I have one word for you: Mosquitos. So we have a happy
infestation of mosquitos this year, which has been fantastic for us
missionaries, since we´re always outside talking with people (insert sarcasm
here). But ya, in and of itself, the week´s been dandy. Honestly, right now in
the mission, we´re just trying to talk to everyone. We utilize all our time in
the morning to just get outside and talk with people. We even dedicate time
during our training sessions with the mission president to go outside and
contact as many people as we can. Doing this once in the mission President´s
general neighboorhood, Elder Martinez and I went and talked with a black lady
sitting on a bench, I mention that, because they (the people from Haiti) always
speak a ton of languages! We started talking to the Lady, and she asked us if
we were "Jehovahs Witnesses", but she said it in English, turns out,
she didn´t know a lot of Spanish, so i basically did the whole contact in
English, which was super fun! I also realized I need to practice my English
(Never thought I´d say that) becuase i was saying crap like "We want that you
read this book"... lolses.
But ya, anywho, Shout out to Tate Wright, who got married
this last week!!! I got the invitation a bit late (a few days ago) so I
couldn´t make it sadly.... :) But ya, as my Grandpa Jackson would say:
"What a guy!!!"
Hey, before closing this epistle, I just wanted to throw in
a subject that we touched briefly on Sunday. We were talking about callings and
their importance, and really, being the Prophet or being the secretary both
have great importance, the church doesn´t consist of a social ladder that we´re
trying to climb. I´ve talked about this with my mother about this subject as
well. Really, it doesn´t matter what calling we have. It matters what we do
with it. We have to magnify our callings. It makes me think a bit on the parable
of the talents. One servant received 5, another 2, and another 1. Those who
recieved 5 and 2 doubled that which they had, so that they had 10 and 4,
respectively. But he who had 1 did nothing. Those who duplicated their talents
(Both multiplied by 2, so they made the same effort basically) received the exact
same blessing, but he who used not his talent received a curse. So, let us
be diligent, and use well the gifts, talents and calling that the Lord has
given us!!! Love you all! The church is true! Jesus Christ lives!
--
-Elder Holtry
The last Planner!!
Do you see a theme here?
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