Brisas - Week 28

Hello,

This week, our strong point turned out to be reactivating our less actives! We pretty much have NO one that we're teaching because we've dropped pretty much everyone who's been listening, but not acting.  We've had a lot of extra time for less actives!  We didn't do anything really out of the ordinary for them, but we were super direct. My companion has a knack for that, haha. She's super bubbly and happy, but when the investigators/less actives aren't doing their part she tells  them like it is. We've explained to them that we really want to keep visiting and teaching them, but if they don't do their part we can't continue.  We really need to be searching for people who really want to follow Jesus Christ.  We also explained that the commitments they're making aren't with us, but with God.  If they don't go to church, or keep their commitments, it's really God they're letting down. So far it's worked really well.

The two investigator families we were hoping would come so we wouldn't have to drop, didn't show up, but LOTS of less actives came! The lady we found and invited to be baptized, but was already a member, came and brought her 5 grandchildren who live with her.  They have been going to their old  ward. They're thinking of transferring to Brisas, so we'll get more young single adults and YM/YW.

Hermano Seguro came (but not his wife). I was SUPER impressed with him because he's still recovering from an eye surgery, but he decided to do away with his excuses and come. His wife didn't come because they had family visiting, but I'm hoping she comes next week!

Also, Eva and her two daughters came (Cecilia and Alison)! Eva's mom is super active but the only active one of all of them and FINALLY her family is starting to turn around. Eva and her 2 daughters have all kinds of problems, but its honestly a miracle that they've decided to step up and start doing things right.

Also, Shirley is going strong, even though she's pretty alone with things. Her husband couldn't make it, but he wants to be baptized, he said. Leonardo (recent convert) came with her and received the Preisthood!!!

The 20 year old that we found 2 weeks ago is doing REALLY well. He has lots of time on his hands, so he's really enjoyed the family home evenings that we've invited him to on Monday nights.  We've been teaching him almost everyday. His baptism is set for the 6th of December.

Lots of the missionaries in the zone have plans to baptize the 6th so we're going to do a "Noche Blanca" which is a "Night of White." 

On Sunday I got myself into speaking, because we told the bishop we wanted to present our ward plan to the ward of how, as ward, we could find more people that are willing to listen. He gave me and Hermana Pitcher (one of the sisters in the other companionship in our ward) the job to speak in sacrament and the ward missionaries (bascially all new RMs in the ward) taught the members the 3rd hour about the importance of sharing with their friends, and did little practices. And then our ward missionary told everyone the plan we came up with.
We are basically dividing the ward into zones and have zone leaders and assignments of activities and family home evenings. I'm really hoping it all works! I feel like too often we have plans, but no one really carries it out. Hopefully this time is different!

Love, Hermana Harper