I Will Go and Do : Week 101: The Book of Mormon

Hello everyone! Hello everyone! This week was incredible. Elder Schrader and I are loving Revere. We have so many awesome people to teach and our investigators are progressing very well. We are super excited about the two families that we are teaching and are preparing to be baptized.

We were able to visit the Escobar family three times this week. In our first lesson, we were able to continue teaching Fabiana, their eight year old daughter. She was initially sad that her family was looking into a different church because she was going to miss her first communion. But, she is excited now because she will get a white dress for her baptism. Gabriella and Alfredo are both excited to be baptized. Alfredo has had concerns but as time goes on they are being resolved and he's feeling more comfortable about the Gospel. They are an amazing family and we are very blessed to be teaching them. This week they came to Stake Conference and really enjoyed the meeting. They are an incredible family! We taught them the Word of Wisdom on Saturday when they had us over for dinner. Both Gabriella and Alfredo keep the Word of Wisdom. They are the most prepared family.

We also had an incredible lesson on Friday with Rachel. We taught her the Word of Wisdom and the Law of Chastity. She told us a little bit more about her story that we did not know. Before one of our first lessons, her member fellowship invited her to fast to know if what we were teaching was true. She agreed to fast and during our lesson, we said something that answered her prayer. Since then, she has had such a great desire to be baptized. The only thing holding her back is her job because she has to work on Sundays. This Sunday, we fasted with her so that she could find a new job. We are excited to see the outcome of our prayers and faith.

Kevin and Corey, the other family we started teaching is doing great as well. They and their one year old son came to church again this week. They both have great desires to be closer to God in order to strengthen their family. We are blessed to be teaching them. Hopefully this week we will be able to set a baptismal date with them.

This week I was able to finish the Book of Mormon for the fourth time this year. I'm very grateful for the eternal truths found within its pages. I know that it is true and that anyone who reads it will be closer to God than every before. I love how it teaches so much about Jesus Christ; His life, His death, and mostly about His power to redeem us from sin. I am so grateful to share it with the people I've come to love here in Massachusetts.

Love,
Elder Gutierrez