Week 6: Heart, Might, Mind, and Strength

Hello everyone!
     Another week has really flown by!  I am loving serving in Worcester, MA and I cannot believe that I've been here for so long already.  I'm starting to understand everyone's crazy accents more and I am super excited to be serving here.

     This week was especially amazing because I got to go to the Boston Temple!  WOOOOHOOOO, it was so amazing also because it was Recent Convert Temple Day.  So, Elder Scoresby and I were able to bring two of the recent converts in the ward with us.  Their names are Carol and Jude.  They both have amazing conversion stories and when we visit them it is super funny because they talk about old lady stuff for forever (ex. Gardens, Hair, "When I was a Kid" stories).  But for real it was amazing to be in the room when Carol had temple work done for her father and grandfathers.  I encourage everyone to go to the temple as often as you can because it is truly the House of the Lord.

     Also this week a recent convert got married!  And he will be going to the temple to be sealed to his wife in January.  It's amazing to see the gospel completely change peoples' lives and see how the atonement can lift people up.  This recent converts name is Tim.  He used to be into hard drugs and now he is an amazing new husband who loves his Savior so much.  It's because of people like him that I know this Gospel is not only true but is also for everyone!

     Never be afraid to share the gospel with somebody, that is just Satan trying to stop you.  There is not a single person who cannot benefit from coming closer to Jesus Christ.  Every day we talk to people who are into heavy, heavy drugs, from gangs, or have extremely hard trials.  It is such a testimony builder for me to see what some people go through on this Earth and how miserable Satan wants us to be.  Wickedness NEVER was happiness.  I invite you all to share the Gospel with anyone you can, it doesn't matter if you have a black name tag or not.  All people are children of our Heavenly Father.

Thank you all for your support.

Love,
Elder Gutierrez

Elder Scoresby and Elder Gutierrez at the Boston Massachusetts Temple

Angel Moroni atop the Boston Massachusetts Temple

Angel Moroni at the Boston Massachusetts Temple

Elder Gutierrez and Elder Scoresby with Carol and Jude at the Boston Temple at Recent Convert Temple Day where Carol completed temple work for her father and grandfathers.

Elder Scoresby, Tim (a recent convert), and Elder Gutierrez at Tim's wedding

Boston West Zone Meeting