February 2, 2015- Snow!
Hey Family and
Friends!
I just completed my
second week being on a bike. I am just starting to get used to be on a bike but
it sounds like our biking days could almost be over. We had some interviews
with President Baker on Thursday. And I asked him if I should buy a bike
since I have been using a junky used extra bike right now. President Baker said that he didn't know we
were still on bikes and that he is going to get us a car. We just don't know
how long it will be until then. But it’s been nice to have had the time to be
on bikes because it keeps you in shape.
Monday night we
went over to teach the family of Lani and Martin. Lani is Hermana Delgado's
daughter. Lani wasn't there though, so we taught Martin. We watched the Restoration video, and
answered some of his questions. For
example, he asked, “What is so bad about coffee, because it’s not the caffeine
since you guys drink soda? I just bore my testimony that I honestly don't know
exactly what there is in coffee that is bad, but I do know that the Book of
Mormon is true which means that this church is the true church, and that Joseph
Smith was a prophet, and that means that the Word of Wisdom is a commandment
from God, so that means no coffee.
Tuesday morning,
we went downstairs to exercise in our building’s gym. About halfway through our
workout, I just happened to glance outside through a window, and saw that it was
all white and the ground was all covered in snow. By the time we actually got
outside to ride our bikes, around 2 p.m., all the snow had
melted. Tuesday night, we had a lesson with the Delgados. We talked
with Hermana Delgado and she said that she knew that the Book of Mormon was
true and there isn't anything holding her back from being baptized. The
spirit was super strong but before we could invite her to be baptized on a specific
date, one of her neighbors came in, and began having a conversation with her. As
a result, the strong spirit left and we weren't able to ask her to be
baptized. Satan is always trying to oppose the work but we are hoping to set a baptism
date with her this next week.
Wednesday, as we
were biking we saw some Latinos so we turned around and went to talk with them.
While Elder Bradshaw was talking to some guys from Argentina, I talked to a
woman from Peru. As I was talking to her she mentioned that some
missionaries had told her about Joseph Smith. I asked her if she
believed that there could be a living prophet today on the Earth, and
she said, "No I don't think so, and even if there was one I wouldn't care."
I've been thinking about just how blessed we are to have a
prophet today who can lead and guide us to help us choose the right. It
is so clear to me that we need a prophet. We also met with Luis, Hermana
Delgado's 17 year old son, and he told us he doesn't want to get baptized until
later in life because when he turns 18 he wants to join the Air Force. He says that after he is done with the Air Force,
then he will join. Elder Bradshaw and I
are going to try to convince him to join sooner rather than later.
Friday night we
were at Victor and Reina's house for dinner and afterwards we taught Victor a
lesson. He made us some really good tacos.
Mmm, they were so good. After we ate them, Victor asked me if I knew
what type of tacos they were and then he told me that they were tacos de
lengua. In English, that translates as cow
tongue tacos. It actually didn't shock me at all or anything because I figured
that's what they were. Ever since I arrived here in the field I have heard
Spanish missionaries talk about how good tacos de lengua are, so I've been
wanting to try them for some time.
Saturday, a family in
our branch baptized their 8-year-old daughter and we were invited to
attend. After the program, we did some
service for a member. We raked his yard
and fixed his car. In the evening, we taught
two lessons. One of them was with Jamie. We talked with him and he said that he
knows that the Book of Mormon is true.
We set him with a baptismal date for March 14th.
On Sunday, during
Sacrament meeting, the Stake Presidency was there. After Sacrament meeting, which is held during
the third hour here, all the priesthood holders and anyone else who wanted
to stay were asked to stay for a special meeting. The Stake President said that
it was the will of the Lord that this Spanish branch should become a Spanish
ward. So, he called and set apart the High Priest group and Elders quorum
presidency. So officially, we are a ward now, which is awesome!
Hope everyone has a
great week.
Love, Elder Cannon
