanish. and first read Galatians 5:22-23 and  pay attention to those feelings.  I promise it will help... also D&C 8: 2-3. Here is a list of scriptures that will help more than anything: Alma 5,Alma 7,Alma 32,Alma 36,Alma 37,Alma 42, 2 Nefi 32, 2 Nefi 43, Nefi 9-11, 3 Nefi 11-18 especially 17. 


I love you all so much!
Yours Always,
Elder Maki