It´s been quite the week! Elder Martinez and I worked super
hard, talking with as many people as we could. I´ve seen that Boldness Brings
Blessing, as we lose our fear of talking with people about the truth, God
blesses us in Various ways. As Elder Christofferson mentioned in General
Conference, we must be watchmen for others and exhort them to come to the truth
(I actually read that scripture that he read in Ezequiel a few months ago, and
it´s been a motivation for me ever since) But ya, we need to be bold, and if
they persecute us for the truth, fantastic! It just means that we´ll have more
blessings!
Anywho, one funny moment in the week was when we were in a
district meeting, talking about how much time we had in the mission, and
someone asked me. I said "Oh, i have about 3 months left" and then my
comp cut in "Lies! He has 2 months and 15 days" Traitor!!! But ya,
that was a bit of a wakeup call.
So, this week was full of working working working and
finding new investigators. We were able to break our record of new
investigators, so we´re psyched, and we´re going to try to break it
again. One of my main focuses right now is obtaining as much love as I
can for the people. Like Elder S. Mark Palmer Said in the conference, If we
love someone, we´ll ask them to change, so we´ve been constantly inviting
people to do things that will bring them closer to Christ. Through commitments,
we call people to repentance.
Another point that I liked was when Elder Renlund said that
we should distinguish between the sin and the sinner. Something that I´ve found
personally is that the more I get to know someone, it´s hard to not feel love
for them. I feel that if we don´t know or understand someone (Basically if we
don´t have empathy or put ourselves in their shoes), that´s where the
contentions start. Basically, having a loving attitude is a much happier way to
live (But it´s harder, and requires practice.
Well, I wish I could express clearly and completely my love
for this gospel, but for now I don´t think i´d be able to do it. The gospel
means everything to me. The Lord Jesus Christ plays an unexplainable role in my
life, but I´ll just say that I´m grateful for him, for our Heavenly Father, and
for all that we have here in the world from them.
Well, I love you all, and hope you have a great week!
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Watching General Conference
Chill Proselyting at Night
Me and Elder Martinez
A random fire.....as always
Splits with Elder
Estevao
Beautiful Sky
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