January 15, 2018 (Week 16)

What blessings in the work! 

This week we had the opportunity to see the spirit work many different ways in the lives of others!  One instance was with the Chavez family, who are progressing very well and when we got to the word of wisdom, Anonio, who smokes and has a coffee addiction, said "I know what I have to do, last night I prayed and came up with a plan to stop smoking."  Holy moley!  We really don't have to do anything with the spirit in the lives of others. 

Another example of this was with Brenda Mendosa, we only had our second lesson with her and were going to invite her to church, but before we even extended the invitation, she said "I know, when I was reading the scriptures I felt like I need to go to church."  And on top of that, it was stake conference and she got to meet the mission president and hear the testimonies of him and his wife! 

The blessings really are prosperous, but for every person that is prepared there is another that doesn't want to accept, so we must continue to work hard!  Please pray for the Chavez family and for the Martinez family, they will need all the help they can get to overcome their challenges!

-Elder Varney