Adventist boy

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 What's good guys? This week was a grindy one. We are finally getting to the point where we have several people to teach, but still a large chunk of our time is spent trying to find new people that will actually progress. But we are staying happy and seeing miracles.


One of those miracles is from Ariel Lopez. This guy has been taught by missionaries for a long sec. He understands everything, but he has a hard time accepting things that come from modern revelation. He was baptized as a catholic like everyone and their dog here, but came to realize that that church isn't the true one. Then he arrived to the Adventists. Well now he is still searching for the truth, but has some deepest beliefs from the Adventists. This last week we had a lesson with him and we prayed to know who should accompany us. This name came to mind of a newish convert. He's a good friend of ours, but we had never heard his story about his conversion, but he felt right so we invited him. Turns out our friend, Israel, that came with us, had experienced every single thing that Ariel had experienced and even used the same words Ariel had used the lesson before to express himself. It was incredible! The spirit is real! We ended up putting him on date and have an almost daily plan of how to best help him overcome his questions and doubts. We are seeing a lot of success from it. 

Little miracles like this are leading us to see big movements here in the area. That's what we need out here -- lot of miracles.

Keep it up out there. Keep reading your scriptures, saying your prayers, and trusting in the Lord

Elder Holdstock






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