June 3, 2019


Week 73: Caborca

This week was pretty cool. We recieved transfers and I found out that I will be staying Caborca again. Wow. That means that when I leave Caborca, I will have probably been here for 6 months. I love Caborca and honestly I wouldn't like to leave but, there isn't much here hahaha. Its ok because it just motivates us to preach the Gospel more. We say "well there's nothing to do, might as well just knock doors or teach." I had some really special experiences this week that I would like to share. This week we found an older man named Trinidad that went to church. We found him outside his house and he was delighted to see us. We took him to church and as soon as he saw our Branch President Panchito Jimenez, he got so happy and almost cried. They both gave each other a big hug and said "How have you been?" Its was truly a special sight. Small world (small Caborca). We have many people we are teaching and we have two people with baptismal dates for the 15th of this month. This week we also went to Hermosillo to have a Mission Counsel and it was pretty awesome. We feel super excited for this transfer! We had a really cool lesson with a young man named Ramiro. He is 16 and wants to go on a mission. We taught him about the Restoration and it was pretty awesome. He is going to be baptized on the 15th of this month! Something really special that happened this week, happened yesterday. There is a man in our ward named Tito Sotelo. He is 84 years old and since I came to Caborca he has been a special person to me. He has been a worker, cowboy, and faithful member of the church since he was young. I look up to him as a humble person, a faithful priesthood holder, and one who keeps his temple covenants. This Sunday, he asked if we could give him a blessing because he wasnt feeling very well. After church, we went to his house and there he was waiting with his wife. He greeted us in and sat down so we could give him the blessing. My companion annointed his head with oil and the spirit became strong. As I sealed the blessing, I felt a small portion of the love that the Lord had for Tito. The spirit I felt was something strong and sweet. My blessing was simple but I felt every word spoken. We finished the blessing, expressed our love and friendship for the Sotelo Family. As we left, I reflected on Gods kindness for all his children but especially his faithful children that live their covenants. I will look at Tito Sotelo as an example of that in my life. I love you all I thank all of you that do your best to stay true to the covenants you have made our Heavenly Father.