Hasta ver- nos vemos a los Robertson, hola a Elder Ruiz, 6/12/17

Sounds like you were able to have a lot of unique experiences this week Mom! That´s cool to hear that all of the Packards were there to greet Skyler! I´m very grateful for all of the great extended family members that I have! 

Elder Perales and I just finished our short three-week transfer together on a high note! With the departure of Presidente and Hermana Robertson this month we had a short transfer so that things are prepared for the arrival of Presidente and Hermana Resek. We got the news today that I am staying in Castelar, but I will already be saying goodbye to ElderPerales. We had a great three-week run together.

This week got going with divisions where I went to Morón to work with Elder Tuncar, and then we were blessed with our very last zone conference with Presidente and Hermana Robertson. It was a really great experience and President shared with us again his favorite poem- "The Race". I really love the poem- I mentioned it in an earlier letter. "The Race" tells the story of a young man in a race who starts of running only to fall three times during the course of the race. Each time he looks to the stands to hear his father telling him, "Get up, and win the race." On his final fall his father expresses to him that winning is not in being the first to finish but only that he rises each time he falls.

With the spirit of our zone conference in our hearts, Elder Perales and I had two lessons this week that especially stood out for me. The first was with a woman named Victoria. Victoria didn´t accept us to talk in her house, but talked with us just outside her door. We had contacted her previously and she had read what we had left from the Book of Mormon. We proceeded to teach her the first lesson and I felt like I should invite her to baptism on a specific date. Even though she did not accept the invitation, I could really feel the spirit and Elder Perales said that he felt the spirit as well. I am excited to see if she will progress and accept the commitment to attend church.

The second lesson that stuck out for me this week was with a family- Walter, Claudia, and Josefina (the mother of Claudia). Walter and Claudia have been married for 18 years and have two young children. We met Walter last week when he was raking his leaves, and we went over and just started helping him to grab the leaves and put them in the garbage bag. That started a conversation which lead to us being able to go to his house yesterday to talk with him and his family. 

We were blessed to have a less-active member, Franco Gomila, whom we are encouraging to serve a mission with us. During the lesson, Franco testified of our beliefs several times, and the spirit was very powerful throughout the lesson. They didn´t accept our baptismal invitation, but in the end of the lesson Claudia offered a kneeling prayer with all the sincerity of her heart. She asked for their hearts and minds to be open to our message and to be able to know if it´s true. It was really a beautiful moment.

Thanks for taking the time to read each week my un-ending paragraphs of stories. I love you all and I am very grateful for all of your influences in my life! I especially want to tell Dad that I love him and am extremely grateful for all that I´ve learned from him. He taught me to work hard, be organized, be efficient, and to never stop learning. I love you Dad, thanks for teaching me about some of the characteristics of my perfect father, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

I love you all,

Elder Lambert

Photos: Me in a park in Morón, Elder Perales in front of a catholic basilica, me with Presidente and Hermana Robertson, me with Elder Tuncar in divisions (Lima, Peru)