Missionary Moment: A fortuitous stop

Early one Sunday morning in October 2005, Elder Laman Castellanos and Elder Jonathan Bowen, two missionaries serving in the Mexico City North Mission, were rushing to get to church on time. They were walking quickly when a man who appeared to be heavily intoxicated flagged them down. He was with another man who appeared to be a friend also intoxicated.

Although at first hesitant to respond, the missionaries decided to stop and speak with the men.

"My friend here is an alcoholic and needs your help," the missionaries remember the man saying. "Will you share your message with him?"

The Mormon missionaries shared a brief lesson of the purpose of life and shared their testimony of the Restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ. One of the men, Hector Hernandez, liked the message so much that he wanted the missionaries to come to his home. The missionaries learned where he lived and planned to return to his home in a few days.

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