I Will Go and Do : Week 8: Miracles Are So Real

Dear Family and Friends,
Worcester is so ready to hear the Gospel. There are so many people that we meet everyday that have been prepared by the Lord to receive the Gospel. What is so amazing about this is that the Lord trusts Elder Scoresby and I enough to place these people into our paths.

For example: we are teaching this family of three; Faustina (mom), Emmanuel (son, 20), and James (son, 19) from Ghana. For the past 20 years, Faustina and her sons have gone to a ton of churches in Africa and in the states. Emmanuel never liked any of the churches and Faustina only liked a few. She has a Bible app that sends her scriptures every day. One day she forgot her tablet at home when she left for work. When she went back home to get it, there was an ad for a free Bible on the app from the LDS church. So she decided to sign up and the next day we were at her door with a Bible. She invited us in and we shared our message about the Restoration with her and her sons. We invited them to church and to read the Book of Mormon. Faustina and James seemed interested but what really was a shock to the family was Emmanuel said, "I like it". After we left, he read part of the Book of Mormon. Apparently this is the first church that he has ever shown interest in, they are growing and learning so much. All three have baptismal dates for the 24th of September.

I know that through hard work and obedience that the Lord has blessed Elder Scoresby and I with the opportunity to teach them the Gospel. He trusts us to teach them and it feels so amazing to know that the Lord has given us this sacred opportunity.

We had a zone conference this week in Cambridge, pretty close to Boston. It was so inspiring and great to hear from President Miller, our mission president. While I was there, I met Elder Liston who is from West Jordan too. It was pretty cool.

On Saturday, we had the baptism of Raymond Lopez. He is a high school senior and is so amazing. He read the Book of Mormon in 19 days. It was a very special experience being able to baptize him. He really is a stud.

Also we got to do a session at the Boston Temple this week. WOOOHOOO!! Having a temple in my mission is one of the best things ever. It is so beautiful and going to the temple is such a spiritual and physical recharge.

This week we also had a mini missionary with us! His name is Adam Chidester, we called him Elder Adam all week. Super awesome guy!

It is amazing to see how much I've grown since I've been out. I love being able to serve the Lord and I know that I couldn't do it without His help. The church is so true and our Savior is so aware of our lives. Thanks for all your support.

Love,
Elder Gutierrez