-¿en qué sentido cometemos a veces el mismo error que la familia en esta historia? A Milagro/Miracle: Here's a story for you. During my first month here, we were searching for a familia, let's call them la familia Bednar, and we didn't have perfect directions. So we asked for a round, and ended up finding a family with the same apellido,last name, la familia Bednar. Miembros who haven't been back to the Church in years, a young couple who were baptized together. And now we have a son, about 10 years old. They were caught off guard at first, hadn't seen missionaries in years, but ended up inviting us into the house, we gave a lección, and we reignited a bit of their testimony, they were so excited by the end they pulled out old photos from their baptism. And from this time forward we kept passing by, helping them to rebuild their testimonies and for their son, who is super cool, to follow. But then... the day hit. The padre has been working, and studying at the same time, and the world started to way down on them. And at some point they said, not to pass by anymore, they were dealing with too much, and they sent this in a large message for text. They didn't want us to come by anymore. Like a hard breakup, it broke our hearts. And for a month or more we didn't pass by. But this last weekend we passed them 3 distinct times in the streets, and said hi. They were perfectly placed moments, all over Simoca. It didn't make any sense, once just in the street, once in the feria, and the last outside a house of one of their friends in the middle of the night, on the opposite side of the town. This was Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Three days in a row, three different areas, three perfectly timed moments. And then Martes/Tuesday. We were giving some lessons, finished one, went to our next appointment, but they weren't home, and as we were leaving, we got a message that our Noche de Hogar/Family Home Evening was canceled with other amigos. We had some back up plans, out of the neighborhood, closer to the Noche de Hogar. But I got the impression we should stop by one more place in the neighborhood, a referencia, that really didn't seem like it had the most potential at the moment, but I felt like that's what we should do. So we headed that way, towards the entrance of the neighborhood, but on the second street, which we wouldn't take if we were leaving, and passed construction in the middle of the street, which we would have otherwise dodged to go to the main street. But no, we continued forward and this referencia was for the house frente/in front of the familia Bednar. And we headed to the house, but just as we were arriving the familia Bednar was waking up from the siesta. And so we walked over to them just to see if they knew the name we had, if that person really lived there. And so we did, they said 'oh yeh, that's them' and we were about to head over, when Elder Brizuela asked for 'Alguien Más' (is there anyone else we could visit). He was like, 'And do you know anyone else in this area we could visit'.... And the padre responded.... 'sí...yo' ('yes...me'). Woooahhh. A Milagro/Miracle. They invited us into their home, they talked about more challenges in the family, how his mom is now in the hospital, and how he had to drop out of school to handle this, and now they're just trying to hold together. We shared a message of esperanza, got the name of the mom so we could pray for her, and as we left he said 'Las Puertas de esta casa no vay a estar cerrado nunca más por ustedes' 'The doors of this house will never be closed for you again' Words I hope never to forget. El Buen Pastor/The Good Shepherd has been preparing them to come back to his fold, I have seen his hands in this work, and I will never forget it. We've had a couple lessons since, the mom is recovering, the son is preparing for baptism, and for the first time in years this family was in the capilla/chapel this Sunday. They came in, and my heart was just filled with joy. I'm the chorester here, so that's cool, and I love it cause I get to see everyone in the chapel. I greated them when they entered. Then during one swong I noticed the boy didn't have a hymn book, and during the next as Elder Luthi was playing the prelude, I ran and gave him mine, showed him the way the music worked, and ran back to start the song, so overjoyed to see them in the Church. His sheep, are returning to the fold, and there is no greater joy.

¿En qué sentido cometemos a veces el mismo error que la familia en esta historia? In what ways do we sometimes make the same mistake as the family in this story? How can we keep our doors open to the Savior? Obediencia One of the best ways to keep the Savior close by is our obediencia. When we are obedient, we have the promise (from baptism) to have his spirit to be with us, siempre/always. We show our love for him when we follow him and his words, and every day can come closer to him. 2N2:28 28 And now, my sons, I would that ye should look to the great aMediator, and hearken unto his great commandments; and be faithful unto his words, and choose eternal life, according to the will of his Holy Spirit; 1-¿Cree que nuestro Padre Celestial nos ama, y sabe todo? 2-A veces cometemos el error a escoger contra él o no seguir sus mandamientos, ¿Porque cree qué es así? 3-¿Qué podemos hacer para vencer esté 'hombre natural' 'el mundo'? 1-Do you believe that our Heavenly Father loves us, and knows all? 2-Sometimes we make the mistake of choosing against him or not following his commandments, why do you think so? 3-What can we do to overcome this 'natural man' 'the world'? Jacob 5:72 Always Remember our Divine Identity and Our Covenants con Him Discurso-Poise🏀 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/04/31bragg?lang=spa Convenios por medio de Cristo=Fortaleza Our covenants with Him strengthen our relationship and help us grow closer throughout our life. Fe/Faith 2N28:30 línea por línea Aprender un poco más de él cada dia Alma 32:21, no es conocimiento perfecto Like Pedro in the tormento/storm, or this family in the tempests of this world, the Savior is always there calling our names, to come closer to him. What can I do today to head the call of the Savior, and come closer to Him today? What is my next step of faith?