San Vicente
Well Meg, I can’t wait to hear your new album of the game needs us, they really have the best beats ever. I have never seen such good use of garage band in my life haha.
Well today was a pretty good week personally. But as for the numbers and the people, not so great. I learned a big lesson in my studies. We were planning one night and we planned to go knocking for part of the day and I said to myself, uhhh knocking again!!! But then I asked myself why I was complaining? I read a talk about the challenges in life, from the conference in October and it really helped me to understand. It helped me to understand the atonement more fully. Christ suffered so much and He didn’t complain at all. He took it all in because He has so much love for every one of us. . . John15;13. And I thought to myself that to become like Christ I have to go through some tests too. And I have to have the vision and the love so that I can endure and not complain about the hard times. Like Joseph F. Smith said in D and C 138:13 . . . the people he saw in the spirit world that were in the paradise were the people that had offered a sacrifice like Christ. I thought to myself, how can I offer that sacrifice if I am complaining ever minute? I have to take it all in and do it for the love of the people. So after I read about the love of God from Elder Uchtdorf and I felt like those two talks were written especially for me.
Well guess who is coming to talk to us on the 15th? Elder Bednar.!!!!! Oh yeah, I am so pumped and it will be so sweeet. I am trying to prepare myself spiritually so that I can receive the message that the Lord wants me to have through the Spirit.
Well this week the pair that we married and baptized went back to their home town. They said they were going to go later on but their kids were missing them and they left. We went for the last time to see them and we taught them about the temples and how they can keep on going to get sealed in one year from their baptism date!!!! When we were saying goodbyes I couldn’t say anything. I have never felt so connected to anyone like that before. We said our goodbyes and I turned my back and started crying so hard. Really, I have such a love for them and really felt like they are part of my family. They thanked us for everything we had done and I told them that we were going to come back to see them. I know I say this about everyone but seriously we have to come back to see them. They are amazing and have such strong testimonies.
Well we are both going to talk on Sunday. My comp is going to link the line with his other brother that is in the mission so he will be able talk with everyone. That will be pretty cool. He is planning on talking at like 7 pm so I am thinking maybe before or after him. But we are going to call you during the week to tell you exactly when. And the member said that she has 100 free minutes to the US. And she never uses them so I think I am just going to do that. But I will call you during the week. Most likely I will call you Dad on your cell phone because I know that you always have it.
Mom, I already sent you the address of the people just look in one of my old emails.
Well, we don’t have much more time, but I love you all so much and am so glad that you got the package. I loved those shirts that I sent haha. I got the package with the ties!!! They are pretty sweet. Thanks Mom. And the sweaters too.
I am going to write Anna but I love you all so very much and I thank you for your prayers.
Talk to you soon!!!!
Elder Mahas
