June 14, 2016

Thank your for the prayers:) things are great, lots of work to do but the lord is really just taking the reigns:) So this next monday is when we have transfers, so that is when all is finalized:)

THats sweet that that pavilillion is new! im sure that its going to be even sweeter during the summer for mutuals and ward activities! super useful:) 

WOW Elder Anderson went to Stake Conference!? that is sooo cool! its always been my dream to have a stake conference with an apostol...but one day im sure that it will happen:) That is cool how his message was centered on service, i have been studying that recently and have seen that as we strive to serve unconditionally others the lord truly is pleased with us. there are few things that bring him as much joy as seeing us lift up one another:) I have been striving to look for opportunities to serve 100% unconditionally in all moments, and the lord has touched peoples hearts in that process:)

In this last week we have been able to see our investigators really start to progress! we had quite a few of them in church and the memebers were taking upon them the responsibility to bring them in and make them feel at home and it was truly incredible how much more powerful members are and reaching and softening the hearts of people:) We also had a less active family come back and they are LOVING IT! they now are helping us and leaving with us to visit to bring more to the incredible truth that they have found:) One family in particular is Francisco and Valeria and their little boy Cristobal. They are incredibe! they are studying the book of mormon together on a daily basis and are preparing to be baptized int he next few weeks:) they have come to church the last 4 sundays! The lord it really getting to their hearts:) 

Also there was this young 23 year old kid we found today as we were traveling on the subway and he ran up to us and started speaking in english and we got to know him and got right to the point on our purpose as missionaries (not knowing how much time we would be with him) and he oppened up completely and shared with us these incredible spiritual experiences that he has been having and how he is searching for the true love of Christ and as we testified to him of our conversions and the blessing that we have recieved through baptism and the gospel, he accepted the invitation and told us how he felt this overwhelming feeling of love and he knows that this is what the lord would have of him:) IT WAS AWESOME!! (also everything in english)!!

The lord truly is the head of this work, 

Love you

Elder Collins:)