~November 14, 2011- The Church Has Been Restored!~

Elder Garcia had a really interesting experience he told us about. Last week, some elders were biking around a neighborhood at night, and felt prompted to visit an apartment, they knocked and when the door opened, there was a little group of people who apparently had being praying for "a heavenly manifestation". So they were really excited, but since they only spoke Spanish they couldn't really talk to them for too long. So a few days later they brought Elder Garcia and Elder Jensen to visit them. They were very excited to teach these people who they thought had been praying for missionaries. When they got there, and Elder Garcia started talking to them, he found out that that wasn't the case. There was a guy there who greeted them and sat them down along other people who they thought were family members. When Elder Garcia asked the man who they were he said that they are people from the neighborhood coming to learn more about God. That thought how awesome it was that they were all there to listen to their message! Nope. Wrong again! The man started talking to Elder Garcia and Elder Jensen and suddenly they realized they were in a little church service held at his house! The man brought up how the missionaries were brought to them the one night they prayed, and how that it was a sign from God that his church would grow and be blesses! The man started prophesying and the people got up and started mumbling and raising their hands. Elder Garcia says it was the strangest thing ever and the Spirit was gone. They wanted to just get out of there! But then Elder Garcia asked everyone in the house if they wanted to know what they did. He told them that the man was right when he said that it was no coincidence that they had come, but it was not for the reason they thought. He told them that they came because the Spirit had brought them to the house. Elder Garcia gave a little 5 minute talk about their purpose, and about the Book of Mormon and that the church has been restored. He gave them two pass-along cards and then they left. He says that was a crazy but very interesting experience. Other than that, he is working hard and teaching the gospel to as many people as he can!