This week Elijah had three great experiences he told us about. We were excited because usually he only shares a very brief experience. He said he just loves the people in his area and the family they have all become to him.
The first experience was about Hector. Hector was baptized a few weeks ago and Sunday he blessed the sacrament for the first time. Elijah said that it was just the neatest experience to hear him blessing the sacrament. Hector is like a younger brother to him and he loves him dearly.
The next experience is regarding the ex branch president and his family. They came to church again this week after not attending in almost ten years. He bore his testimony. In his testimony he thanked the missionaries for listening to the Spirit and coming to find him.
In the third experience he shared with us, he and his companion (Elder Geiger) had been prompted to be in a certain area. As they were walking down the road, Elijah said that out of the blue he had a severe pain in his knee. He stopped and grabbed his leg. He begin rubbing it and trying to stretch it to make the pain go away. A lady on the road noticed him and ran over and said "Elder are you okay?" Lij said his knee stopped hurting, and it turned out the woman had been praying to find the missionaries. She was an inactive member. Her husband came to church with her last Sunday. He loved the experience and asked when he could be baptized. Elijah said he hasn't had any problems since with his knee.
As a side note, Elijah always starts his hour of writing letters by emailing first and saying "mom are you on?" Because of the time change with day light savings I wasn't on when Elijah emailed. When I saw that I missed his initial email, I cried and cried. I am so grateful to know that we have a Heavenly Father that is always on when we need him. That he hears and answers all our prayers. I am grateful for my missionary serving in Costa Rica.
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