Week 54 (Oct 1, 2012): Neca gives Esteban Baptismal Challenge

Querida familia,

I had too much fun sending the pictures! We finally found a cyber that is newer and doesnt have cocaroaches and computers from 1990! Woohoo so you can look forward to pictures (because the Jones family is OBSESSED with pictures... thanks to the example of Mom)!.

It has been an amazing week. Full of miracles. The Lord has the power to change hearts and I bear testimony that when we pray in faith, our faith can bless those around us. Heavenly Father loves us so much!

We stopped by Ña Ñecas house and there was a fourty year old man there helping her build her house. His name is Esteban and we sat down to teach him. He has no idea when he was born or where or how old he is. He littarly has no family. Ña Ñeca was really funny, she said, "Esteban, I am getting baptized the 20th of october. You will learn with these sisters and be baptized the 20th also. Do you understand?!" I have never had an investigator invite another to be baptized and put a baptism date! hahaha
It was a neat lesson because we were able to bear testimony of who he is and that God loves him... he is a son of god.

Nimia was SO excited this week because her husband is starting to read the book of mormon (claudio) and now they are planning on getting baptized and married in the end of octubre or beginning of november. It really is a miracle because I ... judging when i shouldnt have... thought he would be the last to listen to the discussions or come to churhc! But we are already seeing changes in him! Nigeli is frieds with her daughter Erika who has a HUGE smile jsut like alexandra and neighbors so when nigeli gets permission from her mom, she will have a lot of support to come to church because her grandma clotilde doesnt.

I know that Christ lives. I know that this is His Gospel and that the only thing that He wants us to do to show Him that we love Him is to keep his commandments.
Thank you for your prayers. They can be felt.

love

su Hermana Jones!!!

Yo y la hermana santiago- she is from perú and is increidble. Sometimes, if I am not careful, i forget that she is a new missionary. We are going to have a lot of baptisims together!

Nigeli with her grandma hna. clotilde and their CTR or HLJ rings! They love them... there are lots of little kids all around paraguay with a big smile thanks to you mom!

I finally got to see a picture of Marcos and Elias from their baptism from a few months ago when i saw hna. arnell at a service project! AHHHH!!!!

Ña Ñeca- the FUNNIEST PERSON IN THE ENTIRE WORLD! She was going to be getting baptized in the end of October but didnt come to church yesterday so we have to invite her for a different baptism date. She speaks Guartani mejor than spanish so we have the bishops wife, hna. sanabria come with us and translate and ña ñeca thinks that the wole wide world loves her thanks to hna. sanabria. she said yesterday... "everyone loves me! why do they love me so much!?" This is one of the skirts that the sisters sent... its so fun to have gifts to give... thanks! (oh and she looks like she is 60...no. 82!)

Yo y hna frasqueri... one of the "locals" that i was with for almost two weeks waiting for hna. santiago ... we are working on a painting project in the house of hna. rios... i love painting! i love paraguay! i love my companions! I love my MISSION!!!!

Hna. Ruis... my last "local" last transfer... our last district meeting for the weeks, i almost fell out of my seat haah

after church... Nimia and her daughter Erika (in the purple shirt and the skirt from AKRON :)) she loved it... this was a few weeks ago and now her husband Claudio is coming to church too and they are going to get married and then BAPTIZED!!!