This
week was a good week, my new comp Elder Acosta is super awesome and we
get along really well. He plays guitar and sings like enrique iglesias
so all the sisters love this guy. He goes home in 5 weeks, I am his last
comp!
We spent the week helping me get to know the area
and the investigators that they have been teaching. We found some
awesome new investigators as well! Right now we have a baptism scheduled
next week for a sister named celeste, she is 19 and has this little boy
named gustavo that is our best bud. Her whole family is members and she
is separating from her husband that wouldnt let her get baptized and
hated the missionaries, which is bummer because we want eternal families
not eternal single strugling teenage mothers but her family is a great
help for her and I know they will help her out.
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| Hermano Oso - We use him to practice teaching lessons. He is progressing pretty well |
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| My sexy comp - Elder Acosta |
Ok
so the title this week has to do with something we do every day which
is contacting people. We talk to random strangers all day every day! A
skill you have to develop as a missionary is get to know someone in like
5 minutes on a pretty personal level. In 5 minutes we know their name,
where they live, if they are married, how many kids they have, what
their kids names are, how old they are, how long they have been with
their spouse, what they do for a living, where they are from, their
background experience with God, what they believe, what they dont
understand, and what they want. It is honestly pretty nuts!
I
always looked up to my grandpa thomas because he could talk to ANY
person he met, in line at walmart, the waiter at porters place, the bus
driver at warm springs, or the guy parked next to us and find SOME
mutual point. He ALWAYS has something to talk about with them, and they
always end up telling him about themselves. ANYWAY, my point is it is a
skill I know he has used to share the gospel and its a skill we all need
to develop if we want to be more like Christ. We are to be a light to
the world, the leaven that lifts those around us and if we don't get
outside of our little buble, we will never be able to share the gospel
with others. So my invitation to all you guys is to get out of your
comfort zone, help others, talk to strangers (if you are older
than...13), get to know those around you a little better and you will be
able to see how YOU can change the lives of those around you.
Funny
story of the week wasnt that funny, there are two sister missionaries
in the ward and one is from peru (mision trujillo elder rbod su apellido
es pampañaupa busca su familia) and the other one is from honduras and
to mess with them we always ask them questions about bolivia and
guatemala and joke that they are from there but they just end up getting
mad.
Miss you guys! Start getting ready for general conference it is only 4 weeks away!!
Les quiero mucho,
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