I know you all want to hear about me and my week and stuff but I'm just so extremely excited that my brother and his wife are going to be PARENTS. I'm also going to be an uncle, which seems unreal but I'm so extremely excited and happy for them.
This last week flew by though so so fast. I wasn't prepared for it to go by so quick. I'd like to take the opportunity to tell you a little bit about some people we are teaching and amazing experiences we have had.
The first is the Romero family. They are two young parents who have a little boy. They are both super interested in learning more about God and the plan He has for them. I enjoy seeing them grow in their knowledge about the gospel.
The second family is the Torres family. Around 4 months ago, right near the beginning of when I got to Arkansas, my past companion, Elder Giles, and I were in a park talking to certain families. We came across a mom and her toddler. We begin talking to her and sharing a little about what we believe. Then a few minutes later her husband got there on his way from getting off of work. He was super tired though and just ended up napping on the park bench while we talked to his wife. We shared about the Book of Mormon and how it is another testament of Jesus Christ. We shared that with the Bible it can teach us more perfectly how to follow our Savior. We asked if we could get some contact information so that we could continue talking with them another time but she politely declined. Fast forward to about 2 weeks ago. A different pair of missionaries were in Wal-Mart doing their shopping for the week when a hispanic lady came up to them and started saying things. The missionaries didn't understand and they were trying to communicate with her. Eventually in her broken English she was able to ask them for the Spanish missionaries number. Later that day they told us about the experience and that we might have a lady contacting us. We got texted by the number a few days later and we set up an appointment to go by their house. When we came into the home there was such a good feeling there. I then saw the mom and realized it was the mom from the park, nearly 5 months earlier, who had texted us. The family is actually much bigger than to just them and they have 4 kids (14, 12, 7, and 2). We ended up being able to teach the while family and it was such a special experience. We have been visiting them every Tuesday night and sharing messages with their family. They are learning so much and I am learning from their example. This last visit their 7 year old daughter was drawing the whole time and I assumed she just wasn't paying attention or bored. At the end when we left she hurried and ran to me before we left and handed me a picture. I realized that she was indeed paying attention when she handed me a beautiful drawing illustrating exactly what we had been talking about. We were sharing about how God is our loving father in heaven and we are his children. Her illustration had "I love God" written all over it. Very special present and made me realize why Christ invited us to become like little children. They have such a special spirit.
This just made me even more excited as Cameron and Shirley will be having a daughter of their own and we will see our family grow and become so much more complete. I love you all and wish you have an amazing week!
Elder C.R. Anderson
Pictures:
- Restaurant at a Honduras style restaurant with hermana cortez. She moved to the US when she was 30.
- My plate of food which has plantains, chicken, cabbage, and who knows what! It was something I think mom would like. I enjoyed it a lot though! I ended up eating the whole thing.
- Plate of 'doblados' a Guatemalan dish that translates to 'turns' it was kind of like fried tacos but they were really good. (You can see why I'm gaining weight)
- The picture the sweet little girl gave me that now hands right next to where I study every day
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