Guadalajara
Well I thought we were going to have a really good week. It was alright. We did a lot of contacts looking for those who really are chosen. It seems like we found nothing. We set a bunch of appointments with all of the contacts and we went one day to see all of them . . . and guess what NONE of them were there!! It kinda made me feel like crap...just kinda. No really I was so pumped to do a bunch of contacts this week and we did, but it seems like it hardly gave fruits. But we did have one couple that contacted us and they came back from Guatemala and they are going to get baptized soon. They came back to get married here cause all their papers are here. So that is a great blessing that God has given us. They are chosen. But they already have all the lessons and they seem like members haha. But I really got down when those contacts weren’t there. Like I feel like I don’t have the same excitement to contact because we will just go to their houses and they won't be there. But I just need to have faith that one out of the hundreds of contacts will be there waiting for us. I think it is just a test of faith. And really you can't see where your faith is at in the mission. I think that my faith is really strong in some areas but in others, no. In this area not so much. But I know that this week the Lord will guide us to someone and my faith will increase. Ya now I have to do interviews for baptisms and everything? I kinda need to study how I should do it because it should be a spiritual experience for the person. And I also have to teach the class every Monday with the other district leader to the whole zone. I was a little bit nervous because I am weak when it comes to speaking. Just like in either was weak when it came to writing. But I know the Lord will make up the difference. I think the biggest part is preparing your message with love and with the spirit because I think a lot of elders just prepare cool stuff so that everyone thinks he is a sweet elder and teaches way good. But we should not have that as our goal. Yes it is more responsibility but I think I will learn a lot from it.
No, dad there is not subway here. But yeah, we contact in the buses when we go but they are usually packed so it is hard sometimes.
Yeah, it is a lot colder here than in Vallarta. Actually they say that here it is hotter but in Vallarta it is more humid and that is why it feels hotter. The Mr Mac stuff is holding up alright. But the Wolverines are getting a few holes in the soles. I want another pair of Echos. These things are the best. I hope you remember what type they are dad. But the size in my shoe says 42. Maybe that would be good for my birthday or just some type of Echos. Those are better for walking around here because the streets are all uneven a rocky and you roll your ankle like every five seconds. The Echos handle it but the Wolverines not so much.
Well I am almost 20!! And I almost have a year in the mission!!!! I cant belive that . . .the time has gone by so fast. Before you know it I am going to be home.
I was going to ask all of you. . .how have you been blessed and you pay your tithing? It is an activity in PMG. I just want to hear your thoughts.
One thing that is crazy is that we have a lot of rain here. Mostly in the night. But almost everyone has to put like a 3 or 4 foot little wall in front of their doors so that the water doesn’t get into their house. We don’t have one, but like the whole village here has it. I saw it the first time and I was so confused . . .but now I know, because it rains like no other here.
One thing that really hit me was how blessed I am to be able to be a full time representative of Christ. One of the brothers was giving the elders class on Sunday and he said how he would have loved to go on a mission and how he wished he could have known about the gospel earlier in his life to be able to go on a mission. I think we forget sometimes how big of a privelige really this is.
Also, question . . . I know an elder in the mission that his patriarchal blessing says (he told me) that he will rise up in the 2nd resurrection?? But it says in Mosiah 18:9 that everyone that keeps their baptismal convenant will come forth with those of the 1st resurrection??? Is everything in the patriarchal blessing like rock solid, or can your blessing change based on how you live your life?? I showed him that scripture but I am not sure.
All I can say mom, is dont send me any clothes because I already have way to much crap in my suitcases. I think I am goign to send some stuff home soon.
Also this week we went to eat with a sister and as you know one of our rules is that we can't drink coke on the mission. Maybe you didn't know that but now you do. So my comp said that this hermana will make you drink it and you won't be able to get out of it. So I get there and I ask if she has water and she says no pure coke. And I told her that we can't drink it and she says that you can if you get offered it. So she pours my glass not respecting me at all. So my companion and I ate our meal without drinking anything and then at the end she made us some juice. but I think she got mad. I told her it was a rule and she acted like that is the dumbest rule ever. I dont get why she doesnt respect the rules that we have as missionaries. And yeah some ruels are dumb and we don't know why we keep them but Adam obeyed and he didnt know why either.
I love you so much. I would like to hear from my bro and sisters if they are still alive??
