Howdy all!
Scripture of the Week:
2 Nephi 26:24 "He doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he loveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw all men unto him. Wherefore, he commandedth none that they shall not partake of his salvation."
2 Nephi 26:24 "He doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he loveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw all men unto him. Wherefore, he commandedth none that they shall not partake of his salvation."
The lesson I learned in week 27 must have been a preparation for
this past week, because man it was tough! Almost each day this week, every
single one of our appointments fell through, and so we resorted to looking for
some people other missionaries had taught or met before. But almost nobody
opened the door to us. It was a little disheartening at times. Being able to
keep in mind the lesson I learned last week about seeing the good in the world,
helped me a lot. At times I felt that nothing was going my way, but when I
needed a little boost the most, I was able to see God´s hand in my life;
whether it be in seeing someone serve another, contacting someone in the
street, or just seeing something funny, I felt lifted up.
There were several things this week that were pretty great. We had
rain two days this week, which was awesome!! The weather here is pretty much
the same thing every day: hot and sunny. The rain and cool weather was good for
a change. On Wednesday, we ate with the Silva Torres family, and they made us
fish tacos, and holy cow they were incredible! I ate a solid ten tacos, and
that is something I am not ashamed of. On Thursday the other Elders near us
didn´t have electricity in our house, so they had to sleep at our house, but
that was fun! We crammed four mattresses into our little bedroom, it was a
miracle they all fit.
On Saturday we headed to the house of some people that were
investigating about the church before, and they were home! They let us
in, and even though it was almost a year ago, they remember just about
everything they read in the Book of Mormon and everything! That was pretty
cool, and they are really excited to learn more, and clarify any doubts they
may have. After, we headed to an investigator´s house to paint, and that was a
ton of fun! I love painting. They gave us lunch, and from there we headed to
the church for a baptism! No one showed up at 5 when it was supposed to
start, but I have grown accustomed (Not sure if that is right, I don´t remember
English already!) to not worrying too much when even the person who is supposed
to be baptized doesn´t show up on time, haha. It was awesome! Her whole family
was super excited for her.
--
Elder Daines
"Finally used my raincoat!"
"Rainy for dayz"
"Painting!"
"The Baptism!"
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