I had a very eventful week this last week! For one, Jake Vladimir was baptized! It was a wonderful service in which the Spirit was very strong.I think that there is something even more special about the simple testimony of children than those of advanced age. Even though Jake Vladimir often forgets many of the things that we teach him, he desired to be baptized because he simply felt it was the right thing to do. It didn't matter to Jake Vladimir if everything in the gospel made since intellectually. Rather, he responded to the feelings he felt in his heart as he learned of the gospel, and simply knew in his heart it was right to be baptized. I believe we can all learn from the simple yet unwavering faith of children. I think we are too often focused on all things of the gospel satisfying the mind, when instead, we should focus on satisfying the heart and spirit.
Today, I was privileged to attend a zone activity in which we visited "Sierra Cave". It was awesome! It was about a two hour walk through the cave, and it required three tour guides, as the cave is so deep and so large, that it would be easy to get lost in the middle with no light, and no way of getting out. There were some portions of the "walk" where we were required to wade through mud down to our knees, and some places where we had to get down and crawl. It was definitely the best "caving" experience I have ever had, and the stalagmite formations were really cool.
Also announced at our zone activity today was those who will be transferred on Wednesday. Not much to my surprise, but also much to my dismay, Elder Vicente is being transferred. Needless to say, I have learned very much from him and it will be hard to see him go. However, I also look forward to learning from my next companion and hope my experience with him will be as good as my experience with Elder Vicente.
Have a great week everybody! Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers on my behalf.
Love,
Elder Pulley
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