☆ Darien's baptism! Darien is this precious 9-year-old boy whose mom got baptized in February. He decided that he wanted to be baptized because it made his mom so happy, and it was genuinely the sweetest baptism I've ever been to. Everyone was in tears, and then when he was confirmed, the blessing said something along the lines of, "...and in a few years when you open your mission call, you're going to look back and remember this day that started it all." SOBBING. 😭 Then my 6-year-old friend Josue held my hand during the closing prayer to try to make me stop crying. Didn't work, it had the complete opposite effect, but the effort was there!!🥲
☆ JACOBO'S GETTING BAPTIZED!!!🌊 There were lots of prayers and fasts being offered in our district this week that he would actually go to church, and HE DID.🙏 So we've got his baptism this week which is so exciting because we've been trying to baptize him since I got here in November.
☆ JOSUEEE!!! Josue is the funniest, most angelic kid ever. 😇 His family has been taught by the elders for a while, but they've recently started coming to EVERYTHING. They come to activities, church, baptisms, devotionals, literally everything. Whenever I play the piano for anything, he'll come up, sit on the bench, and hold down the pedal for me. Pretty much got a future Mozart here in Las Vegas. 💪🎹 His brother told me the other day that Josue wants to marry me, and when I asked Josue if it was true, he GRINNED and nodded. I might be married by the time I come home, so stay tuned! 👰
☆ Had an exchange with my mother, Sister Glauser, and about 1/2 of the time we were together was spent plotting how to convince President to let us be companions her last transfer. Odds aren't looking great but we're going to keep praying and subtly slipping it into every weekly email and interview and any interaction we have with him. 🤪
☆ My favorite member that I've met on my mission got called as the ward mission leader in one of the wards we're over, and genuinely every single missionary's hand shot up so fast to sustain him. He made us all arepas as a celebration and that was a highlight of the week. 🥳
A scripture that really applied to this week was 3 Nephi 9:22: "Therefore, whoso repenteth and cometh unto me as a little child, him will I receive, for of such is the kingdom of God." Seeing Darien be baptized and be so happy that he cried the whole way home, having Jacobo's baptism this week, and seeing Josue and his siblings sit with their faces pressed against the glass at every baptism have been some of the most tender moments of my mission. In the scriptures we're told (repeatedly) to become "... as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him..." (Mosiah 3:19). It's only through this humility and willingness to become like Christ that we can truly change our lives!
Love you all and hope you have the best week!
🤍 Hna. Pursglove
Photographs Below :)
1. Put us together President 🙏 (main photo above)
2. Zone Olympics 😎💪
3. Sister Arceee
4. Surprise visit from the legend herself, Sister Peraza 🥳
5. Cutie Nicole, the most elect recent convert ever
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