Week 13 11/5 HALLOWEEEEEN!!! SPOOKEY GHOST!!

This week we had another BAPTISM!!! with Hermana Janire!

We had an awesome experience with her!

So Friday night we received a notice that Janire was going to head into surgery for her knee a couple hours after her baptism. We were super worried cause we thought that she wasn't going to be able to be confirmed. So we went over to her house to talk with her and she said she would enter the hospital at 8pm the surgery ended at 10pm and she would leave the hospital at 3am Sunday morning. Then attend church for her confirmation at 11am! We thought she was insane! But she said something super awesome to me that I won't forget. It's something I never though I would hear from an investigator hahah.

Janire, "Do you believe in God?"

"Yeah"

Janire, "Do you have faith?".

"Of course!"

Janire, "Then I will be confirmed tomorrow after my surgery don't you worry!"

I literally stood in shock and just stared her and her daughter hahah!

At that moment she probably had more faith than I did!! She was so determined to be baptized and confirmed this weekend. 

Fortunately, she was baptized by Elder Torres, went to surgery, and then was able to attend church and be confirmed! It was insane. She said she didn't feel any pain the next day in church... (Probably cause she was on tons of pain meds) but also with the help of like 4 people bore her testimony in sacrament meeting! It was so good and spiritual and even better we had a family from Venezuela their that we are working with to be baptized this month! 

Sorry I cant send any pictures cause this computer is broken, but hopefully next week I can send the baptism of Janire and also the baptism of Estephany also! Estephany has her meeting with President Strong today and if she is all good, she will be baptized this Saturday!

Also something super awesome happened on Halloween. We decided that we were going to work super hard and the entire day, for like 7 hours, we knocked doors hahah! Aaaaannnddd we didn't find a single person that we could come back to! Plus that day I had a mad headache and couldn't move my neck it was the weirdest thing. But yeah pretty much it was like the worst day of my life here. But that night I was thinking about the character of Christ and always be positive and turn outwards to people and show love. Then I though how it's good we had this day because it can't get any worse than this, hahahha.

Well, the next day is when we saw the fruits of our labors hahaha. While teaching Christina in the street we had a family walk up to us gave us their names, numbers, and address!!! Literally, we didn't even say goodnight or anything to them, and they just walked up to us and talked with us. Anyways we went to their house that night and it is a family from Venezuela!! THE BEST!! Every single Venezuelan we have taught has been baptized hahah. We talk them lesson 1 that night and they didn't accept a date for baptisms but another visit. The next night when and taught another lesson, and the next next day was Sunday and they attended church! And now this Wednesday, we have an appointment with them and will extended invitation for baptism one more time. Its a shame because they missed sacrament so we cant count it as a attendance. So their baptisms will be the 1st of December.

Yesterday we found out our converts Ruben and Carlota are going to move back to some islands above Venezuela for work! Which is awesome cause he is going to make a lot of money he says and there is a church there too. But we won't be able to continue to teach them!!

Also this week I was listening to a lady complain about all her problems and it reminded me of a teaching that I remember dad taught to the old lady that lived in our house for eternity hahah. 

Yeah we all have our problems, and what are you going to do about it? Nothing? Complain about it? or are you going to change your ATTITUDE and DO something about it? 

Just something I remembered that applies to all of us. When we are in times of affliction or difficulties we need to do something about it. We can't just sit there and wait for time it take its toll. Get up and start DOING something about it and TRUST in the Lord Jesus Christ and I promise, as a representative of Him, that it will turn out for your benefit!! IT ALWAYS DOES THROUGH THE LORD!! Something special that my President in the CCM taught me, 5 words for this life... DO IT THE LORDS WAY!!

Anyway, super good week here in Peru for us! Our zone goal is 9 baptisms this month and we already have 3. So hopefully we can achieve this through are diligent work!!

Love

Elder Kohlert

Scriptures: There were a ton I found this week that were super awesome but don't want to send all...

Mosiah 7:33

Alma 5:45-46