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We had a very successful and fun week her in Canada speaking Spanish!! We found 3 new people to teach and they all seem super sweeeeet! Funny story: we actually called a member that we have never met. It turns out that he is extremely inactive and was really surprised when he answered the phone. He is a returned missionary from Chile and owns a construction company. We were really surprised when he told us that he had like 5 friends that are interested in learning about the gospel. We had a lesson and met Emilio, one of his employess that just got here from Chile. He really wants to stop smoking and when we gave him a copy of the Book of Mormon he treated it like it was a treasure. We are really excited to help out Pierre, the inactive member and also teach Emilio, who seemed super interested. Also, the Bonnie Doon ward has been pulling through. That is were we have most the people we are teaching and a member from Mexico just got here to work. We stopped by his place and he wasn't there. But his 4 roommates were and they were really surprised that we spoke Spanish. They invited us in and really wanted to hear what we had to say. They asked "So what do you guys exaclty do, Ernesto has told us a little bit about you guys?" Perfect question! We found out that one guy named Manuel lost his six month daughter about 2 years ago. He was really confused because the Catholic church said that she was damned because she was not baptized. He blamed himself. It was really sad and he felt really good when we told him that that was totally false. We shared Moroni 8 with him and he was already reading more when we left. I cannot wait to share the Plan of Salvation with him. He is a great guy. And the perfect situation to have a member there to answer any questions.
All of the other people we are teaching are doing good. Mauricio, German, Gerardo, and Cloti all came to church. German's wife is still feeling a little apprehensive about her husband getting baptized but he told us that he is 100% ready to be baptized and he is for sure going to get baptized in Mexico, if not here. We are still working with Mauricio to get him on date to be baptized. We were not able to met with Alexandra but we are going to this week. All these people are so amazing and it is a pleasure getting to know them and helping them and thier families find true happiness. Something sweet happened this week as well. So we have been asking the Edmonton North Stake for a long time to get a representative for Spanish work in the stake. We got someone. Hermano Alejo already is really listo to do missionary work and he is going to be able to cross ward boundaries and act as our ward mission leader to relay information to the Stake. We met with him last week and he is really excited. He is already having a fiesta on Saturday and inviting like 6 of his friends that might be interested in the gosple. Booyah!! This will help a lot. This work is so true it's not even funny! I have been thinking a lot lately about being truly humble. If God really wanted to convert his children in his infinite wisdom, do you think he would really need our help? He needs our help because we need His. He needs our help because of his choice to give us agency. If we could all help one person find the happiness or lift their burden a little, everyone would be covered. Working with individual people is what matters. Remember DC 18:15. "And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one asoul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!", This can mean your own soul.
We always are sharing our testimonies in our missionary work so I thought i would bear you my testimony....in Espanol.
Yo se que con todo mi corazon que Dios vive. El envio su hijo Jesucristo para que tengamos felicidad en todas las cosas. Se que Jose Smith vio El Padre y Su Hijo y por cunducto de el tenemos El Libro de Mormon que es verdadero tambien. Se que las familias pueden ser eternas y estamos en un camino para cambiarnos y llegar a ser como Dios. La Iglesia es verdadera y no hay otro camino que podriamos tomar para ser salvos. Mi Padre Celestial me conoce personalmente y El sabe mis problemas y dudas. Yo hablo con El cada dia y siento El Espiritu Santo que me da tesimonio de todas de estas cosas. Estoy feliz, y se que mi felicidad viene de un poder que no podemos ver, sino senitr. Nunca voy a negar las cosas que yo se. No podria hacerlo. Estoy emocionado por el dia en cuando puedo ver mi Salvador con mis propios ojos y darle la gracious que el merece.
TRANSLATION: I know with all my heart that God lives. He sent His Son Jesus Christ so that we could have happiness in all things. I know that Joseph Smith saw The Father and His Son and that through him we have the Book of Mormon, which is also true. I know that families can be eternal and that we on a path to change ourselves and become like God. The Church is true and there is no other path that we can take to be saved. My Heavenly Father knows me personally and He knows my problems and doubt. I talk with Him each day and I feel the Holy Ghost that gives me a testimony of all these things. I am happy, and I know that my happiness comes from a power that we cannot see, nor touch. I will never deny these things that I know. I couldn't do it. I am excited for the day when I can see my Savior with my own eyes and give Him the thanks that He deserves.
If you can't understand, just get someone that speaks Spanish to translate. I love you all and love this gospel.
Mucho amor y abrazos
Elder Kipp
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