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My name is Hector.
I love preaching the gospel.
Having the ability to just go up to a person to talk to them
about the gospel, I guess, is practice for me for when I go
on my mission--to be able to have that kind of faith for a
person to just walk up and say hi, just be friendly, share
your testimony over and over and over again.
I know that he told me about when he prayed to just know
the Book of Mormon is true.
And he told me, when he prayed, he felt the Spirit and
he knew it.
He said, "If I know it, I have to do it." And he was baptized
real shortly after that.
As soon as he received his answer, that--his witness that
he knew it, he decided to be baptized.
When he was baptized, he immediately helped his family
become baptized.
And because of that, he saw the joy that his family
experienced, that he experienced.
And then after that, it was just, "Whoever I can help
share this joy with, I'm going to do it."
The motivation that I get is, the Holy Ghost keeps driving
me towards Him, doesn't let me get away.
If I start walking away, I feel bad; I have to go back
and apologize for walking away from Them.
We had a missionary activity, and so we were going to his
apartment community, or his house.
And we started talking to everybody there, and they all
told us, "Oh, Hector's already talked to us.
Missionaries are coming over." "We already know.
Hector already said this." "Hector already told us about
this." And so it just fascinated me that he'd
already talked to everybody, all his
neighbors about the gospel.
I was living in an apartment, same apartment that Hector
lives in with his family.
And he was watching and taking care of
his nieces and nephews.
He asked me if I believed in God.
I was having problems, and I was no longer able to stay at
the apartment over there.
And Hector came over and told me that--he actually asked me
if I would like some help.
And I looked at him, and I'm like, "Well, yeah.
I'd like help, Hector." And he goes, "Well, I can call the
elders from the Church if you'd like to sit down with
the elders and see if they might not be able to help you
out."
I thought to myself there, again--you take kids, you hear
what they're saying, but you're kind of skeptical.
And then it hit me: I know the knowledge that Hector has
coming from the Lord.
I took him at his word and sat down and visited with the
elders, and I've been with them ever since.
I've been with the Church, and it's been a true blessing.
You've got work and deeds and actions.
Well, show me your faith through your deeds, through
your actions, and that's what Hector does.
When you're scared, just quietly close your eyes and
say a quick prayer in your mind, and the Holy Ghost will
come and help you out, tell you what to say,
bring out the word.
I think what motivates Hector is his love.
He loves helping people, and I think he's really learned who
he is as a child of God and loves to
share that with others.
Hector is a people person; everyone
does come around Hector.
On the other hand, he's a great example.
He leads and invites people to do the right things.
Hector's brought--I think it's up to 16 people in the Church
with him now that he's invited to come to church just because
he knows it's a better life.
Being able to actually use my priesthood felt great.
I was like, "I can do this," not thinking, "I don't know if
I should do it.
I don't know if I'm worthy." I thought I was.
I felt so good when I saw his head come out of that
water and go in.
It just felt amazing, knowing that now he's going to be able
to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
My thoughts on going on a mission are, I'm going to go.
No matter what.
The money issue, you know, it's hard right now.
But the Lord will help me get through that, no matter what.
You are supposed to help your brother and help your
fellowmen out to help them to come unto Christ.
And if our Lord said so, you should do it.
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