Teaching the Torres Family

So this week we were focused a whole bunch on the Torres family again. I'm really wanting them to get completely back in the church. So we were over there just about every day re-teaching everything this time with Lizhet involved, because it became pretty apparent that she had forgotten everything about the gospel. So we re-taught a bunch of things and we told her that we won't baptize Jimena unless she commits to be fully reactivated. One of the things we got them commited to do is family home evening, they even bought board games and everything. So we're going over there tonight to make sure everything goes smoothly and effectively for their very first FHE. 

As for the miracle that occurred, Lizhet, her brother, and her husband, plus their kids, all made it to church yesterday. And for the first time in 8 years they stayed all 3 hours. It took a lot of convincing after sacrament meeting, and I even had to wake her up in 3rd hour, but the important thing is that she did it, and she liked it. But even more important is that her husband liked it, and decided that it could be a good substitute for the Catholic church. So hopefully he'll agree to hearing the lessons soon as well. Or hopefully the baptism of Jimena and Edward will inspire him enough. But it'll be super cool if that whole family could be converted and baptized.

We are also meeting with a former investigator this week who was super close to baptism, but stopped taking the lessons, because it felt like she was no longer progressing as she was waiting for her passport to get married.  But she's got it, can now get married, and can get baptized pretty soon after that. So that'll be cool if she's really actually pretty serious about coming back to church and seeing us and stuff. The cool thing is that members have still fellowshiped her even after she stopped the lessons and everything. So it should be pretty easy to do. That's about it, we went to Columbia today to take photos, so I'll send those when I get em. That is all. 

Loves 

Elder Bertoch