Why hello everyone, I hope y'alls Christmas was AMAZING!!! We had a pretty good week here. Tuesday we had a sweet experience. We were riding back from an appointment and we passed a street that Elder Van Genderen said he felt like we should tract, so we locked up our bikes and started knocking doors. Pretty much no one on the street was home. :( HOWEVER... as we were getting ready to leave, a minivan pulls up and motions for us to come over. "Are you Latter-Day Saints?" a woman asks. "Yes". "My niece was supposed to send you over a month ago and you never came!" So apprently this lady's sister has been a member of the church for 10 years. The lady we were talking to had become dissatisfied with her church and wants to investigate "the mormons". (!!!) So we'll be heading over tomorrow to teach her about the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. How sweet is that?! That taught me to ALWAYS follow promptings of the Spirit, even if the reasons aren't obvious.
Wednesday we had an awesome district meeting... the Spirit was so strong. We talked a lot about goal setting and raising our vision, and then we knelt together to set a baptismal goal for our district. So, by February 8, 2009, we will baptize 25 people. The Spirit confirmed it!
Christmas was awesome. We spent Christmas eve at the Grieve's house eating ridiculous amounts of food, and of course reading Luke 2 and singing every single christmas song in the hymn book! Christmas morning we went over to Bishop Ross's (OP2) house for breakfast along with a few other missionaries. Then we stopped by a few more places until we ended up at the Gonzalez's home, where we spent most of the day (1:00-8:30). It was there that I was able to call home and talk to my family for a good 3 1/2 hours! Man, I LOVE my family. In these last 2 years I've really come to appreciate 100x more how much of a blessing my family has been in my life.
Then yesterday we wrapped the week up with a baptism... IN THE OCEAN! We started teaching Marvada on the 14th and she was supposed to baptized on Saturday. Well, then she was scheduled to work a double on Sat. so we put it off until Sunday. THEN she got a staph infection called Mursa on her leg that is transmittable through water! So, rather than postponing the baptism, we hurriedly planned to do it in JAX beaches in the Atlantic Ocean. (The salt water kept Elder VG from getting it too!) Then we met back at the church for her confirmation. It was such a sweet experience, even if the water was freezing cold! (We forgot it was December!)
So, Happy New Year everyone! (in a few days, I guess). Its a time for a fresh start, so don't squander it! Rather than setting resolutions to be broken, how about praying about it and making goals & committments with the Lord?! Lets make this a time of growth both temporally and spiritually. Love ya! -Elder Borgia
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