Whatsoever shall be given you in that hour

1/11  We saw a huge miracle this week with the baptism of Patrick. He is an investigator of the Hermanas. Seeing as though the Hermanas were unable to leave piso this week, we were asked to teach him the last few things he was missing before his baptism, so we did. In our lesson on Wednesday, he expressed some doubts about not feeling ready. We could tell though that he was more than ready to be baptized and understood everything perfectly, so we urged him to continue preparing for Saturday. We had another visit on Friday and did our best to prepare him. He still expressed doubts of how prepared he felt. We were, however, able to convince him to come to the interview. I was super nervous to give the interview, because I didn't know what I could say to help him see that he was prepared and ready. When he got to the interview, he expressed that he still wasn't sure. The nerves didn't go away until I sat down with him and started with a prayer. After the prayer, everything was calm. Somehow, even though I had no clue what to do and what to say, I began to share personal experiences and scriptures, and we finished the interview. It was by far one of the most humbling experiences I have had my whole mission as I was clearly being guided as a tool in the Lord's hands to say and share exactly what Patrick needed to hear. By no fault of my own, after the interview he felt ready for baptism.

Although he left the interview seeming a little nervous still and a little unsure of what had just happened, the next day when he showed up to the service, he had a little smile on his face. I could tell something had changed. However, the real change happened after the baptism. When he came up out of the water, he just stood there for a few seconds with his head down. When he looked up, his face was beaming. I could tell he had found the peace he was looking for. He was so happy and excited the next day for his confirmation as well. It was such a wonderful experience, and I am so thankful to have had the privilege to take part in it.

We continue to do well here in Tarragona. We met a new investigator who just came to church for the first time yesterday. His wife is a member but he isn't. He stayed for all three hours and loved it! We set a visit up with them this week and are really excited to start teaching him. We are really trying to focus our efforts on finding new investigators and are trying everything we know to do to find them. We were given a lot of member referrals last week and will work hard to come in contact them this week. All in all, I see the work has a lot of potential here.

If there is one thing I have learned from my experiences this week, it would be that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the best fix for everything. It really doesn't matter what problems people are facing, accepting and living the gospel will help them overcome their trials. Mathew 11: 28 states; "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." The atonement makes it possible for us to rest from our burdens and difficulties. It frees us from the guilt that comes from sin. It gives us an opportunity to start over, and the pathway to all these blessings is accepting and living the gospel of Jesus Christ. No matter what our doubts, no matter what our sickness or afflictions, the Savior and His gospel can and will help us if we let them.

Manuel, the member who took them on their adventure