In looking at this name I don't have too many memories of Nydia. From what I can remember, she was a referral given to us by a sister in the ward and she was pretty much a member when we started teaching her. She had been going to church for some time and she accepted baptism well.
After: As far as I know she remained active.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
The Mendoza Family
Because we practically white-washed the area, Elder Fonnesbeck and I, with the help of Preach My Gospel, came up with a plethora of ways to try and find people. One of our brilliant ideas was to pass out fliers for a car wash that we were doing as a zone. We decided to give one to every single person that we saw and use it as a way to introduce the gospel.
One day while we were passing out our car wash fliers we ran into the Mendoza family. Elsa (41), Mariela (19), and Arturo (11) were out for a daily walk when we introduced ourselves and the gospel to them. They invited us to their house (or maybe we invited ourselves) the next week.
They were just an amazing family! We loved going over to their house to teach them the gospel. Not only did they accept everything very well, but they were also extremely fun people. In fact, the dad, who didn't live with them and was a horrible example to them, was a member of the church from childhood.
Toward the end of their lessons they had a few worries and concerns about being baptized into the church. We invited President Castillo to one of our lessons with them, and he really helped them overcome some of their doubts.
On October 9, 2005, the three of them were baptized into the church. I had the privilege of baptizing Mariela. They were the first of our 13 baptisms in October!
After: The Mendoza family remained strong for about 4 or 5 months. Elsa then returned to her smoking and she gradually became inactive from the church. Both Elder Fonnesbeck and I were still in the area when they stopped coming to church, and so we visited them often trying to convince them to return. When I returned home from my mission i heard the news that Arturo received the priesthood, so at least he was attending church.
One day while we were passing out our car wash fliers we ran into the Mendoza family. Elsa (41), Mariela (19), and Arturo (11) were out for a daily walk when we introduced ourselves and the gospel to them. They invited us to their house (or maybe we invited ourselves) the next week.
They were just an amazing family! We loved going over to their house to teach them the gospel. Not only did they accept everything very well, but they were also extremely fun people. In fact, the dad, who didn't live with them and was a horrible example to them, was a member of the church from childhood.
Toward the end of their lessons they had a few worries and concerns about being baptized into the church. We invited President Castillo to one of our lessons with them, and he really helped them overcome some of their doubts.
On October 9, 2005, the three of them were baptized into the church. I had the privilege of baptizing Mariela. They were the first of our 13 baptisms in October!
After: The Mendoza family remained strong for about 4 or 5 months. Elsa then returned to her smoking and she gradually became inactive from the church. Both Elder Fonnesbeck and I were still in the area when they stopped coming to church, and so we visited them often trying to convince them to return. When I returned home from my mission i heard the news that Arturo received the priesthood, so at least he was attending church.
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