"What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." 2/2/14

Hi everybody!

So this week had a couple beautiful miracles come about:

So, my first day in Antony, Elder Nelson and I visited a small Hispanic family. The parents, Andrea and Alex, are two of the kindest people I've ever met. The missionaries had been visiting this family for over a year, but they couldn't be baptized because Andrea and Alex are not married yet they live together. We asked if they had any intentions of starting their marriage papers, and Andrea told us that she was waiting until Alex proposed officially.

Last Monday, Elder Nelson invited Alex to come play tennis with us so we could get some one-on-one... two-on-one time with him. At the end of our heated match (Elder Nelson rocked us both), we shared with Alex Ephesians 5:22-25 with the intentions of Alex initiating family home evenings:

 "22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;"

We then told Alex that he has a responsability as the patriarch of the family to be the example. We then in engaged him to give the spiritual thought on Wednesday during our family home evening. He agreed.

Apparently that scripture really did something for him, because we show up for FHE, and he invited his mother and brother to come too. During the spiritual thought, he shared Ephesians 5:22-25 again, and another scripture about Adam and Eve, and then turned to Andrea and expressed how he, as the father-figure, needed love his wife as Christ loves the church. He then asked if we could all kneel for a closing prayer. After the prayer, everyone stood except for Alex who, kneeling on one knee took Andrea's hand and asked her to marry him! 

You know, as a missionary, I love to think that I can make plans for our investigators. We had a strong impression to invite Alex to give the spiritual thought, but it never crossed our minds that he would propose! I love my Father in Heaven, and I know that when He prompts us to act, the result will only bring us further happiness. It's just a matter of time before this family joins Christ's fold.

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Love you all!

Elder Wheatley