Familia!

Well this week was quite the experience. We went to the areas of the elderes in our district to contact and it was a nice change. It was fun to get to see a little more of NIcaragua. However the highlight of my week was this Saturday. We had the baptism of hno  Luis planned but he was facing a lot of opposition in his home and was in the point of leaving Managua put we came to his house in time and talked to him and he told us that he doesnt want to be like that any more, that he is trying to be like CHrist. Wow. We passed by the morning before the baptism and he was reading the Book of Mormon. I think he knows more about its history than I do. jejeje. His desire to learn is incredible. Well the time for the baptism came adn it was incredible. It was simple but beautiful. After he had been baptized I was waiting outside the font to direct him to the bathroom and he stopped and looked into my eyes and he was crying. ¨I felt a burning in my bosom¨ he told me. ¨I went below the water and I felt a burning in my bosom. THank you...thank you..¨ ......wow....We have never talked to him about the different feelings we can recieve through the spirit but he is so sensitive and his words were scriptural. After we had the welcome to the ward I felt prompted to ask if he would bare his testimony which he did. It was such a powerful experience. His testimony was completely pure adn he was practically pleading with a his family and the members there to believe his words and accept the same goodness in their lives. I don´t know why we had the privilege of being part of his baptism but I am so grateful.

 I think this thanksgiving I am especially grateful for the oportunity to watch God working in the hearts of the children of men. I know that miracles exist and that He is the author. I am also so grateful for you guys. It is not every home that has the foundation of celestial laws and I can see here how important that really is. THank you all for helping me feel loved. For helping me feel remembered adn special. More than that, thank you for helping find the path of discipleship. You guys are everything to me and I love you all so much. Happy thanksgiving! Eat something delicious for me and remember ¨Gratitude unlocks the fulness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more.¨ 

hna Manning