Dear family,
E. is still awesome and preparing. Sadly he had to go to
Santiago to testify in a court case, so he will be back in a couple
weeks. But he had already started to stop smoking so I have faith that
he will stay strong and make it. But Jordan, the son who has completely
changed the last couple of weeks, and Roberto, and dad who`s wife and kids
are already baptized, are both ready for this Saturday.
That is so neat about the conferences. Thank you for sharing that
about President Eyring. I can`t wait for Conference! Only about 5 weeks
away!
We are really excited for Jordan and Roberto`s baptisms this
Saturday! They are both studs and will really be strengths to the
branch.
Yesterday we visited with a member that just moved here from
Santiago because she is engaged to a man in our branch. She has 4 kids,
but she divorced her old husband 5 years ago. She served a mission in
Santiago South and the man she is going to marry served in Uruguay. So I
am very happy for them both.
She told us an amazing story though, of a few years ago. She was
super poor, and trying to take care of her 4 kids. One night a lady
knocked on her door asking if she could give her any food. She sadly
said no and that she didn`t even have anything to give her 4 children
that night. About an hour later the same lady came back and gave her a
small package of noodles and a little can of sauce that she seemed to
have got asking others for food. She gratefully started preparing this
package of noodles for dinner for her kids, when the missionaries
knocked on the door. They said they hadn`t eaten all day because the
member who was going to give them lunch wasn`t there. So she invited
them to eat dinner with them. Miraculously, there was enough for
everyone to have a plate of noodles, the two missionaries, her four
kids, and herself. And then more miraculously seconds for everyone. And
then there somehow was still a lot left in the pot. All from a little
package of noodles. This story reminded me of Elija and the poor woman.
This member told us that she has lived by the grace of the Lord for the
past 5 hard years. And she knows that the Lord answers prayers.
Love,
Elder Keele
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