Hello Everyone!
Thanks much for the emails and prayers.
This week was a good solid week! i have been having a good steady success rate. It is awesome that my companion loves to work because i do too! We have been striving to use the best of our time always, and we have been blessed with success because of it.
One of the challenges was waking up immediantly exercising... But we found a way to get us motivated. Every morning we wake up and jog about a half mile to the basketball courts and ball for about 20 minutes and then jog back. I am so happy my companion loves basketball too! It reminds me of the many hours i have spent in the church gym with friends and family having a great time.
One of the other challenges has been to just talk to everyone, even though my spanish is at the level of like a 5 year old... sometimes i will say something and they do not understand, and my companion will say the same thing and then they understand... I do my best to not let that get to me, and just try again with the next person. One thing i do know is the power of a testimony is unbelievable. I have been really striving to really listen to the investigators during our lessons, and not think of what i will say next, and The spirit has helped me immensly. A lot of times i will just listen to the spirit and then testify of something, and that always brings the spirit to the lesson.
I have been really growing to love this work. It is not easy, and not always fun, but it is rewarding. There is nothing better than seeing people change there lives around and have joy.
Yesterday i was having luch with this family, and they have a lot of dogs. One dog ran into the room and they told us to not make any sudden movements towards the dog... so we did not move for like 5 minutes! haha, and adventually that dog came over to me and rubbed his head on my leg and just stared at me, so me loving dogs, slowly reached down to pet him. As soon as i got my hand close he attacked and got my pointer finger... for a second i thought i lost it! but luckly it just a couple deap bite marks. I am all good though! a quick little band aid solved the problem.
Never be affraid to share your testimony, the worst thing someone can say is i am not interested... But the best thing that could happen is they are baptised and change there lives for the best and recieve all of the blessings. Dont let fear stop you from helping those you love.
Only if they had peanut butter i would be perfect! They have loads of jelly but i have yet to find peanut butter anywhere!
I love you all, and i am doing great here in Maipu.
take care and have a wonderful week... enjoy the peanut butter for me!
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