The reference giving catholic

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 What's up everyone, what's poppin?


I'm finally back in Cerro Rico. After like an almost 2 week hiatus of bouncing from house to house, I made it back and my companion is finally here. We have not missed a beat and just starting working so hard. 

We've just truly searched for every opportunity to share the restored gospel to try and make up for our lost time and we are being so blessed for it. The other night on our way home from a lesson, this lady stopped us in the street "are you guys from the mormon church" we were like "well, yeah" and she said that she had a reference for us of a family that just moved here and started throwing out all the details. Their name, number, direction, life story and everything. My companion stopped her and said "are you a member" and she said "nope, I'm from the catholic church, but they dont like my church and they love yours, so visit them." 

We didn't waste any time, and the next morning we went to find them. A girl opened the door and she had to catch her breath and said "woah, elders! Let me go get my mom" turns out this family was supposed to get baptized in Sant Cruz, but then had to come to Potosí just before being baptized and were so excited to finally be found by the missionaries again. They came to church yesterday and we are so excited to be working with them.

We have been blessed like this so much this week. Obedience to God's commandments and his rules bring miracles. A while ago my President told me to read 3 Nephi 9 and make myself a commitment and the commitment was to be strict about sin. Obedience brings blessings, but perfect Obedience brings miracles.

Elder Holdstock










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