Pics of Elder Newman with his new companion, Elder Davila
Well, this past week, my new companion Elder Davila arrived!!! He is from Peru, and is a convert of 2 years. He has a super cool conversion story that is more evidence for me that the Lord has his hand in every step of our lives. Elder Davila was a stud soccer player, he was working his way up the levels, and was even getting paid to play. When he was 23, he tore his ACL, and had to go and get surgery in Lima, and ended up having to give up soccer. But in Lima, he met the missionaries, and was baptized. One year later, he left for the mission!! He has about 8 months in the mission, and this is his third area. We get along super great, we have spent like this whole week laughing, and the week just absolutely flew by. It’s going to be a super fun transfer!!
So a couple updates on the area!!
Felipa and Rufino accepted a baptismal date this past Tuesday! We had a great lesson at their house, with a few members that came with us. We explained about the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and invited the members to share their testimonies about how the being baptized has changed their lives. It was a super powerful lesson, the members really made the difference. Their testimonies connected with them, and Felipa and Rufino both accepted a date for the first of September!!!
We were able to visit the Familia Ochoa yesterday, and we were able to teach the husband, and we received the best news ever...... THEY ARE MARRIED!!! It’s so great to finally have another family that is actually married!! We are going to visit them this coming Wednesday, and they seem like they have lots of potential. I’m really excited to see what the Lord has in store for them!
Sebastian is an absolute stud. He gave us another reference, his aunt. Her name is Edith, and she is... Interesting.. She took lessons from the Jehovah's Witnesses for some time, and she has lots of questions and doubts that they left with her. It’s kind of hard to keep the lessons on track, because she hits us with a question every couple of minutes that doesn’t have anything to do with the material that we are explaining, so right now we are just trying to answer some of her questions so we can move forward with the Restoration. We gave her a Book of Mormon, and she said she was going to read, so that was a success. We are going to meet with her again tomorrow, so we will see how it goes!!
Well, I hope you all have a great week!! I cant believe how fast the time keeps on passing me by, just got to take advantage of every moment I have, because before I know it, my time as a full time missionary will be coming to an end! I love this work, I love this people, but most of all, I love my Savior and I feel so grateful for all he has done for me, and for all of us. Let us all press on!!!
Con Amor, Elder Newman
Mom, I can’t believe that summer is winding down, and school is about to get started again!! I love that quote, that imperfect faith is still faith. I love that! Having faith is so important, but what I’ve seen is that it is more important what we do with that faith! Love you Mom!!
Dad, that’s so awesome that you got to see Elder Wolford this past week!! He looks great, I’m sure he is killing it out there in Australia! Love you Dad!!!
Jackson, that’s so awesome that you have been able to go to the temple a bunch!! Bro, I miss the temple alot.... Love you Jackson!!
Sarah, how fun that you got to go boating!! Im sure your team is going to do well, just needs time! Love you Bear!!
Emma, I‘m learning lots from Elder Davila, it’s going to be a good time!! That’s so cool that you guys had the family party with Cheryl and Wasim! Te amo hermanita!!
Callie, I hope you had a great time at your sleep over!! Nice job with your talk about prayer!! Super proud of you!! Love you Callie!!
Mom’s Questions:
1. Tell us about your new companion. What is he like? Is he a convert or life-long member?
Elder Davila is 25 years old, he is from Peru, he is a convert of two years. I really admire his humility and desire to learn!!
2. How are you doing with your new responsibilities as DL?
Going good. My district is literally just Me, my comp, and the Zone Leaders.
3. Is it starting to warm up at all yet?
Yes, it’s getting pretty hot, yesterday was pretty brutal.
4. When did you most feel the Spirit this week?
Our lesson with Familia Tejerina
5. Do you dream in Spanish or English?
Spanish. I only speak spanish now, my english is pretty awful now haha
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