No but honestly, Why can't everyone just get married already!!!!!!
For example:
Loura and Matías: Amazing people that want to progress and get baptised. Problem= not married (though he did propose to her even before we met them)
Beatrix and Jorge Machin: Hno. Machin is a member that's living in Pareja (living together not married) with Beatrix. He wants to return fully to the church and become temple worthy again. She straight up told us that her main goals right now are: get married, get baptised, and get sealed to her soon to be Husband. Once again, the only thing impeding them from progressing is the fat that their not married.
Esteban: NOOOOO!!! Don't worry, he's still super excited and loves the church. However, the other day we were at his house teaching the Word of Wisdom (absolutely no problem), when I felt the prompting to ask him if he's married. After giving me a confused look, he responded in the negative, explaining that he and his wife had been living together for almost 27 años, and had always planned on getting married, but had just never done it. Well, we're going to have to postpone the baptism now. Darn it.
On top of that we're helping an excommunicated member that goes to church every week, and wants to come back, she just needs to get married with her pareja (boyfriend).
To go with all this, the court house is on vacation here in Durazno.... "Im not happy Bob. Not happy." all jokes aside though, I really hope it opens up soon. All of these people want to get married and baptised, they just need the state to cooperate!
On a more positive note, Super cool thing about Esteban:
As it turns out, he had put all his information into mormon.org last January, requesting a Book of Mormon. It should have showed up in the system of the Church and our emails, that very hour. However, It never did. In March, the Bishop (who lives next door had given his wife a Book of Mormon after talking with her about the church). He assumed this was the response to his request (although it was months late. Well this past month he had the cool experience I've told in past letters about being guided to the church and feeling the spirit stronger than he had ever felt in his life. Well As it turns out, the day of our first charla with him (the day after his first appearance In church), Literally 20 min after we had left, two Sister missionaries working in the offices in Salt Lake City called him. They had just received all his information from Mormon.Org and wanted to talk to him about the church. Both Sides were baffled as to the situation. He had sent the info months before, and they just so happened to call him minutes after the missionaries left his house, the day after he had one of the most spiritual experiences of his life. Well, Those Sister missionaries have continued in contact with him, and send messages with scriptures, and call him to talk about the church, sometimes for a full hour. Haha and we got the reference in our emails this last monday. There is no such thing a coincidence! I love this guy..... He's soooooo prepared. JUST GET MARRIED FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well I love yall so much. Get married. It's important. God wants it. If you live with someone who you're not married to...... take a weekend trip to Vegas. They can take care of that for ya;D
Maybe I shouldnt say that...... just follow the commandments of God. You'll be happier.
Love ya,
Elder Eliason
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