Hola!
Well this week has been pretty good! Two weeks ago was rough, but this last week has been
a lot better! We did a lot of things, had fun, had my YEAR MARK and
worked hard!
A lot of stuff happened this week! We had a Regional Stake Conference Saturday and Sunday
with like 46 stakes here in the south east USA. It was held in Orlando
and broadcasted to all the buildings in Georgia, South Carolina, and
Florida I think. Elder Gay (of 70), Sis McConkie (first counselor in
general YW pres), Elder Kopischke (70) and Elder Russell M. Nelson spoke
at it! It was way cool! The entire conference was on obedience and how
Hastening the Work is a prophecy and
fulfillment of a prophecy from God given through His prophet. So pretty important. They said that the most important missionary work that you
can do is within the walls of your own home. (Elder Hales quote) It was
way cool! It was basically a mini GenCon. And the day before, Sat,
Elder Kopischke and Elder Thompson (our area 70) were in Brandon so we
had a last minute mission conference with like almost all the
mission. It wasn't mandatory because it was kinda last minute and it was
a 4 hour drive for the Naples people. So we got a little training from
them at the Stake Center in Brandon! (like 45 minutes away from Tampa)
That was way cool too! Big discussion on obedience. That's like all
that we are getting with and Pres. Cusick. OBEDIENCE OBEDIENCE OBEDIENCE. Sis.
McConkie quoted Pres. Monson when she said, "The laws and commandments
of God are not negotiable." (mostly speaking about Law of Chastity) So
it's either we follow ALL the commandments to the best of our ability
(the only way to happiness) or we openly rebel (the simple way to
spiritual destruction)....that's the message we're getting everyday out
here! The Lord is dividing the
strong from the weak, the worthy from the unworthy, obedient from
rebelious. As long as we're living the ways we
know we should, we got nothing to worry about! :)
So it's been FREEZING HERE! It's been in the 20's and 30's. That's insane for Florida! But today the sun came out, we
got some rain and it's humid. Reminds me of a place I went to last
year! Oh wait....that was Bradenton. It's finally to the point where I
can say "oh last year when I was...still here in Florida" Everyone's
always been saying that. Like New year's everyone's like "oh we did this
with our district and zone" I was like "I was at a party!" But not
anymore. I was on a mission a year ago!
We met a Colombian family this week. We found 6 new
investigators! But we show up at this house and this guy we just met
tells us to help him put some stuff in a truck and trailer so we do,
haven't even told him our names mind you. And then we introduce
ourselves (he'd been taught in the past) and he's like alright come with
me. So we get in his suburban thingy and drive to a hardware store
while he's talking a million miles per hour and sweating and driving
crazy and talking on the phone. We get some stuff at the store and go
back to his house. He tells us to get in a different truck and we go to a
mechanic shop and drop off some tires, walk across the street and get
bread, go back to his house and go inside, meet his family, leave blessing, eat the bread, he gives us coffee spread without
showing us the container (repented of), and we leave. It was pretty
insane! I momentarily got kidnapped by a Colombian. Good times.
Hope all stays well! I feel your cold!
Live Hard,
Love Hard,
Love Hard,
Laugh Hard,
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