Como
le va todos?! How are you all?? I'm super grateful for all of your emails, so
please please keep them coming!
Starting
off this week has for sure had some ups and downs. Me and my companion were
able to put another soul on date and I'm getting so excited to see him
progress. Everyday is a grind from the time we wake up to when we need to be in
bed by 10:30.
There
are so many people with so much complexity that I've been called with my
companion to bring comfort to, it's amazing to see the Gospel and the Holy
Ghost bless them but It can be taxes on us mentally, physically, spiritually.
And I can testify to you all now that it's been for my good, I know that
everyday I compete my efforts my testimony grows and is strengthened to then go
and do the Lord's work again the next day.
I
hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I can't
belive it's already 2022, I don't know why but I never really saw that coming!
People celebrate like crazies here in Puerto Rico, basically from October to
February is there time to come out and celebrate anything they can, Christmas
and New Years were pretty crazy on there own shown through tons of fire works (
or bullets ) honestly you can never really tell, but here in a couple days they
celebrate 3 kings day which really just celebrate the Wiseman that came to
Jesus. I'm actually very hyped to see what they come up with then because this
this there biggest holiday and you would think they lit all kf the fireworks
already!
Transfers
and coming up here in about a week and me and my companion are working super
hard everyday to bring more and more unto Christ, many of them are ready and
some are not, but that's okay, I would rather they came to partake whether than
came and saw. Speaking of Transfers I had my first exchange with Elder Hawkins
who has been out for around 5 months and he has such a sacred testimony and is
really good at basketball! Figures cause he's 6'10". I swear Heavenly
Father puts me with people only to make me feel tiny hahaha! I'm just kidding,
I was super grateful to have had that opportunity to teach and share the Gospel
with him. Being his first transfer as well we absolutely crushed it!
However,
it was nice to be with another missionary I was so grateful to get back with
Elder Nelson, when we talk and teach together I feel completely
unstoppable, he says that we'll stay together for the transfer but I'm
not too sure what to expect. Expectations are such a waist of time, it's
nice to have goals but lame for Expectations.
Finally,
me and Elder Nelson were called to a man that lost his wife about 4 days ago
and has a son who has autism continually ask when his mother is coming home.
This was very hard for me to try and give his family comfort. But I tell you
all this to ask that you all pray for this family. The scripture Mathew 4:4
"But he answered and said, Itis written, Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." I don't
think this prayer pertains to being tempted alone, but also that no one in life
should do it all alone, with the companionship of the Holy Ghost and families
at our helm is the best form of unity there is.
I
love you all so very much and am so grateful for each kf your prayers that i
know of and feel every hour of my time out here. I don't have word yet on the
DR but my president thinks that I'll be leaving in a few transfers and I've
definitely learned to trust both him and my companion.
By
the way those pictures are real :)
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