Buenos Dias Todos!
This
week was a good week with very few changes! I am still with my
companion and in the zone of 16 missionaries only 2 missionaries got
changed! It is going to be a good change because we have a great zone :)
Actually one of the new missionaries is Elder M who is an elder
that was in my district when I was district leader :) So I already know
him and he is doing very well :)
Bueno,
The funny moment of the week was during a lunch with some less active
members. We were reading the scriptures about the need to pray to be
strengthened, to bless our families, and to overcome temptation. The son
who is 11 wasn't paying much attention so we asked him lots of questions
to make him start paying attention. We asked him why it was important
to pray, and after many answers we told him it was important to pray to
overcome temptations and asked him "It is important to overcome the
temptations of who?" and after thinking for a moment his parents started
giving him clues "The arrow headed tail" "The long tail" (Both
nicknames for the devil). And after hearing these clues the young man
yelled out.... "MICKEY MOUSE!" HA HA HA we all started dying! His mom
embarrassed asked why he would answer in such a way and he said "You
said the long tail, and mickey has a long tail!" We died laughing and
received new revelation. So for all of those at home, we want to invite
you to pray to overcome the temptations of Mickey Mouse, because if not
he will slowly lead you to everlasting misery ;)
Thank
you mom for the presents! They are all sitting on the floor, waiting
for us to put up a tree :) It really is amazing what presents can do to
bump your happiness, even if the present is something like sticky notes
ha ha :) And thank you for the music, we have been jamming out to
Christmas music for the past couple days :)
We
had a conference with President this week and it was very interesting.
We didn't really receive that much guide on what president wanted us to
do with the mission. He just taught us the similarities between Joseph
in Egypt and Joseph Smith. Lots of missionaries were kind of confused on
why, but it was good because even though the training didn't talk
about all that much stuff I learned a lot from the Spirit. The spirit
taught me the need to go out and give it everything, have no fear, and
to take out the trash. I really had the desire to have more success and
share with everyone. It was the beginning of a good change of heart that
will definitely help me more in the mission :)
Our
investigators are good! Myriam is going to get baptized with her son
this month and she loves church and class and the members :) We also
found a young man who is awesome and is mostly gringo so he speaks
English and everything. It is pretty weird teaching in English, but it
is exciting as well :) The family E is also doing well but need
prayers to have a change of heart. We had a great lesson yesterday about
the influence that the gospel could have on the family. The dad
analyzes everything too much and the lessons become answering an
onslaught of doubts instead of letting the spirit testify that the
message is true. But we talked about the proclamation to the world, and
he only had 1 small doubt that had nothing to do with anything, so we
answered it and were able to have a spiritual lesson about the changes
that could happen in his family by following the guide provided to us by
a prophet of God. It was really good but your prayers would be
appreciated.
But
the best experience of the week by far was definitely my Saturday
night. After a lesson I was kind of frustrated with my companion for
some of the things that he had said. So I decided to think. We had a
half hour walk to make it back to the house and it was dark with the
stars out so it was a great time to think. I decided to think for a
little bit, but then just talk with God. I talked to him about the day,
how I felt, what I thought about the situation, what I wanted out of the
situation. Then I got the impression, "But is it what I want, or what
God wants?" It hurt to accept the answer, but I know that the answer is
what God wants. Like it the song "Savior may I learn to love thee" In
the end it says it clearly "Lord, I will follow Thee." In that moment I
realised I needed to calm down and to be more humble, to change, not
because I was wrong in what I was doing, but because I was wrong in
being so stubborn. In that moment I Knew that God was listening, caring
for me, and guiding me. That in whatever moment I can talk to him and
tell him anything, and he will listen and respond. That was my walk with
God that changed my week and will continue to change my experience here
in the mission :) I am so grateful for the blessings that I personally
receive by living the small simple principles of the Gospel every day.
I love you all! I hope everything is just the bomb diggity!
Stay Golden, I love you all!
Love,
Elder Nielson :)
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