MASS MARRIAGE

February 17, 2020

Guys I'm sorry, lately I have been loving procrastinating these grouply emails until I almost have to go. Which means, I have to rush through them and they're pretty short, but maybe someday I'll fix that... 

This week we got to witness the marriage of some of our investigators! Every Valentine's Day, the Mayor does a free mass wedding kind of thing, so we decide to go witness! Turns out there were 186 couples that were getting married, and it was no small event! They had so many speakers and the whole thing seemed super political. Just when we thought they were finally gonna get married, there was an intermission which included a couple of dance numbers and a mini concert? Yah it was interesting, but to be fair, the singer was insanely talented. The whole extravaganza ended up taking 8 hours!!! The senior mission couple were good sports and wanted to tag along, but by the end we were all like, "FINALLY IT'S OVER!"

We have also had some really cool experiences with getting people to church through using the sacrament and focusing it on the Savior. Two investigators made their way to church this week, that had previously been taught by the missionaries for over a year, and still hadn't come to church. Everyone has a place in their heart for Jesus Christ, and when we're reminded of the reason and sacrifice for this sacred ordinance, we feel impressed to make steps to come closer to Christ.

Saturday night I had an impression that I would be asked to give a talk on the spot in sacrament meeting, so I decided to prepare a little something, and sure enough I was asked to speak with no notice. I talked about Joseph Smith and his sacrifices in helping to provide a strong foundation for the restoration of Christ's church, so that it would never be shaken in this dispensation. I invited everyone to remember and act upon President Nelson's challenge, he gave to us, in preparation for this upcoming special General Conference.

Earlier this morning we went on a really cool hike to a little waterfall! We walked through a river pretty much the whole time! No, we did not go swimming. Yes, we did go under the waterfall. :)