This was such a fantastic week this past week! So many miracles have been going on!
So this past Tuesday we got a call from the zone leaders saying that we would be getting a little present the coming Friday. Wanna guess what it was?!?!? WE GOT A MINI MISSIONARY!!! No we did not a get a missionary that was 3 feet tall....would have been cool if it was though! We got to spend the whole weekend with Manuel Herrera which was awesome! We had some awesome miracles happen!
So, before all that happened, this past Wednesday, we got to go on ward splits which were fun. I went with Brother Friesen and Elder Tan went with Brother Welliver. We dropped by less actives and got to meet this sweet old lady, Sister Leonard.
This past Thursday was probably the greatest miracle of them all before Manuel came. We got to go and see Kevin with the Bishop! Now, I can’t remember if I told you this before but Kevin lives in a mental institute, so that always puts a damper on things....UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME FAITH!!! Kevin just soaked everything up like a sponge! We knew that he had some mental disabilities, so Brother Welliver had given us the suggestion to bring a visual aid. IT WORKED WONDERS!!! We spent quite a while going over the Plan of Salvation, consistently testifying that he no longer had to mourn for his parents that he lost. He seemed reassured, and he even said that he felt the spirit which was awesome! So, while we were there, we of course had to test his knowledge to make sure that he was soaking everything in, so we rearranged the plan of salvation and had him reorganize it. He did it perfectly! He put it into perfect order!
So Friday rolled around and we got to pick up our little mini missionary! He honestly was probably one of the coolest guys I have ever met! He told us stories about his dad and when he went and served his mission. It’s unbelievable that his father is even alive! His father served in Peru in 1988 I think. That’s when terrorist were running rampant. Crazy eh??
Sunday has to be one of the best/interesting days of the week though. Kevin came to church which was awesome! However, that does not fully clarify how long we were actually in the church. Kevin unfortunately has a smoking problem... and with his mental capacity as well as his depression from his parents, it is hard for him. So, I think we spent a total of an hour inside the church building. However, we were very determined to not waste any time at all. While we were outside under the ramada, we talked about the Word of Wisdom with him, and we committed him to cut down on the cigarettes and the pipe. I really wonder what Manuel was thinking the whole entire time as we were there, in and out of church. Before we knew it, church was over. Never have I ever cherished church so much. It truly is our spiritual recharge for the upcoming week. We didn’t even get to have the sacrament which has to be the saddest part of this past week. We were so occupied with Kevin which was very saddening in the least.
However, the day got better! We were able to go over to the Shens for dinner! She is such a good cook! After that, we zoomed over to the stake center to drop off our little missionary. It was pretty sad to see him go. Before we parted ways though, all the missionaries and their mini missionaries had a quick testimony meeting. Such a powerful hour where we sat together and were able to hear the testimonies of these mini missionaries, as well as some other missionaries.
This has been such a good week though! I sure miss and love you guys!
Love
Elder McCown
