Hola mi familia!
Como
estan? Ok so here is the confermation on the plaque, DC section 4 verse 2. The
little scripture that I have been putting on the back of all my envalopes are
scriptures that I have read over the past week and have felt prompted to share
with those at home.
Anywho,
on to how this week has been. So this past two weeks our district lost both of
our teachers. One of them, Bro. Zivic, he was working two jobs here and then
got accepted into the accounting program at byu and was also taking 2 online
classes through harvard, so he was just swamped and couldn't do it anymore. But
something cool about him is his dad is one of the first quarum of the 70, (I
know my spelling has gotten super bad, thats what happens when you learn a new
language) and his dad helped out our other teacher on her mission. Which brings
me to Sister Jardine. She was our first investigator "bianca", who
was one of her investigators while she was on her mission. well the reason why
she left last week was because she is getting married on the 10th, and so she
is going to be gone for the next 2 weeks. It is really sad that we wont get to
be taught by Bro. Zivic again, but I guess it is kinda nice to have a fresh
investigator to start over with and actually be organized and feel like we are
teaching them something, even though we did commit both our investigators Mario
and Bianca to be baptized today actually haha.
This
week at the TRC was so awesome! I have got to say that he TRC (training
resource center) is one of my favorite parts here at the MTC. It is where we
get to talk to real people, learn their real needs, and teach them what we feel
they need in their lives. This week we got to teach a volunteer who was from
Argentina, Elder Underwood. This man was so amazing. So we are told to try to
focus our lessons on certain fundamentles of misisonary work, and this week was
recieving revelation through church attendance, and when we started teaching
and asked him how he felt about attending churhc often with an open heart to
recieve answers, he basically taught our whole lessson to us!! haha it was
great, and we were able to have a really sprititual discussion (all in spanish
mind you) about sacrament meeting and the experiences that we have had and the
answers that we have recieved while attending church. Also, at the end of the
lesson Elder Underwood gave us some really good advice and really upped our
spirits by telling us how much the spirit was with us and how great of
missionaries we are and are going to be, and that was a real comfort to me.
Well,
with my district things are going better I guess. I have stopped worrying about
trying to correct everything that they do (thank you dad for your advice on
that) and just try teaching them by my actions. It has definitely opened my
eyes to how obedient I need to be to be able to set the right example for these
Elders. I feel like I have really been able to connect with one elder however,
elder johnson. Over the past week
I have been able to truly befriend him and show him that I care about him, and
he has really opened up to me and his attitude has completely changed. Even
if I didn't have any effect on the other Elders in my district, I find
comfort in knowing that Heavenly Father knew I was able to connect with this
Elder and help him find a friend and find enjoyment in reading the scriptures.
It has ben such a joy to see his countanence and attitude about missionary work
and the language change completely, now I can't wait to see that change happen
to someone in Mexico where they change their whole life around! I love this
work more than anything else!!!
Thank
you all again for your letters, I love getting the dearelders so
much! Oh and grandma ruth, I am working on a letter for you, I got the package
you sent on saturday, and food wise I am more than good, so if you and grandpa
would like to send some ties that would be great =) Oh and mom, I sent home my
sd card, you should get it today, but if you could print off those pictures I
asked you to as well as send me a picture of the family and send it with my
shirt, some more ibc rootbeer, and twix bars that would be great :) I love you
mom!
Love,
Elder Noel
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