A better week!

Monday, October 23, 2017

Hey Mom, this week was pretty good.  Still a little hard, it felt like everyone canceled on us. But it's ok.  I have been studying a lot. I have learned a lot of things.  I feel powerful, hahaha but that's not the secret to being a missionary.  Being a missionary is about getting people to get their own testimony about the Book of Mormon.  Like Jesus says to Pedro, "Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven."

We have to believe in Christ even though we don't see Him.  We have to get that confirmation from God to know that it is right.  We have to show faith to find Him, and as we read, "faith without works is dead."  So we have to ask Him, and read, and live His gospel. 

We have been contacting a lot this week.  It has been great to see my improvement in that.  In the beginning it was really hard for me, but now I would say that it is a strength.  Just like we read in Ether 12, we have to show our faith and work hard, and through Christ our weaknesses will become strengths. 

I love you, mom. I really do. 

"Get that corn out of my face"
Nacho Libre

Weird waterfalls and lifted spirits

Monday, October 2, 2017

Hey Mom,  I liked conference a lot.  I really learned a lot.   

That is just what happens here in Guanajuato when it rains.  Those are the Callejones of Guanajauto. We climb a mountain then we go down it.  When it rains there are water falls. 

F is doing good.  We really haven't been able to see him for a little bit but we have an appointment with him.  A is doing good.  He is the 13 year old boy we just baptized.  We have had lessons with him again.  We taught R with Elder Beus, gosh he's a toughy.  He has studied the Bible for a long time.  He believes in the Book of Mormon but he doesn't think it is the word of God.  

Ok, Mom.  I am leaving now.  I love you so much.


Monday, October 9, 2017

He didn't have anything to report today.  His spirits were kind of low.  They just had transfers and he is staying in the same area for a third time.  He has loved it there and has said how pretty it is.  It is really touristy so baptisms are few and far between.  However, he has had 2 baptisms.  He has worked so hard and ran out of creativity and is tired.  But he is always so positive and said he will push forward and work hard.

Monday, October 16, 2017

Hi Mom!

This week was much better.  We got some good stuff done and we found two new investigators.  They are awesome and are going to progress very well.  It really lifted my spirits.  We also had a good lesson the F.  It was weird, we were teaching him and couldn't quite explain what we were teaching very well.  We were trying to teach them families are eternal so that they can think about getting married and sealed to their family.  We weren't doing a very good job but then we calmed down and explained it well.  It was interesting me and Monti looked at each other and said a silent prayer in our hearts and then Monti gave an awesome example that helped us explain everything. 

One of our investigators is named C and she was a reference from the Sister missionaries.  She is super interested and we are going to work hard with her.  The other one is named E.  She showed up to church by herself and we had an awesome lesson with her in the gardens of the church.  The spirit was so strong.  Her almost husband is a member and so we talked about them being together forever.

 "You are good.  But it is not enough just to be good.  You must be good for something.  You must contribute good to the world.  The world must be a better place for your presence.  And the good that is in you must spread to others."

~Gordon B. Hinckley