02/16/15
Hey guys,
well another week down here and the change comes to an end. My companion has
changes and I am staying here in Alameda. It was a fun run with the
kid. He is super sad to be leaving because this is his first area, but it
is all good. We got a lot of work done here in the area this past week
and we taught and found a whole bunch of people.
I was
talking to Elder F this past week, and he will be going home on Wednesday.
It is crazy how time just flies away here. Time goes by and you look back
and say "how did I get here?" haha. But everything is going
well here.
I did
divisions with the other area in my district, and we got a lot of work
done. I went with this guy from Blackfoot Idaho, named Elder S, and he is
great. Has about 7 months in the mission, and was kind of down about
everything because the work was moving slow in his area, but we just went in
there and tore it up. He came out happy and with the excitement needed to
keep going. I love helping others.
I was
reading in the teachings of the prophets that Wilford Woodruff said in a temple
dedication that the portals of the heavens were opened and the destroying
angels were loosed upon the earth in 1894 and that things would get tougher and
tougher as time went on. I read an article and a study that said that
since that year the number of wars and destructions grew substantially.
That made me think that if the angels were already sent down to begin the
separation of the wheat and the tare as it says in the scriptures, we are in
the last days. Things are coming to a close, and those that are not
willing to work and strive in the faith will be burned with the other unworthy
and unwilling servants. Things may get bad, but do not lose hope.
Keep the faith, and work hard in the service of your God. Others have
agency, but our duty is to fulfill our calling to the best of our
ability. And like it says, if we continue faithful until the end, we will
receive a crown of glory, and all the things the Father has, we will be partakers
of those blessings too.
I love you
guys, have a great week!
02/09/15
Hey guys,
how are you all doing? This past week was great and we got a lot of work
done. Finally are getting a good number of people to go to church, but we
still need to find more investigators that really want to progress. We
lost some baptism dates because of unseen factors, and my comp. and I sat down
to really assess what is going on. We talked it out and had some help
from the leaders and we started to act and attack the work in a different
way. After that, things started to fall into place and go well.
Just work.
Nothing
much happened this week. It seems like drunks are always attracted to
us. I feel like this week we have been approached by more drunks than
ever in my mission. They always say "hello mah friend" and try
to speak English, and my comp. gets the most of it because he is whiter than
me. They think I am the Latino and he is the gringo. But other than
that a good and sobering week.
Love you
guys, take care!
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