My Family!
This week has gone by very very fast. It's amazing how much happens in a week and the days seem so, so long but all of a sudden I was kneeling next to my companion last night and it's p-day again!
Last Tuesday we had a family night for investigators and the ward members and I played and sang Child's prayer in English and in Portuguese with my new guitar. I seriously love it and I think I'm going to be able to find a lot of use for it here. Wednesday we went to lunch early and lady showed us how to make bread. We made this delicious bread and Elder Shoen and I are going to make cinnamon rolls with it sometime too, it was sweet!
We have still been teaching the family with the little girls and it’s been so cool to see the rest of the family enter the room to hear the lessons. 2 or 3 nights ago we were teaching all 8 members of the family that live at the home. The wife has had 2 dreams about baptism and their 14 year old son has as well. We have 4 baptisms for this Saturday and 3 of them are the daughters of this family. We were trying to think of a pump up lesson to get their oldest daughter Naiara pumped up about quitting smoking. She used to smoke 2-3 packs a day and she was down to only 2 cigarettes on Saturday but we could see it was weighing on her. We decided to do an object lesson in their home first. Elder Schoen knew that my record in the morning for pushups was 61, and he decided we were going to demonstrate the power of positive motivation so he cheered me on while I did 78 pushups in their home. We went on to teach about how the rest of the family who is struggling to get over smoking needs to support her, and how most important, this is only possible with the help of God (Matt. 19:26). It was really wonderful. The whole family will be baptized one day. I know it. I really enjoy teaching in that home.
Later last night we went to another investigators and I sang Lord I will follow Thee and then extended the baptism commitment for the first time. It was an awesome experience. I feel this change happening inside of me and I just love it. I feel that the gospel is the only thing that will make changes for the better in all aspects of life. We can participate in good things, and strive for wholesome things in our lifes, but the only thing that will cause proper balance and order to be given to all of these things, is the gospel.
I have come in the last week to a greater, deeper appreciation for my Savior, and Heavenly Father. I can't write the things I learned, because it was far more than words from a page. Feelings were communicated to my heart and emotions that will change my thinking forever. I have been praying to have the type of scripture study where my mind is enlightened and I learn far more then what is on the written page and I have had them. I'm so grateful to the Lord.
I love Elder Schoen. He's such a good missionary and such a good man. He has so many gifts and talents that I am so blessed to be around everyday. I love you all so much. Keep praying for me. I feel your prayers. I'm so blessed.
Love, Elder Spencer Wade Calvert
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