This week was pretty exciting. Let´s start with these:
1.
Well I´ll start with the "bad" but super spiritual part. One day we (my
companion and I) were walking down a pretty busy street and I had this
impression, which I thought was just a random thought, that I should
walk a little bit slower so I did what I thought and I slowed down. About 5 minutes later
a car drove by us and hit a rock that was in the road about 30 ft in
front of us and so with all the speed that the car had, the rock went
flying by right in front of me. After that we examined the rock and it
was about the size of a golf ball (maybe a bit smaller). Super strong
testimony builder that the Lord watches over his missionaries. And we
also started to avoid busy streets like that and if we had to walk down a
busy street we would fight on who would be the one closest to the
street. 
2. Ok this last Thursday our beloved house lord (like land lord, but for a house) died at 12:46
in the night. His name was Victor Baigorria. On that morning we received the call that he died and that we needed to be in the church
early so that the viewing could be done in the church building. And
because we were the only ones who had time and keys to the building we had to be
there the three days and pass by every so often. Really it was a sad
time but it is so great to have the gospel in our lives because we know
that death isn't the end but it is just a step in this great plan of
happiness.
3. Well I guess you are all
wondering what special musical number we did for our new president. Well
we did the EFY medly and I played the piano. It was super amazing and
it is super true that when you prepare something like that the choir of
angels sing with the choir. My expectations of all of my Latinos were
destroyed by their performance. They truly rocked the roof with their
English and I am super proud of them.
Well I
guess I would say that the highlight this week was the multizone that we
had with President and Hermana Amato. We also had the opportunity to
meet their children also. But what was super kool was what we learned.
Before he left President Boswell taught us about positive attitude and
always searching. Now President Amato is teaching us to search
specifically to find the Escogidos (the Elect). The purpose as
missionaries now is to find the Elect because the Elect hear the gospel
and do not harden their hearts. Which eventually brought up the question
"what about the other people who are not Escogidos?" Well he told us
that the people who aren't Escogidos will have their opportunity during
the millennial after Christ comes to the Earth. This is the great plan of
the Father to give everyone the opportunity to hear and accept his
gospel because he loves each and every one of us. He knows each of us
personally and wants the best for us and it´s by this gospel we can receive all of these blessings.
I miss you all tons,
Elder Garbett
