This is "The Wood Cutter", Elder Ledesma and I found him through his friend who is a member of the church. He has been coming to church for almost 6 months when we met him, he told us that the 1st time he came inside the church, he felt good, at home, at peace, he also told us that when he talks to members he feels the Spirit and he told us that he wanted to be baptized but at that time we didn't have a car and he live 130 km South of Warwick town. The next transfer got my new companion, Elder Rollins and we got a car. We started teaching him! The turning point of his journey in the gospel is when we set a baptismal date for him, after a week, we plan to teach him the "Stop smoking program" but when we were about to teach him the program, he told us that he already stop smoking after 48 yrs and he already bought Milo to replace his coffee. All these things he did after we set the date. and the rest is history! I'm just grateful to be part of this miracle and to be a firsthand witness of it. On April 5, He was baptized by Elder Rollins in a lake, inside a National park because we didn't have a baptismal font in Warwick, It was a wonderful spot, the Spirit was there, After coming out of the water he says "See that sins... GONE!!!" as he splashes water away from him and has a grin on his face that could be seen from the heavens. On April 6, I had the privilege of confirming him as a member of the Church. The whole process of his journey in the gospel was hard but it was worth it! He has that strong faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and every time we see him, he still have that big smile on his face! Distance and time was a problem for us but with the help of the members in the ward and Faith in the Savior it was a success for all of us.
I'll never forget him, he always calls me Elder Ya-But :D
Taught by: Elder Rollins and Elder Yabut
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