San Vicente
Wow, New Zealand that is pretty crazy. That is one of the places I would have wanted to go. Anna, that is so cool and you will be down there with Mark Mark Mark Pugh (Tom Lee’s song).
Anyway, we don’t have a lot of time, but I and loving it down here. We baptized two this week. Two kids and one is Francisco, we already baptized his older brother and we were visiting him and he said he wanted to get baptized and he is really smart. The other one was Ines, and her family was inactive so we had to teach her and now they are coming back to church and are really pumped to come back. I hope they keep going. We have another set up in two weeks and we are following through with our part of the goal. Two baptisms every month for every companionship and we will reach our goal of 2010 in 2010.
This week I had one pretty hard day. We went to a recent convert’s house and he had some doubts about the creation so my comp prepared something for him, kind of like a lesson, but he didn’t listen and they started to argue. They ended up almost yelling at each other and I just sat there saying that there is no way this is going to click in his head because the Spirit is not here. When there is contention, he can’t learn. Anyway, that was only the part of it and the other was that we were there until 10:30, which is when we are supposed to be in bed!!!!!! I was pretty pissed about it and felt like I was unworthy to have to Spirit with me. The next couple of days I went through a process of trying to get the Spirit back with me and telling myself that I am not ever going to do that again. I felt like I was dumb if I stood up in the middle of them talking and say hey, we need to go. And then I thought of Romans 1:16, that says I am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. On that night I really was ashamed to stand up for what I knew was right which is pretty sad. But, I am not going to do that again. Even if my comp doesn’t seem to care about this rule. It’s just amazing, the little things that get us. Like feeling awkward to stand up and say something, when you know it’s not right. I don’t know, that was one of my stories. I think I am just too nice to my comps and I need to crack down a little more because we need to have the Spirit with us. Mike, I loved the thing you said, to pray for the promptings of the Spirit and if you don’t feel anything, do what you know is right and if it’s not, you will feel the promptings. We need to act, we can’t just wait for something to come to us. I also read the conference talk that I love of Oaks, I think, of the keys and the law or something like that, where he says that mercy does not supersede the law. And I loved those scriptures he used in D and C that says we cant receive mercy without obedience and the three talking about the kingdoms and how we will be judged based on our obedience and the law of that kingdom. That is a sweet talk.
Well, we have a lot of people to teach but it’s just a problem of finding them. A lot of times we go and they are not there. And so many people here are not married. It is crazy, so we have to go through all the trouble of marrying everyone. I don’t know why, they are just too lazy.
Meg, that house looks pretty dope and looks pretty good for some sleepovers when I get back. That is sweet you are having it at the country club. Oh I wish so bad I could be there at the temple. That is one thing that I want to see. But that will be so cool making covenants so you can receive eternal life.
Well, I love you all so much. Mom, I got all your Christmas packages and I am giving pretty much all the candy away. Please, no more candy, I can’t handle it. You are crazy . . .and the golf balls and the basketball hoop thing..... ya, never going to use that. Oh I know but they are just fun . . . no, that’s just a waste of money sending that stuff hahahaha I will never use.
Well, keep doing what’s right. Jessie, keep ballin it up. Anna, maybe you will learn some Tongan down there too. That is way sweet. We have been all over the world.
Well, I love you all so much and the language is coming little by little. The gift of tongues is amazing. I am learning how to better my teaching. I am trying to focus on that so that I can better help others understand and come unto Christ.
Remind me in your letter next week to tell you the story about the gay guy in Vallarta that hit on me and my companion today!!!!! Wow, it was unreal.
Love you all so much and I pray for you every day. I wrote Jim and didn’t know what I wanted cause I don’t need anything.
