So I didn't get a change and neither did Elder Proctor. 7 months strong as ZL in Coban! I'm actually really excited to get to stay. We are going to have a lot of success here in the next few weeks. It's transfer week and we've got Elders from all over here today so I don't have much time. I'll try to get it all in.
Nemecio was baptized, grandpa of the Lopez family. A miracle happened with that old 80 year old man this week. When we first started going over to the Lopez family and he was there, he would just start reciting memorized catholic prayers and yelling and stuff. But, little by little he has started to learn. A few weeks ago, he started to read the book of Mormon hidden in his free time. Then he started talking to us about repentance and was asking how he could repent. He then decided he wanted to be baptized but he still had some crazy religious beliefs. Well, we left him parts of Joseph Smith History to read and he read the whole chapter that night. The next day he told us that he was ready to go and that he knew the Church was the only true church. He testified of Joseph Smith and had taken the decision. It was great. So he got baptized and is soooo great. Marvin got to baptize him and it was a very special moment for us and the family.
The Gomez family was not able to get baptized this weekend. They are some of those people where it takes a little more time to get them where they need to go. But, good news is that we did put a strong baptismal date with them for the 18th of August. This time it is the real deal. We had a wonderful Principles of the Gospel class with them yesterday where we taught about baptism and invited everyone in the room to be baptized that hadn't been yet. The three there from the Gomez family said they couldn't so everybody else in the room just started to testify to them why they needed to be baptized. It was PERFECT! The best part is that everybody testifying was either recently baptised or still taking the lessons and preparing for baptism. It was one of the most powerful moments of my mission to see so many people stand for the truth. They couldnt deny it and aggreed to be baptized right in that moment.
We had a choir from Utah come to sing hymns in Kekchi to the Kekchi people in Coban. They are taking a tour of all of Coban, Carcha, Polochic, and Senahu and singing in each area to present the new hymn book in Kekchi. It was a really special performance. It was really cool because John Bringhurst, aka Juan el Bautista, came. He was the first Elder to come into Coban and Polochik 30 years ago. He had hundreds of baptisms here and started the church back then. He still works for the church translating department in Kekchi. Lots of his converts were there and he got to see all of them. Awesome.
Well, the time has gone. I love you guys. Sorry this is not a really detailed letter. Know that the gospel is true and that through Christ, all that is unfair in life will be made just. Trust in Him. Give him all. See ya.
Love,
Elder Lloyd
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