"The Spirit of the Lord"

Well family i have to start out and saying this week was a good one! at first it felt like we were just climbing this mountian and everything and anything was getting in our way! and then on about thursday to sunday we made it to the top and started "skiing down" haha. oh man it was a real neat experience. me and my comp are doing a lot better now! i'm still working with him but he's coming out of his shell and we are really starting to enjoy the work together! so this week was fun because on tuesday we got to do a service project for this family. i finally got to use a machete!!! it was awesome! we went hacking away at this huge bamboo tree and cleared it out! it was awesome i felt like indiana jones or something with this big machete in my hand and hacking at this bamboo tree! it was a neat experience and something i love doing! service! anyways that was a good time and then our lessons this week were really good as well! our goal this week was just to really step it up and to work even harder! i was proud of my companion cause he stepped up as well and we got work done! Brother valle. the old man were we water plants is doing ok, his health his declining and he lives all by himself and so it's taking a tole on him but we keep going out there to cheer him up. we haven't been able to water as much because of the rain but we still find ways to help him. another really neat experience we had this week is probably about in our are lessons but this week my testimony was really strengthened on the gift of dicernment. it was amazing to be the instrument for the spirit and finding out these peoples concerns. so that was really cool and then we went to our investigator brother willy! he is a great old man and really progressing! it's great because his best friend is a less active member but still has a super strong testimony so we are trying to do the hit a two birds with one stone thing and so hopefully we can get both of them closer to Christ. so we went to his house and we always ask if we can help him in anyway and he said well elders yeah i think i could use a blessing. i was shocked and my heart was filled with joy as i heard him say that. it's great when they request it because it means they have great faith. it was a great experience giving him that blessing and humbling. anyways when we went to church yesterday i was kind of bummed cause he wasn't there and only a few of our LA's were there. but as the meeting started they just started flowing in! and it was great because there were some there that haven't been there in a really long time so it was amazing! then walked in Brother Willy! oh man again my heart was filled with joy as i saw him struggle to walk because of his disease. the man has amazing faith, it's not easy for him to come to church becaue of his sickness but he still does and it's amazing. so all in all this week was truly one lead by the Lord and it was a blessing to be a part of it. i love you guys so much and hope you continue to follow Christ and do what's expected! love you guys so much. This church is true and this work is the work of God, i love you all Elder Machen