Spencer's Take 2, Semana 37

Monday, January 19, 2015

 

Buenas tardes mis queridos!!! All is well here in Tucuman!!!! It has been a reallllly hot week with tons of humidity.

 

This week we had a baptism! A man named Oscar whom I have been teaching since I got here finally went down! He has changed sooooo much! He went from you basic argentine dad (drinker, beater, lazy, all you can imagine) to a spiritual giant! It was a conversion that took 3 months rather than 3 weeks but it is a true repentance that has happened in his heart! I remember the first time I went to his home, I heard him whisper to his wife,"porque tienen que estar aqui?" which means why do they have to  be here. It was obvious to me that he didn't really want anything to do with us. He didn't like us that much in the beginning but like I said he changed a ton! His wife was at his side the whole time; she has been a member her whole life. She is part of a family who is well known for being strong members here but she got lost from the trail a little bit. But as she has worked her way back to the pathway she brought her husband with her! They were married on Friday and then Oscar got baptized on Saturday. The dad of Paula, the wife, came up from the south of Argentina to do the baptism and it was beautiful! When Oscar came out of the water they just hugged each other and Oscar cried! He then had a tearful experience later the next day in church when he was confirmed again as he gave one of his first public prayers in the gospel priciples class. He is a spiritual giant! haha As he cried so much which is not normal for him I couldn't help but think that he was like a girl on one of her crazy mood swings like they always have during pregnancies and stuff where their emotions just go crazy. That was Oscar as he cried all day long! It was beautiful! and funny.... haha :)

 

I love you guys so much! Don't ever think that someone you know will never change! When you start to doubt just think..... Oscar changed! so can 'so and so'!!!!!!! 

God is good. He works miracles!

 

I love you all so much.

Elder Spencer McKee