This past week was great! Side note. So right before the mission Dad
and I flew down here and stayed in a hotel for 2 nights and that hotel is in my
area. I drive by it everyday. On Tuesday we had exchanges with the Zone Leaders
and it was an amazing experience. I went to serve in their area for the day with
Elder Wilson. We had an awesome experience where we felt impressed to go to a
certain apartment complex on the other side of the area and their area so we
did. As we pulled in Elder Wilson asked me if we should go left or right, I
answered right, he was thinking the same thing. So he turned right and not 5
feet later he parked. I asked "why would you ask me right or left if you were
just going to park?" He didn't know why he just felt like this is where we
needed to be. We got out and decided to start at the top floor, nobody answered.
As we finished the second floor a lady pulled up. I looked at Elder Wilson and
told him that we should go help the lady with her groceries. We went down and I
asked her if we could help. She accepted and we found out that she has diabetes
and her blood sugar was low so she didn't feel good. We helped her get all her
stuff inside and she asked us to sit down. Her husband then walked out of his
room and she told us that he was not a member. We sat down with him right then
and taught him about the Book of Mormon and as it turns out he had been reading
the Book of Mormon lately. The Spirit was strong as we testified of the power of
the Book of Mormon and then invited him to be baptized on June 9th. He accepted
and is now preparing to be baptized. We were guided by the Spirit and were led
to one of Heavenly Father's children that was ready to hear the Gospel.
That night we had a lesson with 2 other investigators, Cody and Wade.
There are 2 young single adults that have just started learning about and coming
to church. I have been a part of some powerful lessons but this lesson was
easily the most spiritual and powerful Restoration lesson I have ever taught.
There was this atmosphere in the room like no other, you could feel the Spirit
as if it was whispering all the words in your ears. The testimony and
teachings flowed out of the mouths of Elder Wilson and I and even the members
who came to the lesson. We asked Wade what was keeping him from baptism and he
said "nothing. When I am reading the Book of Mormon, praying and coming to
church are the times when I feel the best!" At the end we invited them both to
be baptized on June 16 and they both said yes. The Work is true!
Elder Quiroz continues to improve and grow as a missionary. He is an
amazing teacher and is super bold. We were teaching Adan and Alejandro who both
didn't read from the Book of Mormon again so I asked them if they really had a
desire to read. They said no but that they wanted an answer. Elder Quiroz told
them that what they wanted was silly, they wanted an answer with out doing any
research or work. We told them that if they wanted an answer that they had to
put in their part. By the end Alejandro excitedly asked what the reading
assignment would be. The work continues to progress and my testimony and I have
no doubts that this is Christ's church had never been more firm. I love you
all.
Love,
Elder Jolly
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