Hey family,
Well sounds like you guys had an eventful week! Glad to hear that you got to enjoy some time together with everybody. Is it possible that we may have another December wedding?????? haha
I´m glad that Rachel was able to go to EFY and had a good time. I remember the first time I went to EFY and how hard it was to be away from home haha. Guess she is better with that haha.
Well this last week was normal. On Saturday, a new brazilian elder that had been in the mission for 10 days went home. His family had been telling him to come home from the start, as they aren't members. President Prieto said he tried everything to help, but this Elder had already made up his mind. Pretty sad. His trainer was Elder Brower. Elder Brower is from Tremonton, UT and we have the same amount of time in the mission. I didn't meet him in the CTM because he went to provo. But I love this guy. He is a great missionary and good friend. I was able to work with him in his area saturday and sunday so that his investigators could go to church. It was really good. Elder Ramos stayed in our area with the financial secretaries. Elder Brower is a runner for UVU and wants to get a house in Orem after the mission. I now have a possible housing option, which would be sweet.
Well, here in the office, Elder Ramos and I are doing our best, which doesn't seem like much, but it doesn't seem like anything is going right. We have lots to do in the office and haven't gotten out at 5 very much which is frustrating. Sometimes we don't get to study because of transfers or other people coming to the office. None of our investigators are progressing. I feel like I have a lot to improve with in relation to teaching. I'm feeling a little stressed out and I'm not sure what to do. It seems like Elder Ramos and I these past couple of days have been having different ideas in everything. We need to work together to have the spirit. We make goals, but it doesn't seem like we ever reach them. There is so much to do. I wonder if the spirit is with me at times. But I am grateful for the advice, maybe I just need to trust in the Lord more and get out of the office at 5 no matter what. There are so many distractions here in the office: office work, other missionaries, things that are easy to justify. All these distractions pull us away from our real purpose as missionaries. I have a problem with comparing myself to others sometimes. The last secretaries were awesome missionaries and good friends. They had a lot of success in their areas, even though they were in the office. I know that baptisms don't always mean success. True success is to have the spirit with you, showing that the Lord trusts you, but sometimes I even doubt that.
I won´t give up, I just want to figure this out haha. I don´t want to just get through it, but to learn and grow and better myself. That's the hard part though. I love you guys and want you to know that I am well and trying to do my best. I read a good scripture today. Helaman 4:15. I liked this scripture, because i understood that the moment that we start to repent, the Lord will start to bless us. It doesn't matter what we have done, only what we choose to do now. I still struggle with forgetting my past mistakes though. I am grateful for the atonement of Jesus Christ. I know that he can heal us.
I am needing some things from the US
-more amens powder
-more shoe goo (for the upcoming future)
-if possible, two new pairs of insoles for my echos. the ones I have are doing good, but im not sure how much longer will last. If you cant find replacements, don't worry, they´ll make it (my shoes are size 44)
-american candy:snickers, sour patch, jolly ranchers, reeses, laffy taffy, and much more haha
-floss is always good, as it is expensive here.
that is what i can think of for now. Let me know what you think
also, if I buy souvenirs for you guys and for me, should I use the money in my usaa account. I don't want to blow all my money, but there are some things i would like to buy.
Elder Hawkley
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