Well, being in the
office is really fun! I am just always tired though. My first week in the
office was crazy because it was the week of a mission conference with a general
authority named Elder Zwick. He was a really nice guy and he was the
mission president of President Martinez!!! So it was cool to see
that. So we had to get together all the stuff that the whole mission needs like
boxes of Book of Mormons and pamphlets etc. So It was a crazy week and we had
no time to work in our sector. But now that the conference is over we are going
to try and leave Sunday all day to work and Monday and Friday after
five. It’s hard to find time to work so please in your prayers ask for people
to be there when we can work! I have the faith that we will find people still.
So I live with the APs
and two other Elders. I help all of them in their work. Also, in the office
there is a senior couple named the Benson’s. I help Sister Benson a lot because
she does not know Spanish so I do lots of calls and translating
documents for her. For example in our mission President has to
do recommendations for some of the future missionaries. But he
does not have a lot of time so he sends them to the office to fill out and
send. So I have been translating and putting together the mission papers for
these Elders and sending them off to Salt Lake! So that is pretty fun! Also, on
the computers sometimes you find time to be on lds.org
and that is really nice to have. Also, President’s office is here and you can
go in there and study in a very quiet setting!
So the trio that I am
in is with Elder Walton who is from California but
his family recently moved to St. George!! And he is thinking of going
to UVU which would be sweet cause he is one of my best friends in the mission.
He gets home a month after me so he will be starting school at the same time.
The other is a Chilean from Santiago! He is really awesome as
well. We have a lot of fun and work really hard so I have felt really happy. I
will be here for a while and then end my last month and a half in the field is
what it looks like is going to happen.
You cannot have casual
prayers and study. If you go through the motions and your heart is not there it
will not be the same. Every prayer has to be a pouring out of our souls to
reach the heavens. And when we really show our Heavenly Father that we want
something and it is his will, it will be granted to us.
I now feel
a burning desire to NEVER BE CASUAL WITH THE LITTLE THINGS THAT I
NEED TO DO TO HAVE PROTECTION FROM THE HEAVENS IN EVERY MOMENT OF MY LIFE. I
simply cannot live to my potential without it. My mission more than anything up
to this point has given me the chance to see that CONVERSION IS LIKE THE RISING
SUN. THE MORE WE DO THE LITTLE THINGS THE MORE DARKNESS IS
DROWNED OUT BY LIGHT UNTIL WE SHINE AS BRIGHT AS THE SUN AT NOON DAY.
I know that is true. I know the more we use the atonement the
darkness is drowned out of us and we are full of love. I am so grateful for the opportunity the Atonement gives.
There is no greater gift.
I thank you all for
your prayers and patience. I could not have gotten here without your help. I
hope all is well with you back home!!!! See you in six months!!
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