This week was so wonderful! We had a lot of investigators come to church yesterday which was awesome and we have our first baptism this weekend! It's this 9 year old Heath and he is the smartest 9 year old boy I have ever met! His prayers are the most beautiful sincere prayers and always make me want to cry and he reads better than any of the adults we teach and actually understands a lot in the scriptures which is amazing because a lot of the people we teach haven't finished high school and have a hard time understanding the scriptures, but he is so awesome and he recognizes the changes that the gospel is making in his family. They are so much happier, even their house is so much cleaner and they are all kinder to each other. It is just amazing what the gospel can do!
We taught him the Law of Chastity this weekend and it was so funny teaching to a 7 year old and a 9 year old. His brother Aiden is just the cutest kid. We asked him what color purity makes him think of. After a lot of thought he said probably purple and went on to explain how being clean makes him think of sand. We couldn't help but start laughing. it was cute. And then when we decided to say that the law of chastity is staying out of other people's bubbles. He got a perplexed look on his face and then turned to his mom who was hugging him, and let her know she was breaking the law of chastity because she was in his bubble. I'm not sure he quite got the point.. :)
We have a couple other investigators, Sharon and Ethel that are just golden and it just makes being a missionary so fun when people are willing to keep their commitments and then see the changes it makes in their life!
One thing that I noticed a lot this week was the importance of learning at a young age to work and to serve. I was reading 1 Nephi 17 and noticed that in vs. 4 is the only time I can think of where Laman and Lemuel were humbled, but not from being called to repentance, or being shocked, or nearly dying in the ocean, and it was after they helped Nephi build the ship. I am so grateful that my parents taught us how to work from a young age because it is so so important for every aspect of life, but I think another key was that they weren't just building the ship for themselves, they were working to serve their family. When we learn how to work and to do it to help others we are humbled and learn that selflessness. I'm so grateful mom and dad that not only did you teach us to work while we were young, but even though we worked for a lot of things (school, sports, work, etc.) you were most proud of us when we were working to serve others, whether in our church service or just helping others in general. I think that's one of the biggest problems for families down here. Most people are pretty lazy so these kids don't learn how to work so they don't learn how to be unselfish!
I gotta go but I love yall so so much! Oh and one more thing: Yall would be so proud of me I ate 2 hamburgers yesterday! Second time in my life I've finished a hamburger and I ate two! Yeah for blessings of serving a mission ;)
muito amor, Sister Lewis
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