Finding the Chosen

We have had a wonderful week here in Yarinacocha. Everyone wants to be baptised! Seriously. We started teaching and all of our new investigators are accepting baptismal dates and I am super amazed. I seriously am in shock. One investigator we are teaching is named Tyler he is nine, but we are helping his parents become active again in the church. He is super smart and he likes to read the pamphlets before we come so he can teach us! All we have to do is correct him a little bit, but he loves the gospel so much. I dont really feel like were teaching a kid. He is getting baptised this saturday! We are so excited for him and his family, becuse now they will be working on their goal to be sealed in the temple. 

Junior is getting baptised next saturday! On February 3rd! We are so happy for him too. He recieved an answer when he prayed to know if JOseph Smith was a prophet and he said he knew without a doubt that all if this is true and that he wants to be baptised! HIs family is so excited for him that everyone started crying happy tears during the lesson. Even we cried. It was such a sweet experience and we are excited to keep preparing him for the third. He is awesome!

The most amazing story is our investigator Karina. She had heard the missionaries before and knew that she had to get married or separate from her boyfriend before getting baptised and she decided months ago to separate from her boyfriend but she lost communication with the missionaries and was praying that the missionaries would find her. The same day that she had knelt down to pray, this wednesday, we knocked on her door! She was SO HAPPY! We were too. She is golden. She is so prepared to be baptised and has chosed to be baptised on her birthday... the 10 of February! It was such an amazing experience. 

I loved this week. I know that we were able to see miracles in the work because we were praying and fasting to be guided to the people who are prepared. There is so much power in fasting! I know that it helps us to find answers and be guided to do Gods will. I know that God answers prayers! I am so grateful for these experiences from this week because they have seriously changed my life! 

I love you all. Thank you for your prayers and your emails. They help me feel ready to start this new week! 

Conb mucho amor, 

Hermana Toponce

No pictures today :( Bad internet!