Howdy!!
It has been an awesome week. Some news to start off: I got
transferred mid-transfer! I left from Culiacan on Friday morning to the Baja
California, and I am now serving in La Paz. I truly came to love the people in
Culiacan, and right when I started to feel comfortable, I got moved! But in the
last couple days I have been here, I have already come to love the people here!
Here in La Paz it seems more like home to me! The people here are so incredibly
loving, everyone. When we are waiting to cross the street, the cars stop for
us, literally like every time! Everyone is willing to take time to talk to us.
The members here are also so great!!
My companions name is Elder Padilla! He is from Barranquilla,
Colombia. He has 20 months in the mission already. He was baptized in the
church three years ago! He left on a mission just over a year after he was
baptized. It is so crazy! I love him so much already! We are already becoming
like brothers, and we really have a strong connection. He is a really loving
and caring person to everyone we talk to, and is a great worker. He is such a
wonderful example and trainer to me. I’m now living in a house instead of a
teeny apartment, which is kind of nice! It feels more home-y. Sadly though,
there are still cockroaches. But I have gotten better at not freaking out every
time I see one. Still trying to gain the courage to kill them.
We had a great experience on Sunday to see the children in the
church here sing and talk about their faith in Christ, as part of a Primary
program. It was so amazing and spiritual to see these little children bear
simple testimony to know that God and Jesus Christ live, and that they love us.
So simple, but so powerful. We also had an amazing first lesson with an
investigator yesterday. She read a church magazine and
loved it, and she wants to learn more. We were able to talk about how God knows
and loves her, and wants the best for her family. She is so receptive to our
teaching and she gave an amazing prayer at the end. We are going to return to
teach her again this week!
We also have an investigator with a baptismal date in a couple
weeks! Her and her little brothers came to church for the 4th time this past
Sunday! She is doing great and we are having a lesson with her and her family
tonight. The members are so willing to help us with lessons, it is so great!
I also had a great personal experience in the past couple days. I
miss home a lot and all my friends and family, and sometimes it is hard to
think I wont see them for so long, so I prayed for help, and it came. I felt
love and comfort from God to know my friends and family are doing well and my
companion talked to me and helped me. The time we have as missionaries seems
long as 2 years, but compared to eternity, it is nothing! I need to serve with
all my heart, might, mind, and strength, and I will be blessed for it! Just like all of us.
This life is so short, but it is our time to prepare to return to live with
God. We need to continually try to follow the example of Jesus Christ, and if
we have faith in God, he will pour out blessings upon us. I would like to
reemphasize what I talked about last week. This life is meant for us to be
happy. There is no reason we need to dwell on the struggles we have, just be
happy! Just love life.
I love you all so much, and I am loving being a missionary, and
loving life!
¡Hasta luego!
Culiacan Tomateros
My district in Culiacan
They tell me I have already gained weight....
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