So Tuesday was Elder Tabilo's birthday and we had 3 eating appointments right in a row. I've never eaten so much food in my life and I thought I was gonna die after each of them but I'm still here just 15 pounds heavier!!
Last week we were looking for people to teach which is a lot different with not being able to walk much. We were passing by every member of the church that hadn't come in a long time, and we passed by one woman who let us in and started talking to us. There was a man there that was just on his phone and didn't even respond when we would try to talk to him. So we started talking about the Plan of Salvation to the woman and the man randomly asked us a question, and we answered it. He asked us more questions and we answered those too. By the end he told us how he felt weirdly peaceful around us, so he accepted a Book of Mormon and told us he'd read it and meet with us later in the week.
The craziest thing happened when we went to visit a woman who's husband was about to die. He has been completely unresponsive for several days, so he had to breath and eat through a tube. We shared a message about hope of a life after death with the wife and children, and gave a priesthood blessing of comfort to her. We went into the room to see her husband, and my companion looked at the woman and said "don't worry, your husband will rest tonight", so we said a prayer to comfort the family, and found out the next morning that he passed away during the night. The knowledge of life after death comforted the family in this difficult time. One of the most amazing gifts of the spirit is the gift of prophecy!
Several people in Granada are preparing to be baptized, and several of them came to church yesterday. In one of the meetings, they were asked how they felt in the church, and all of them described feelings of peace, joy, comfort, and love. We pointed out that those feelings are how God speaks to His children. There are so many miracles in Granada!
Love,
Elder Coleman
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