We are teaching a man who works in the oranges. One day, we were talking with him about his work and he asked us if we liked oranges. We told him that of course we did!!! So he told us that the next time we came by he would give us some. We kind of were like oh no we dont want to take your oranges! He looked at us so confused of why we were concerned about taking his oranges. (I'm telling yall these people are so generous and give without a second thought!) Well let me tell you friends, this sweet little man has given us a bag of oranges everytime we visit him now. And we aren't talking a little wimpy grocery bag with 7-10 oranges in it. We're talking those big California grocery bags (cause you have to pay 10c for every grocery bag you use so there like slightly higher quality, smh) with like 50 oranges in a bag (I have counted) And he's even given us these big yellow grapefruit/orange fruits that I dont know the name of (if anyone knows or can look it up let me know haha). And the best part is, he gets so excited to give them to us!
But on the more spiritual side of this sweet person we are teaching. He has grown so much. Were honestly buds and it's so fun. But it's even more fun to see how much light he has in his life now! He is learning so much and seriously words cant even explain. Let me try by giving you an example. Our last lesson with him he was trying to understand revelation and how God speaks to us. We were discussing how important it is to do our part, for exampke reading the scriptures. So he said (in slightly more words and in Spanish) "so its like if I go looking for deer in the mountains one day and I search and search but I dont find one. Then the next day I go back and search some more I might find one that day. It's the same with the scriptures if I read one day I might not find an answer, but if I keep reading the next day I might get my answer. So that's what it's so important to read everyday?" I sat there blow away at how much he had taken from what we had taught him, but even more that that what the Spirit had taught him!!!!
And when we invited him to church he said he could only come if it rains because he wouldn't have work or would go in later. So we were praying harddddd for rain. But it didn't rain when we needed it to!!! Sunday morning about an hour before church we called and asked if he had to work and he said yes and that he was about to go so we said "qué lástima!" Like what a shame! And he said no I'm going right now, to church. I'll just go and go to work after. Even though he had to leave half way through, he told us right when he was about to leave that he changed his schedule so that he will be working Monday through Sunday so that he can have Sundays off. He takes everything we talk about and strives his best to apply it and that is what is so amazing!!! We know that he can feel the Spirit testifying to him that what we teach is true. I know that God knows us. That he knows our needs. I know that God doesnt give us a commandment we cant keep because when we exercise our faith into action, he will provide a way! (1 Nephi 3:7).
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