Carry on my wayward son, ther´ll be rest when you are done. Lay your weary head to rest, dont you cry no more.
Well her in misantla we keep un carring on. This week was not the most pretty week dats wise, but we did manage to make the best of it! Yanth and Marina as soo freaking close to accepting baptism dates, they are both just at the point of saying yes, i could see it in thier mouths, but freaking triste satanas, just jumps in at the last moment and takes it from them. Im a bit frustrated with that. BUt we aer gonna get them, we are gonna win for sure. We are really pushing to get them baptized this saturday.
Other than that we are really struggling to get a good teaching pool here. Our proselizing efforts arnt really leading up to much, very frustrating. Yesterday when we had to pass data to the zone leaders they wernt very happy with our report. We are trying really hard to work with out branch mission leader to get a good plan figured out to get all of the members activated. Its hard to work with him sometimes because he has like 5 other calling witht he stake as wel. But im greatfull to have a ward mission leader, its the first time i have had one in more than a year. Working wiht branches is hard. I cant beleive i have only been in branches for more than a year. There must be something i gotta learn or develope from these. I feel like a littel more unity and devotion form all of the members could help out. Thats almost always the biggest impediment for branches, the lack of unity and EVERYBODY being devoted. so we will see what we can do. Dad when you wrote me that letter wayyyy back about how my misison was going to teach me about pacience you wernt kidding. What i have started to do to finally be at least a little more Christ like is i make i poster of pictures form the teaching pamphlets and in the middle of all the pictures of Christ i write the Preach my Gospel definition and then i put it somewhere where ill see it alot so i can read the attribut definition alot through the day. Write now i have only doen Humility and Pacience, it really helps me to realize alot more quickly my need to change my reaction to certain situations. I would really like to make little cars of them to carry around throught out the day so that as we are walking around i can have it out and memorize the definition alot faster. BUt i feel like it helps me wiht my spiritual growth alot faster.
Can you beleive that next transfer is my last transfer???!!! I still dont acknoeledge that yet. I cant even imagine speaking english again, Elder Offerhall says my english is pretty rusty. We only talk in spanish together. We will see what happens. This week is the last week of transfers. I think alot of the zone is going to get transfered. It will be sad to see alot of these guys leave. We played football again today. This time my team finally one. But mom i dont know when im gonna get my tavel plans, dont be so trunky they will come, there is stil alot of work to do. Im not allowed to leave this branch untill we get up to 50 in attendance at sacrament meeting. we got 48 to go! Ok its not that bad, but we can do it. Its more likely that Elder Offerhall will get transfered, but then again when it comes to transfers with me the most unlikley thing is always what happens, so i highly doubt that we will be separated. BUt yea just trying to be really paciente and really humble about life, its really the only thing i can do, and just hope that my work will somehow serve for something here. So we will see what happens with all of this, you never know what is going to happen in the Lords plan, ya just gotta be ready to recieve whatever comes whenever it comes, weather it be a blessing or another test to accompany the millions that we go through just gotta be ready and willing to accept it. BUt i think that a big enough window into my life for this week, hopefully yall enjoyed it and it benefits you somehow. THe life of a missionary is like living in a fish tank, we have to find a way to somehow benefit everybody, fun stuff. But i love you all, thansk for the support i have recieved. Btwdid you guys remember to Shake BROTHER Jakes hand for me? Im sure hes has been over to go swimming by now. Well i love all of you guys, take care and make good choices!
Well her in misantla we keep un carring on. This week was not the most pretty week dats wise, but we did manage to make the best of it! Yanth and Marina as soo freaking close to accepting baptism dates, they are both just at the point of saying yes, i could see it in thier mouths, but freaking triste satanas, just jumps in at the last moment and takes it from them. Im a bit frustrated with that. BUt we aer gonna get them, we are gonna win for sure. We are really pushing to get them baptized this saturday.
Other than that we are really struggling to get a good teaching pool here. Our proselizing efforts arnt really leading up to much, very frustrating. Yesterday when we had to pass data to the zone leaders they wernt very happy with our report. We are trying really hard to work with out branch mission leader to get a good plan figured out to get all of the members activated. Its hard to work with him sometimes because he has like 5 other calling witht he stake as wel. But im greatfull to have a ward mission leader, its the first time i have had one in more than a year. Working wiht branches is hard. I cant beleive i have only been in branches for more than a year. There must be something i gotta learn or develope from these. I feel like a littel more unity and devotion form all of the members could help out. Thats almost always the biggest impediment for branches, the lack of unity and EVERYBODY being devoted. so we will see what we can do. Dad when you wrote me that letter wayyyy back about how my misison was going to teach me about pacience you wernt kidding. What i have started to do to finally be at least a little more Christ like is i make i poster of pictures form the teaching pamphlets and in the middle of all the pictures of Christ i write the Preach my Gospel definition and then i put it somewhere where ill see it alot so i can read the attribut definition alot through the day. Write now i have only doen Humility and Pacience, it really helps me to realize alot more quickly my need to change my reaction to certain situations. I would really like to make little cars of them to carry around throught out the day so that as we are walking around i can have it out and memorize the definition alot faster. BUt i feel like it helps me wiht my spiritual growth alot faster.
Can you beleive that next transfer is my last transfer???!!! I still dont acknoeledge that yet. I cant even imagine speaking english again, Elder Offerhall says my english is pretty rusty. We only talk in spanish together. We will see what happens. This week is the last week of transfers. I think alot of the zone is going to get transfered. It will be sad to see alot of these guys leave. We played football again today. This time my team finally one. But mom i dont know when im gonna get my tavel plans, dont be so trunky they will come, there is stil alot of work to do. Im not allowed to leave this branch untill we get up to 50 in attendance at sacrament meeting. we got 48 to go! Ok its not that bad, but we can do it. Its more likely that Elder Offerhall will get transfered, but then again when it comes to transfers with me the most unlikley thing is always what happens, so i highly doubt that we will be separated. BUt yea just trying to be really paciente and really humble about life, its really the only thing i can do, and just hope that my work will somehow serve for something here. So we will see what happens with all of this, you never know what is going to happen in the Lords plan, ya just gotta be ready to recieve whatever comes whenever it comes, weather it be a blessing or another test to accompany the millions that we go through just gotta be ready and willing to accept it. BUt i think that a big enough window into my life for this week, hopefully yall enjoyed it and it benefits you somehow. THe life of a missionary is like living in a fish tank, we have to find a way to somehow benefit everybody, fun stuff. But i love you all, thansk for the support i have recieved. Btwdid you guys remember to Shake BROTHER Jakes hand for me? Im sure hes has been over to go swimming by now. Well i love all of you guys, take care and make good choices!
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