Week 38

Champagne🍾

Hey guys, it's Elder Robertson here. This week we found a lot of people and Champagne has her Baptism this week! I feel like a little kid on Christmas morning. That might be a weird way to describe it, but just seeing her progress from day 1 until now, where she understands the importance of the gospel is super awesome. I'm super grateful to the church members here too. They have been amazing friends to her. 

Yesterday we had a cool experience where we found this lady and so we taught here about the restoration. I felt the spirit and explained what it was and if she felt it, and she did. The Spirit is a way God invites us to keep His commandments, and that is what I told her. So we set date for her baptism and left with good vibes and a couple experience points. So yeah, seek the Spirit and let the Lord help. 

I've learned this week about repentance and that it's not just praying for forgiveness. When we keep the commandments we are repenting or when we change our attitude or make covenants. And this is why faith leads to repentance and repentance to making covenants and keeping them! 

We played some badminton with these super wealthy doctors. My trainy Elder Dablo and I are gettin' things done! I feel more productive than ever now. I think because I'm working harder than I ever had too. Read your scriptures and do good things. Jesus loves you. Adios amigos. 










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