Monday, April 2, 2012

Just Google It

Conferene wa a blast, as always we set up the English room and banned al spanish speaking from it, jaja one of the best parts was any time somebody messed up and started speaking english we kicked them out.  Ha it was fun, there were about 8 uof us greengoes, not to mention we are a pretty rowdy group, and 3 of us go home in a month.  By far my favorite conference expereince so far, i am laughing as a write this down.  By the way mom, we did indeed get the package, i got it wednsady.  ANd during conference we made them in the church kitchen, we made three bozes at one time.  To be honest it looked like we just got a big scoop of mud and pt it in one of this big tinfoil cake dishes.  THey were very rich chocolate.  BUt all in all a very great uplifting spirit, a combination of the conference spirit with a good twist of a mexico veracruzno missionary, this place sure has been blessed with alot of good missionaries.
    Most of saturday morning made us viejo missionaries a little tryunky with all of that family talk, we might have rubbed off a little on the young ones as well. Saturday afternoon was great as well, all of these talks applied could help the church geatly progress in all corners of the world, we have really been blessed with such marvelouse leaders to follow. I wrote down the basics of what each talk talked aobut and my own personl inspirations now that i have more understandng of the scripture the spirit tends to work with me more than before. I look forward as alwayws to recienveing the ensighn so that i can really tresure up and fest on the Words of Christ that have been found inside these carfully prepared lifesavers. Id also realized that general conferences in the mission make good milestone markres, in every one you somewhat realixze just how far you have gone since the last one, the alos humbly remide just how far you gotta go. Most of the conferences were really awesome before i learned lots of great things to apply to myself. THis conference ws a little more different.  I couldnt help but think about how much everyone outside of that building is missing out. Especially as the Pope is coming here to mexico and the celebrations of Christs last week here in Mexico take place. i just look around and feel what Alma described in the end of Alma chapter 13. Someday we will ust hack to hack every satalite tv and computer to put conference on in all corners thought all the world so these people can come to thiers sences and see whats good for them. Whaat a blessing ti would be foer teh whole world to follow a living prophet in unison. And the second new observation that took place in my minde is there were constanly red flags going off im my minds throught the talkes of how this investigatos needs to here this talk that investigator should read that talk, he needs that she needs this, just all sorts of realizing the needs of many of my investigators, and finally finding the way to put that need into words. That was what was going on in alot fo the talks. Sunday morning was a great session as well. We had a huge miracle hapen for the second half of that one... we had investigators take the hour drive form misantla to martinez(the stake center) to watch conference, they just a had a 45 yer old son die in january, so president Minsons talk was a just what they needed ememdy, i will never forget they joy i felt at the end when i saw them at the end and for the first time in the last two months i saw that whole family glowing with light. THat was a powerfull moment for me i was more that happy that they had kept thier commitment and came and heared a profets voices. We wont be able to see them untill wednesday, but i hope and pray and trust that that was more than enough to convince them and to convert them, the spirit of that moment was incredible, they had to have felt it as well.  THen Sunday afternoon was beautiful as well, i love teh churches agressive stand on the beleifes and how they can though so mony docrtinal principles in one short period of time to get us from one point a to point b and they do it with such clarity and power.  They are ejemplar examples of what a missionary can and shouldbe. I have really grown to appreciate the example of these men called of God.  An interesting observation i made (correct me if im wrong eh?!) is thier ability to live happy well balanced lives, most of them had pretty high profile jobs, doctors, most were lawyers, and buisnesmen.  THey were able to have sucess in both aspects of life they found the way to balance it all out and continue to convert to the gospel. THey found teh strength to do it all. I dont know if im expressing right. BUt maybe you will understand what im saying. I really like that example they have given to us and im very eager to follow it. I imagine that its well contributed to the habits they each us to form here in the mision like daily scripture study, companionship unity, christlike attributes, positive attitudes and lte and ltos of good hard wrk, a get it done attitude. ANd much more im sure that i will only learn in time. Im geratfull for the lights that they are to me and that i have this privledge to stnd in thier shadows for a time. What a neat time to live in. Imgreatfull for it all. We pray more than once daily for baptisms this April, the furut is unpredictable, but we keep workign away, doing what we can to be a good influence to those around us. I let oyu know how those prayers end up getting answered as they are continued to be answered. I love you all and im VERY gratefull to know you and im VERY gratefull for the support you are for me, your words of encouragement and your prayers and infint blessings for sure. Thnaks for it all! See ya soon!

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