Elder Josh Holtry's Mission Blog: El Día de la Madre

Happy mother´s day! Oh, just us? Great, i keep forgetting... Ya, we had mothers day this past weeked rather than in may, so... there you go. Wow, so weird! We had the primary presentation this weeked, kids are crazy, but I love em! Oh, by the way, Elder Cedeño left me to die here in Munro... But ya, we had transfers today, i´m going to stay here, and Elder Cedeño´s going to Islas something or other. Seriously, it´s a bit sad... :´( But, what´cha gonna do? On the bright side, before he left, we had an "Asado" in the home of our members. That´s pretty much and Argentinian BBQ. A TON of meat... I love it! Anywho, Now, my companion is Elder Córdova. He´s from Chile, and I haven´t yet confirmed the amount of English that he can speak, but i´ll get around to asking. He´s a pretty good guy, relaxed and whatnot. I´ve only known him for a few hours, so I still don´t know much about him but... I´m a bit worried for this week, because I´ll pretty much be completely responsible for planning out our days and whatnot, since i know the area. Also, if he doesn´t speak English... this will be a bit of a challenge... Hahaha! Voy a morir!! Well, luckliy (no es suerte, todas cosas son del Señor) I´ve learned a bit about pactience recently. I realized that I just need to be myself and roll with the mission, doing my best, and accept what the Lord will give me. In what I´ve learned, I can excersize pacience and diligence like this- Work with diligence, (with everything I have) and then, accept the will of the Lord. Like many good things, it´s simple, but dificult... With this, It´s easier in the mission to use better diligence as we understand the Atonement of Jesus Christ better. Seriously, there´s such a peace that comes to my heart when I study the Atonement. Thanks to the Lord, we can be redeemed, and receive eternal life. As we understand this better, we want to share it more with others. So, as an invitation for you... Study the Atonement of Jesus Christ, prayerfully and diligently! It´s Miraculous! Pues, Estoy agradecido por la doctrina de Cristo en mi vida, y la verdad y autoridad de Esta Iglesia. Otra vez, sé que esta es la obra del Señor. Este es el sendero que el Señor quiere que sigamos. Yo amo este mensaje, lo cual puedo proclamar diariamente, y, por supuesto, amo nuestro Salvador, Jesucristo. Mediante Él, podemos hacer todas cosas.

Translation: Well, I'm grateful for the doctrine of Christ in my life, and the truth and authority of this Church. Again, I know this is the Lord's work. This is the path that the Lord wants us to follow. I love this message, which I can proclaim daily, and, of course, I love our Savior, Jesus Christ. Through Him, we can do all things

-Elder Holtry

(Editors note: I can tell his Spanish is getting much better because when I use google translate now it makes a lot more sense. Sometimes before it was a little hard to understand! Go Elder Holtry!)

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