5th week complete!
¡Hola todos!
Este semana fue un poco interesante. Hay muchas cosas diferentes ha pasado. Primero, fue una virus de gripe en el CCM y muchos misioneros llegó a ser enfermas, incluyendo mi compañero.
Whoops sorry Lo siento
Hello everyone!
so this week was a little interesting. a few different things happened. First, there was an epidemic of the flu going around. Im glad though that i didnt get sick, but unfortunately my companion did. so monday we stayed in our apartment so he could sleep while i studied and read. he slept for 33 hours with 3 1 hour breaks for the meals all throughout monday. Crazy
This week´s devotional was really awesome because we had a visit from Brother Mills, who apparently is the head of all the 14 MTC´s in the world (Provo is not included in this number) He talked about how missionaries always cant ever tell if they have changed because we are always so focused on others. but others can always see the difference for them i guess. when we cant remember the last time we thought about ourselves, that is when we know we are doing the lords work with all our hearts. and if we want to recognize in ourselves the change we need to try to see that change in others first and help guide them to find that light. then that change and light will happen to us without us knowing it.
Another thing is that every Sunday and Tuesday we have choir practice which is also really fun. music is the language of heaven. the spirit is always present when we sing the music of our Heavenly Father. With the power of the voices of these young elders and hermanas, it is a marvelous spectacle of faith and love for the Lord and His church.
Also we have every Wednesday something called TRC which is where we teach members of the church and also real investigators. this is a great and needful time where we need to rely on the spirit for the things Jesus Christ would have us teach. there is no greater feeling then to see the spirit work through their hearts as they are feeling the confirmation of the truth being made manifest unto them. There is a girl and her mom we have been teaching, Jacquelin and Nancy. they read the Book of Mormon and prayed and they made the decision to be baptized two days after we invited them and first taught them. this is evidence that we can all receive the answers to our prayers just by asking in faith.
The time to enter the field is almost here. We have 11 days left here in Mexico! In contrast to the MTC life, it will be simply teaching, teaching, learning, more teaching and loving the people all day everyday, the children of our Heavenly Father and nothing could be more worthy to be super excited for (at this moment of course). I still remain ever eager to just move forward and to do the things the Lord will have me do
"I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it. I do not glory of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me, and this is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance, and this is my joy." Alma 29:9, BoM
We always need to pray with sincerity and real intent to know if the gospel is true or not, and it only is either all true or not. But I testify to all of you that it is and the book of Mormon is the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. And this is the fulness of times preparatory to the second coming of the Savior. We will see Him, with our families for eternity.
This is great, being here, on an errand of eternal significance. I´m thankful to have you all be in my life and I love you all. Until next week!
Elder Newman II
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