This week was a week of miracles. A mom and daughter got baptized, and they couldn´t be happier.
The baptism went really well, they looked beautiful. Not a lot of members came because of Christmal weekend, but I know there were concourses of angels that supported her. We went early in the morning to clean the font and clean the whole church (it was a little messy) and we bought tarteletas from a member and brought that and 2 big containers of pop to the baptism, it was a party. What could have gone wrong did go wrong. We started late because we were waiting for her slip (we used a member´s temple dress and they are really see through), we couldn´t get the hot water to work at first (the elders had to come and help us, yes the damsels is distress...ha), and little things like that. But it turned out great!! Her mom at the baptism thanked us, and said her life has completely changed. Well, it wasn´t us who did it, and you can be baptized too!!:)
We had a ward christmas activity the next day, and she came to that and everyone made her feel very special. She will have a FHE with a ward family tonight, and the Bishop is taking them gifts for Christmas today because she is going to be alone for Christmas. We will definately pass by for her and Cristina and Maria Luisa and other recent converts, less actives and other people who are in their homes alone this time of year.
Another family is so so so incredible!!! We gave them chapters in the Book of Mormon and the Plan of Salvation pamphlet to read before and....they read everything, and honestely we just sat there and listened as they taught us the lesson. All we did was clarify some points and answer the questions they had. We talked about temples and they want to get sealed in the temple and be an eternal family. Everytime we leave, my comp and I are so happy. They were prepared by angles before we even knocked on their door. Alma 13. It is incredible to be a part of their lives as they are investigating the church. They came late to the activity, but it went went because they got to know other members and the bishop. They already have a lot of friends in the church, and a member friend has already given them Liahonas to read, and two church movies to watch. Best friends literally FOR EVER!!:)
We found a new investigator, she is 83 years old. She is alone in her house. Both of her husbands have died, and she was only able to have one child and he lives in Switzerland. We try to visit her a lot. We have to teach the lessons slowly and simply, but she is smart and understands everything. She is so cute, in the first visit, she cut off roses for us, which we put on our table:) And then the second time, we told her we don´t drink tea, so we went out to her garden and plucked off a few mint leaves to put in our herbal tea. she then gave us a lot of mint plants to take home. She also offered us two beds to sleep in whenever we want. One day she´ll be baptized too:) She wants to live with her first husband
forever. She told us that there is always something special about the first. 
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