im just going to come out and
say it, nothing is harder than being a missionary of the church of jesus
christ of latter day saints. but at the same time, nothing is better
than being a missionary of the church of jesus christ of latter day
saints. its hard to see that your plan doesnt always match up with His
plan, but we always need to learn to trust in the lord in all that he
does, and things will always work out. but this week has been such an
amazing week like always. i did divisions with elder rongel, one of the
zone leaders in my area and we worked in my area the whole day. we
visited this member and we found out his neighbors are members too but
havent gone to church in like 20 years when they lived in tabasco,
mexico. but we became very great friends with them and we found out he
makes songs and he showed us some of his songs that he makes on the
guitar. later in the day, we were walking to our next appt and i looked
down this street and i saw a lady carrying her groceries so turned away
from my comp to go and help her and we walked her all they way to her
house and we met her whole family and they all had an excitement to
greet us, we felt so welcomed. we ended up singing and saying a prayer
and taught them a little bit of what we do. we also figured out her
husband got in contact with some missionaries we know in the past from
another area when he was at a members house but, he has a book of mormon
and has been reading it. but he is now one of our new investigators.
their family is awesome and invited us over to eat panuchos with their
family, and for some of you who dont know what panuchos are, they are
the best food ever in this area! wednesday
when my comp and i were almost home, i had a craving for this drink
called Reca horchata in which i am now addicted to, because there is no
pasolie con coco here, but as we were walking to they store close by our
house, we passed this guy and he talked to us and asked us what we do,
so we were more than delighted to tell him all about it. we ended us
meeting his whole family there too, and his daughter karen and her son
carlos and i got to talk a little english with him because he is
learning it in the school. but we got to come back friday to teach them. and they are our new friends who played basketball with us in the mornings sometimes! haha. thursday
morning we woke up to no water, and we use water for everything. for
those who know me, i dont like problems, and i start going into a
desperate mode trying to look for a solution to solve them, so the whole
time when my companion was calling the landlord to try to solve the
problem, i climbed up on the roof and followed the water line up to this
pump and then a tank, so i climbed in the tank and it was empty, so i
messed with a couple of things in there, and water started flowing out, i
did get soaking wet but i then climb back down very carefully and
walked inside and my comp sees me soaking wet and asks me "what happened
to you" but in spanish and all i said was "go check the sink" and i
just stood there like a "boss" with a smirk on my face watching him see
that the water works and telling the landlord nevermind. but i saved us
like 200 pesos we were so happy. haha. also this friday
as district leader, i had the chance to interview an investigator for
baptism from the sister missionaries area in my district. but this
interview with her one on one was so amazing and so spiritual, i loved
it soo much. i was getting eaten alive by mosquitos but it was amazing
to just see this change in her life for the better and also when i asked
her to share her testimony with me of how she came to have this
testimony of the church. it was a really great experience that i will
never forget. this work i love doing every day. there are so many things
that you get to see. nobody said that it would ever be easy because it
is hard work. but this work will bless you for the rest of your life and
you learn new things all the time that will help you in your life.
there are many people that depend on you and its your job to help them,
and deliver the message from heavenly father directly to them. we are
his messengers in this work and He needs us and we need Him. it is a
great blessing to be a missionary for the church of jesus christ of
latter day saints. i love this work and i love this gospel and i wouldnt
change any moments of the things i have done in this work. because
things happen in which the way the lord wants them to happen. all we
just have to do, is listen, trust in the lord... and act! i know our
heavenly father loves each and everyone of us and his plan for each and
every one of us is perfect!
well its about time i close for
now but i will send pics. just remember that i love all you guys and
keep listening for the spirit in your lives.
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