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| Zone conference (Elder Hjelmstad is on the front right and his companion, Elder Haderlie, is to the right of him) |
Family!
This week was short!
On Wednesday,
we were in the bus terminal all morning waiting for missionaries
getting here to Rosario. We finally left there at about 3:00pm and went to
work! We met some really great people and were really excited to teach them and
see them progress in the gospel. About 2 weeks ago we passed by a members house
and Jeni, a member, had a friend over, Nicolas. We asked if he went to a
church and he said, “no” so we gave him a pamphlet and a Book of Mormon. He was
excited and accepted it. We tried taking down his address but he didn’t
know exactly how to describe it. Anyways, the whole week we
wanted to find him again and teach him! We went to where we thought
he lived and knocked until we found the house! His mom answered and we were
scared that she was going to run us off the porch and tell us to never
come back. BUT.... instead she looked at us and said "Is there
anyway you can come back another time?" with a face like pleasseeee. We
said FOR SURE and she said, "You know, I’ve been reading the book of
the Mormon you guys, and I’m really interested. What is it a bible? Or
something apart? My son came home from his friends house and put it on the
table and I picked it up and read." We were soooo excited! Her name’s
Graciela and today we have an appt at 6:00pm. We’re stoked!
So I’ve started reading the Bible from the Beginning and am reading 10 pages a day so I can finish
before I go home. I’m learning a ton and I love trying to get
something out of every page. Something I liked was in
Exodus 3:7.
And the Lord said, I have surely
seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard
their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
I love it because it says that
Christ KNOWS us. He KNOWS our afflictions and problems and ALWAYS
hears our prayers. Jen, that was so cool how you prayed fervently,
with real intent and saw the fruits of that prayer. I really know that God
loves us and knows us personally and individually. Most of the time we don’t
realize that relationship. He is literally our Father. One day I was
kind of homesick and was thinking about Dad and then a thought came to my
mind like "wow, Dad would do anything for me. Seriously, anything. Even
run out barefoot in the snow to pick up his son, that ran into
a tree sledding." haha then I thought, "wow, my
Heavenly Father loves me just as much and more. He would do anything for
me. Even let his Son die for me." I hope we can all realize this relationship
and TALK with God when we pray. He listens and will help us according
to his will.
I love you guys so much! Thanks for
everything!
Love,
Elder Hjelmstad
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