The piano guy

Hola, qué tal? 

There is a very special place here in Waterbury known as The Holy Land, USA. Supposedly, it was constructed in the 70's and now is a run down replica of Jerusalem's Holy Land. It's pretty funky. It's nothing short of magical and mystical. Apparently, teenagers go up there after hours to party. Kinda defeats it's purpose. 

Anyways, onto more important things. This week, I was finally able to meet with the Heredia family. It consists of Hector, Jenny, Shmuel, and Cher. Shmuel is 5 and Cher is 2. For our lessons, the sisters took half an hour to teach Jenny and Hector English, while Elder Barbee taught Shmuel piano. Mind you, it's probably been 5 or 6 years since I've been taught piano, let alone teach someone else...in Spanish. So, after some trial and error, Shmuel could play Twinkle Little Star which was pretty impressive. 

As we got to the gospel portion, we focused a lot on the Doctrine Of Christ. They are practically members because they feed us, go to church every week, and attend other branch activities. On Sunday, after sacrament, we were chatting with Hector. As we answered some of his questions, he straight up told us that he's ready for baptism when we are ready. The same goes for his wife! Crazy! Please pray for them, they are such special and prepared souls! 

I had a really cool experience in church. I had woken up and I was having feelings of inadequacy and self pity. This happens every so often. When I was passing the sacrament, towards the end, they had ran out of water and I was the only one that had not partaken of it. So, they got one more cup, filled it, blessed it, and gave it to me. It was a sweet reminder that I mattered, and that I have a purpose in this grand plan. It helped me remember that I too can take part in the blessings of the gospel and take time to help my testimony. 

Today, we had a district P-Day and we went to a place called West Rock. Word of warning mom, the cliffs weren't *that* high. It only appears that way because of the camera angle. 

I've been reading in the book of Acts recently and I've found some cool things. Often, while the Apostles are traveling, encarcelated, or preaching, they are able to baptize someone within the hour of invitation. Today, you don't really read of that kind of conversion, but I still find it very interesting that the Apostles were so valient and bold. Why can't we be the same way? Why not invite others to partake of the blessings of the restored gospel? 

Thank you so much for the love and support, I wish you all the best! 

con mucho amor,
Elder Rasmussen