Completing the work of my father (trainer) Elder Summers...

Well, the miracle happened!  Adolfo Omar Britos and Kevin Juaquín Britos were baptized Sunday!  Nelson, the reactivated father, received the priesthood and baptized his brother and son.  What an incredible experience!!!

The spirit has been so strong as we worked with this family.  It has really been a miracle.  When I arrived in the area, Nelson didn't want anything to do with us.  He was flakey, doubtful, but he's made such an incredible change.

After 3 transfers of work, the family is back!!!   When you look at the history though of this amazing family, the reality is that it took like a year for the Lord to prepare their hearts to receive us.

Sometimes we doubt that the fact that people can make a change...

everyone told us that it was impossible...

Well...HATERS GONNA HATE

If we doubt that someone can make a change, what we are really saying is that the almighty God can't work a miracle.  The Britos family is a testimony that God loves His children and is the author of miracles.  

We have 2 more weeks of work left in this transfer and we have a goal to baptize this Sunday and next Sunday.  Please pray for the Lescano family, that the heart of the mom will be softened to let her (2) 9 year 

old kids be baptized.  Also, please pray for the Garay family, that the father Luis may be able to receive the desire to act upon attending church.  He is the only member and if he goes to church, EVERYONE (6 People) 

will go to church.  We've got some solid possibilities and praying for another miracle and to have great success in these last two weeks.

I know that when we get on our knees and pray with sincerity of heart and talk with our Father in Heaven, he will listen to us and answer us according to His will and His timing.  We've just gotta be committed to taking action

and do something. We've gotta do our part and when we do, it is then that He will bring about miracles in our lives.  So, when you see the missionaries, please remember that they are representatives of Jesus Christ. 

They teach with the same authority as Paul, Peter, James and John.  Don't be afraid to give referrals to the missionaries.

I love you all so much!  Hoping to send more pics in white :)

Love,

Elder Pomar

Ps. Tomorrow marks 1 year in Argentina for me!!!  Also, we ate a ton of Asado last night with the other missionaries, blessings haha.​

Quick e-mail...

Sorry, as I am really short on time today.  So we went to Carlos Paz, a touristic place in Cordoba for P-day and it was so goood!!!  After, we went to a place where they served all you can eat pizza.....bad idea for the restaurant because we had a group of 12 missionaries haha!!!  WE ATE SO MUCH!!!  They got superheated at us when we left because they probably made no money on us hahaha.  We were so full that we decided to do the hike again and took some sweet pics! :)

This past Sunday, we had a miracle happen in church as 9 investigators attend with us. It really was a huge miracle.   The Lord has blessed us so much because of our hard work.  We have the possibility of having 4 baptisms this next Sunday!!!  We have a lot of work to do before Sunday, but we got the goal set!!! :)

I wanted to really say sorry to those who have written me over the past weeks and I haven't been able to respond as I am behind.  I will write, I just have had very little time to spend on e-mail due to my leadership responsibilities.  Please keep writing as I love to get your messages and thank you for the love.  Hope you all have a great week! 

Love,

Elder Pomar ​

Happy Valentine's Day...I love this gospel!

Well, we had a baptism! :)

Mía Rodriguez was baptized Sunday.  It was really a miracle.  For years, the father Sergio was super tough and didn't let any missionaries into his house to visit the family.  I was humbled to learn that supposedly when I arrived, I made a good impression with him.  

He told us...

"I didn't let any missionaries into my house, especially the gringos because when I served my mission they were terrible to me.  You guys are the first missionaries that I have happily invited into my house."

I remember something that my brother (shout to Caleb) reminded me in a letter when I was serving my mission in La Rioja..."Love is the first commandment."  I'm just learning to really love people, I still got a long way to go, but at least God is lighting the way.

I got to go with my companion to eat dinner with some close family friends "The Powelsons!"  They are serving as humanitarian missionaries for all of the Southern part of South America.  I got permission from my mission prez and it was sooo much fun!!! :)

My english is terrible, but at least my spanish is sufficient (that's what's most important, right?)

Another blessing is that Saturday morning my companion and I got up super early to go to a special conference to meet our church Apostle Elder Todd D. Christofferson!  In preparing for the meeting, I came with a question...

"Is this man really called by Christ directly to be His Apostle?"

Well, he walked into the room and a peace came in and over me.  I went up to him, shook his hand as he looked at my name tag and then looked into my eyes saying "Hola Elder Pomar."  The spirit filled my heart and testified to me in that moment that he is an apostle of Christ, directly called by him..."By their fruits ye shall know them" (Matthew 7:20).

When Elder Christofferson spoke, it was simple but powerful.  He was so humble and loving in the way that he spoke.  He knows the scriptures so well.  In preparation, I studied it out in my mind and upon meeting him, I know that I received my answer.  I'm so happy that I have a pure testimony that we have a living prophet and apostles that lead and guide us today.  I love the primary hymn that says..."Follow the prophet he knows the way."

In closing, I want you all to know that I know this is the only true church of God and our Savior Jesus Christ.  I have prayed and God told me it's true.  I have a simple testimony of this truth and invite you all to ask God for yourselves and He will manifest the truth of it unto you.

Love,

Elder Pomar

Ps. Lots of pics this week...hope you enjoy :)

Part member families <3

It has been such a huge blessing. 

So my trainer Elder Summers served here in my area Ituzaingo about a year and a half ago and he baptized a ton of people (shout out) and he also planted many seed within these families.  Sister Saavedra: her daughter was baptized, but she never wanted to change religion due to the "Catholic Tradition" of her family.  She came to church, (first time since her daughter's baptism a year and a half ago and cried the entire testimony meeting).  We have an appointment with her this week!

Another miracle is the Britos family. They have a ton of land with cows, horses, pigs, you name it! So almost the entire family was baptized and the family is gigantic.  However, with time, they started becoming less active little by little as NO ONE from the ward visited them.  The father, Nelson, lost the fire to keep going.  We visited he and his family a lot as part of a reactivation project, not knowing that the youngest son still hadn't been baptized, neither the uncle Adolfo.  Adolfo got extremely sick due to internal bleeding.  He lost so much blood that he almost died.  I call the sister missionaries that serve in the area of the hospital where Adolfo is to bring someone with them to give him priesthood blessing.  They went, he received the blessing and guess what?  THE SAME DAY HE RETURNED HOME!  Brothers and Sisters, a miracle occurred through the restored priesthood power.  He was supposed to be there for another WEEK!  Adolfo was never baptized because he couldn't stop smoking.  Thanks to the sickness, he stopped.  He has the desire to be baptized and we have put the baptismal date in a few weeks.  So, Nelson's son Kevin will be baptized along with his Uncle Adolfo.

On Sunday, we were waiting at the church doors for our investigators to arrive....waiting.....waiting......we went into the sacrament meeting with our heads down, but right after the sacrament the entire Britos family comes in.  I literally have never been so happy in my whole life!

The sad thing is that my companion and I are the only two people that are helping reactivate in this ward.  The members complain that they don't have home teachers to come visit them, but they won't go out either!  Just saying: the ward loves us now! 

What a time to be alive here in ituzaingo!

I'll finish with this.  There has been a less active family with a daughter that has never been baptized, because the father hasn't been worthy to perform her baptism.  After seeing Mia's baptism last week, she got super excited and asked her dad if her Bishop could baptize her and he said yes!  The father said "this isn't my daughter, this is Heavenly Father's daughter.  If she doesn't get baptized due to my unworthiness, her sins will fall on my head.  Baptize her this next Sunday"  So, this Sunday we have the baptism planned.

BTW, Maria Lesme, who I baptized in my last area La rioja, sent me the wonderful news that her mom just got baptized!  When we talked with her while I was there, she didn't want ANYTHING to do with the church.  Miracles happen though because God worked in her heart and she was humbled and knew this was the correct path.  What a blessing!

 

I know I am following the path of the Savior. I know that this church is true with all of my heart and that it is really the church of Jesus Christ.  I have studied it out in my mind and all of the doubts I once had are all gone because I prayed and asked God.  God, in his infinite love, has answered my prayers.  It's all true and it brings so much peace into my life!

I love you all!  Be safe!

 

Oh, and one last thing, this Saturday we have Elder D Todd Christofferson from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles visiting our mission!!! :) 

Love,
Elder Pomar :)​