Macey Gates: Sister Macey Gates // Week Twenty-Six

This week was AMAZING. So Vicente... we visited with Vicente this week, just to see how he was doing and he made Santoyo rub alcohol on his back HAHAHA i don't think i have ever laughed so hard in my life. Im dying saying this right now hahah. Edgar... Edgar stopped smoking, he hasn't smoked for 8 days now. He sent us a text this week that was the sweetest thing ever: "Si estan con alguien saludenlo de mi parte no se olviden q necesito de ustedes. Ustedes son una bendicion para cualquier persona q las conozco amen." Edgar has completely changed his life around and told us he will do anything for us. This week we were on our way home and i had this feeling to go see this family we got as a referral from the Elders. He have tried so many times to visit them but they have never been home. BUT i didn't wanna no act on a prompting. So we went and they were home. We left a harvest blessing with them and invited them to be baptized. They are the most amazing family and WANT to learn more and said they would be baptized when they know that what we have taught is true. I specifically prayed that morning to find a family that would want to get baptized. I know God answers our prayers, especially when they are specific. We talked this week with a lady in the parking lot, she was a former member, she was having a hard time with prophets. I hate bible bashing but for some reason i felt to keep doing it haha then a couple min. later this member just walked up and told her the first vision exactly what we had done right before. She said she sent in a letter to take away her member ship but she is willing to gain a testimony again. It was amazing the courage that member had to come be another witness of what we had to say. I challenge you all to do that. To be that other witness of jesus christ. We are teaching this cousin of two less active members and he is a single dad with two kids, his name is Oliver. We have been trying to work with him but he just wouldn't do anything. He told us he was fine. Saturday morning we felt to go over there. We were so specific with our questions and helped him to really know that this is something good and this will change his life. He agreed to come to church and pray before. If he got his answer that this church is true at church then he agreed to be baptized. After church he said" Yes, we need to talk" Im so excited, i know he got his answer. When we left his house on saturday, the two boys said to each me and Santoyo " bye mom" the poor kids don't have a mom. They love us to death. It broke my heart. Im grateful to have the parents that i do. Antonio is so awesome!! He is going to be baptized next week!!! We had to say goodbye to one of our investigators, one of the hardest things cause she was moving. She told us how much we have changed her life. Even tho we had only met with her a couple times, i love her to death. This week we got money to go to dinner and so we went to KFC, the worker there was a member, and he gave us half off. It was the sweetest miracle!! I love all the members of this church, they really take care of us. Saturday was el sabado de gloria, and we were teaching Antonia, Santoyo got the hose and soaked me...... haha it was so funny, guys i'm freakin' hanging out with a 33 year old hahhahaha it kills me but i love her so much. Her mom sent me some earrings she made and a cute little wallet from mexico. I feel like half the time here i'm just helping Santoyo, its hard and its frustrating but if i can keep her up and going, staying on her mission thats what i want because she is amazing. SHELSEA GOT BAPTIZED!!! It was such a great easters!!! I had to play the piano.... i was so nervous but it was good. When Hno Ruiz was welcoming Shelsea into the ward, he focused on her dad. Her dad Juan Carlos isn't a member, He said " Juan now is your time to be baptized, to choose this path, and etc" It was a shock to everyone. I know its this families time to all be baptized and be sealed. I love la familia Aceves. We had the mom Lupita give the talk on baptism and she has been less active cause of work, but she said she knows its time to change to come back. We had Juan her son give the one on the holy ghost. Honestly i think Shelseas records got lost so this family could have this day, to truly recognize whats important in life. It was absolutely amazing. Then we went and had tacos, egg and rice, dang good and we had an easter egg hunt with them. We hit standard again!!! So many people called us this week cause they didn't believe our numbers. I didn't even believe them ahhaha i know my savior and my heavenly father love me so much!!! I hope you all had a great week:)

Hermanitititita Gates:)