Well... Jorge and Mario got baptized. They´re brothers and we are currently working with their mom and sister, too. In the picture: Jorge is the one to the left of his mom, Mercedes (the woman in the bright pink shirt), and Mario to the right. The girl between me and Hermana Garcia is their sister, Ingrid. They are an amazing family. We are just praying lots for the dad/husband, because he isn´t so keen on changing his habits or life.
I have learned so much from Jorge in these past 2-ish months of knowing him. He´s 17 and has made so many changes. He was going to get baptized 2 weeks ago with Domingo, but had to wait because of some worthiness issues, but he made lots of sacrifices and has been so strong. A few days before the baptism, we were checking up on how he was doing with his goals and he was just beaming with joy the whole time. He has been working since he was 14 years old, repairing cars, so wasn´t going to school. Today he starts he studies. He talks about wanting to go on a mission. And lots of good stuff... I love seeing people change their lives and being HAPPY about it.
Have you noticed the same guy in all of the baptism pictures from San Pedro, and always in white... yeah, that´s Rafael. He´s our branch mission leader and is a rockstar. He basically does a ton. He is the one that introduced us to Jorge, who then introduced us to Mario, and the rest of the family a little bit afterward. Have I mentioned how essential the members are in the work of the Lord?
Can I also just mention how incredibly appreciative I am to know that the priesthood, the power of God, is here on the earth, held by worthy, faithful men? Miracles exist, but we must have the faith necessary. We are so incredibly fortunate to have an incredibly loving and merciful Heavenly Father whose goal is to bless us, comfort us, and help us return to Him.
All my love,
Hermana Marin
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