This week has been very rewarding, yet difficult. With the broken road and two visits to Quezaltenango, (my companion was mauled by a dog and had to receive several vaccinations) we've learned more about how to manage our time more effectively. We are going to have two baptisms on the 24th which is very exciting. Both of these fechas come from inactive families that have reactivated after a couple of visits, and now they want their children to be baptized.
There was also another man that we visited who finally came to church again after a year in a half of inactivity. While we were in our discussion, I asked him what his biggest obstacle was. He mentioned that the only thing in the way from him getting to church was his inability to see the road. I happened to have some cheap prescription glasses with me and I asked if they would help him see. They were the perfect prescription. Now he says he can come every Sunday, and he has ever since. We made sure that his commitment was to God and not the glasses and happily agreed. It was wonderful to see the members of the ward gather round him when he showed up in the chapel after years of inactivity. It only took a testimony about the power of assisting church and some cheap glasses to help a man see his own way back to eternal life. He was welcomed and embraced by all his fellow brethren. He and five other investigators showed up. It was a great Sabbath.
We're excited for more families to return from vacation, and we are constantly finding new places to contact! This area will have an opportunity to hear the gospel.
Elder Young
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