MIRACLES DO EXIST - Sunday, July 3, 2011

Familia Mio!!!

La verdad gracias por todo lo que hace! Estoy muy bendicido a tener una familia maravillosa como ustedes!!! Le Amo con todo me corazón!

Haha just thought i would start the letter off from my native tongue hear in Argentina!!! haha crazy!!! but wow I have a couple of miracles to share with you today!!!

Well to start off I have to tell more about the 4 Barbeito kids that were baptized like a month ago... Ezekiel 14... Gonzalo 11... Carolina 16 and Ludmila 9.... and what happened with them!!! They are little angles and the only members in their whole family... They have a tree house and they cut out a sign and made their tree house a church... the sign says La Iglesia de JesuCristo de los Santos de los Ultimos dias! haha what little kids do that... But anyways their grandpa has been in the hospital 3 weeks dying of cancer... Their grandma called them at 2 in the morning on Friday night and knowing that they were pure from being baptised called them to say a prayer for their grandpa who wasn't going to live through the night... They prayed over the phone to help their Grandpa! Any ways these 4 kids have changed so much and have had a huge impression on their family...

We had 2 baptismal dates with 2 of their cousins Benjamin y Gabriel Barbeito... they both had challenges this week to get baptised... Benjamin's grandma hates the Mormons and basically kidnapped him for 3 days so he couldn't talk to us... but his mom knowing the change in his cousins went and kidnapped him back! Gabriel who has a different mom... his mom didn't want him to get baptized... but honestly I felt like I was selling APX alarm systems again... We went over there and we honestly just basically didn't give her the chance to say no and explained to her that her son would be following the example of Jesus Christ and we were preparing all and she was invited and I know Elder Castro was called to be with me for this moment because he said just the right words to help her feel the spirit and remove all her doubts.... And then she proceeded to tell us she also had a 9 year old daughter Magaly, we didn't know about that she also wanted to get baptized... we never knew about this girl... so we called the assistants to get permission to baptise her without any assistance or having been taught... and they let me talk to our new mission president, Pres. Carter!!!! He asked me a few questions about the situation and they asked me what I thought... And I just told him I think it would be great to have them all get baptised the same day... whether we have to wait a week or two or do it tomorrow they should do it together.... Needless to say he gave us the permission to baptise her this week!!! The only difference of selling and missionary work is we have the spirit on our side hahaha!

Well the 3 kids were baptised Sunday after church and this is where the miracle came in... THE GRANDPA WHO WAS DYING OF CANCER 2 DAYS CAME TO THE BAPTISM TO SEE THE KIDS BE BAPTIZED AND THE DOCTORS CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH HIM!!!! Mom and Dad and anyone else who reads this... MIRACLES EXISTS!!!! And they are all according to FAITH!!! the grandma had the faith knowing her grand kids were pure from baptism to call and have them say a prayer.... and the kids having the faith of little angels prayed and literally LITERALLY HEALED THEIR GRANDPA!!!! This family will all be members of the church and always know that this is the true church!!! We are now teaching the aunt and uncle and the grandpa and grandma of these little kids!!! As I type this it brings tears to my eyes! I know this is the work of angels! I wouldn't change these experiences for anything in the world! I know that Christ lives and we are capable of miracles according to our faith and the will of the lord!!!!

Well along with all this Saturday night we received the news of the next transfer... and Elder Quackenbush was leaving.... I miss that kid so much! and so was ELDER CASTRO! He just arrived and now is leaving... Today Pres. Carter told me he knows Elder Castro was called to my area for something but he felt I needed to be with someone else... I then proceeded to tell him of the miracle that we experienced and how without Elder Castro the baptisms wouldn't have happened... with tears in his eyes he testified of missionary work and the power of the priesthood and revelation!!! Well he then proceeded to tell me I will be with an Elder named Elder Schwaar... Elder Schwaar is on the verge of going home.. he has been on the mission 1 year and cant keep his mind in the work... he wants to go home... So I am now with Elder Schwaar from Utah... He has 1 brother and 1 sister and loves to play the piano! I am super excited to show him that missionary work is fun and exciting!!! I am loving my mission and I really want him to stay out and enjoy it with me!!! So this transfer we are going to be having a lot of FUN!!!!

Sounds like all is great at home and Mom what a journey you had with those girls! I CANT WAIT TO GO CAMPING AS A FAMILY!!!! MCCRAY LETS START PLANNING!!!! YOU AND I ARE GOING TO COLLEGE TOGETHER!!! YOUR GOING TO ROOM WITH ME AND MY RETURNED MISSION FRIENDS!!!! YOUR GOING TO BE SO PREPARED FOR THE MISSION!!!!!

I gotta go but I love you and I'll be looking for the package!

Que siga real, limpio y linda

Elder Quade Foster