Our area is just awesome. It has been such a blessing to serve here. I love it! This week we worked on strengthening our recent converts, serving and building relationships with members, and talking to everyone. It was a good week!
One of the coolest experiences with was Victor. He's a recent convert that the Elders took over after we taught the first lessons. We had a neat conversation with him yesterday. It was a testimony builder to me as he expressed the change he feels he has experienced as he has gone through his process of conversion.
He recounted how the last year of his life had been the most terrible year, he was depressed and faced a lot of bad influences and bad thoughts. Carmelo (his freind and another recent convert) had been inviting him to church and telling Victor about the great things he was learning at his new church. After many invitations, Victor finally decided to come. He walked in a felt alone, which was when we gestured that they come sit with us. They