We've been working with the Cortez family for about a month now. We found them when the came to church back in May, but soon after, the dad got in an accident at work and really injured his back, so we haven't been able to really teach them until a week or two ago. This week we've had the opportunity to meet with them a few times and teach them the lessons, and they've loved it all. They've already committed to baptism, but the only complication is the dad's back. We're not really sure when he would be able to be healed enough to be baptized, but this family is golden, and they want to go to the temple and be sealed together and learn how a normal family following gospel standards and principles should live. This week they were also able to come to church again, and the ward did a great job of greeting them and making them feel welcome. We're super excited with this family, and it feels like everything is just falling into place with them.
We've also been able to find a few former investigators and start teaching them again, but we gave them to the Hermanas. As we've heard about the success that the Hermanas have been have with the people they've been finding and teaching, I feel like we're really going to have the work booming in this ward. Even though there hasn't been a lot of success everywhere we go, the Lord has blessed us with bits of success here and there. It reminds me that the Lord doesn't give us everything right up front, but line upon line, precept upon precept. He gives us small things that accumulate into something bigger and grander as we're patient and as we wait on His timeline. Love you all!!
- Elder Jared Smith
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