We had a good meeting and then we went to get the baptism clothes already for Jackson y Lesley. We ironed them all and loaded them into the bag filled the font and headed to their house to have them try on clothes. That's when the surprise came. Jackson and his brother and cousin were cleaning a whole bunch of garbage out of their apartment complex. So naturally, we decided to blow their minds that we would be willing to help even in all of our shirts and ties. The garbage truck came to lift a tarp of junk into the truck but they couldn't quite get it. So we helped them with that and they too were just stunned that two white kids in nice clothes would just jump in to help them lift a leaky tarp of smelly garbage into a broken-down pickup truck.
Then after that was over we went to have them try on clothes. That's when we realized that Lesly had been crying and that something wasn't right. They told us they didn't want to be married or baptized anymore and were going to separate. We got there at like 3:00 and until 5:00 they told all of their story and their pasts. Considering their impressive stories we thought it might be a good idea to let them wait another week. But then me and my comp both got the impression that this was the day that could save their family. We played the therapist a bit, and I was really glad to have learned some techniques from my mom. Then we knelt down and we told them to both offer a silent prayer and ask Heavenly Father if they should get married and baptized. After like 5 minutes they both lifted up their heads and there was a different feeling in the room. No more was there a feeling of accusation or contention but a calm and peaceful feeling of a family that was ready to move forward. They both said they felt like they needed to go forward with the baptism and wedding. We left at 5:30 to buy the cake and get some other clothes. Then at 7:00, the lawyer was there and they got married. Their whole family came and they all were super excited for them. Lesly later bore her testimony that this was the best decision that she had ever made in her entire life. The next day Jackson gave us a reference of his friend and we went with him to contact them. We're hoping that we can help the rest of their family get baptized as well but we've just got to get past a few more challenges.
This change meeting was incredible. My companion gave a powerful testimony about loving the people you serve and then the highlight was Elder Perieda. He's my ''grandpa'' in the mission because he trained my trainer. He's the only member of his family. But they came down from the capital to support him. In his testimony, he challenged every one of them to be baptized. It was so powerful. He's such an amazing missionary and I'm going to miss him a lot.
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| Elder Tucker at Change Meeting |
My new companion is Elder Aceituno! He's my third Honduran Companion. He's from Sanpedro Sula. He's only got 3 weeks left till he gets home as well! So I'm killing off two companions in two changes! He's my number one fan of magic and just goes nuts whenever I do a trick for him. he loves it. He is super humble and knows the scriptures super well! We've had a ton of experiences this week just following little promptings to find prepared people! And we're hoping that they're going to be able to progress.
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| Elder Aceituno and I braving the raging cornfields. |
The downer of the week was with our Familia Feliz, just the happiest family ever. They were going to come to church this week but couldn't and they also told us that to get baptized the husband needs to get divorced from his ex-wife so that could take some time.
This week there was a conference for all of Guatemala. I stood outside on the streets with Elder Elggren and Elder Johnson and we pulled like 12 people off the street to come and listen to David A. Bednar speak. It was awesome!
Also, earlier in the week we were walking on the street and I got the impression to talk to this lady. All we did was invite her to conference and find out that she lives really far away. So I figured that maybe the Lord was just testing my ability to follow The Spirit but she actually came to the conference with her 2 young kids! It was awesome!
The spirit has been a lot more present in my life recently and I love it! Hope that it's the same for you all at home as well!
Love you all!
Elder Pugmire
Elder Wilcox is the type that would be a great writer and ya... that was his old house. Our house is super nice! Such a sad day for France... Hope everything is well. Keep me updated with all of that.
Elder Wilcox is the type that would be a great writer and ya... that was his old house. Our house is super nice! Such a sad day for France... Hope everything is well. Keep me updated with all of that.
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