Then we went with a lot of our investigators and they weren't there or they didn't want to progress. I began to reflect on what I was doing wrong or why these things have to happen. But then I remembered a study that I had and I was reading in the book of the teaching of Spencer Kimball. And he talks about how these trials are what will help us to grow even more. And we don't need to necessarily ask ourselves what are we doing wrong, because we might be doing everything perfect, but we need to realize that God is going to test us and give us these challenges so we can grow and learn. Because if we did everything exactly right and everything always went well then there would not be happiness nor sadness. It would be normal always.
So on Saturday night we went to look for a bunch of people to invite because we didnt have that many people. At 8:30 we found an investigator and he told us that he would go. And we had been praying for patience and trust this week to be able to acept when God would help us find these people. So I thought my prayers had been answered. Then we went for his Sunday morning and he wasnt there.!!! So then I began to doubt again . . . but then we got to church and in the góspel principles class there were a few people that I didn't recognize. They were new investigators that just fell from heaven!! So I began to say to myself, why did I ever doubt, I should have trusted and know that God would help us. So again I thought my prayers were answered, but then this morning we figured out that they live in the another area of the other missionaries and so we can't teach them. So again, I doubt and say to myself, how long will I have to wait. It was a roller coaster because I thought like 3 times my prayers had been answered yet they hadn't. I haven't had the time to reflect and medítate to know really what the Lord wants me to learn from this. I know he wants me to learn something but I don't know what. When I have times like this I always start to read the book of mormon and I always find my answers there. So I am not worried. But at the same time I am because we won't have baptisms for these next 2 weeks. I know it is a promise that the Lord through his servant has made to us that we can find people every week to baptize. But I'll figure it out tonight.
On Sunday I had a cool experience. One of the teachers asked us to sing The Army of Helaman song to the primary in Spanish. As I sung I saw a brother in the back begining to cry. I think he was remembmering his missión. I also felt very strongly the spirit and I felt the sacredness of my calling. We can bring that spirit to others who need to feel it. But sometimes we get used to feeling it so we don't recognize it and we dont give thanks for it.
One suggestion only, I know you all know it but Jessie shouldn't go on dates with just that kid, she should be group dating, even though he may be the greatest kid on the planet, satan has his sneaky ways and especially in those teenage years. Careful.
Well I fell weird. I dont know how to feel someimtes. I feel very happy that I will be able to be home and at the same time very sad because I won't be able to have this sacred calling with me. I think it will be tough changing back to the world and I was thinking of the music the other day and how it will be hard, because a lot of music I listened to isn't bad but I dont want the spirit to depart from me in any way and I want it to be as close as it is right now. And it's like that because we literally don't do anything of the world. That is why we have that spirit, because we live as Christ lived. So I think that and movies and even tv will be hard for me to get used to because I have felt the spirit with me all my mission that I think I have never felt before and I don't want to lose that. But I'll keep working hard.
I love you all and I am praying for little Millie because she needs a lot of strength right now it sounds like.
Elder Mahas
Well here are the pics from Juan's baptism
and a pic of Vallarta.
