Week 11 January 29, 2020

Hey guys, this week was really good. We were able to set 3 baptism dates. One for this weekend and one for next and the 22. Im super excited and feel very blessed. The first one is Stephanie, shes the one that lives above us. The next is Merlyn, her sister is a convert of Elder Calapp and shes gonna get baptized on her birthday right before church which is going to be awesome. After the next is Ian. hes the 9 year old son of Stepanie and he is suuuper pilas. We gave him a Book of Mormon and he reads it all the time and loves the lessons. He just has to get 3 church attendances then he can be baptized.

My spiritual that for this week is to be humble, patient, trusting, brave, and to understand that you don't have to be perfect now, you just have to strive for it. My biggest problem has been talking to people. I get nervous to talk with some people because my spanish is little and because of that I cant share the gospel through the spirit and I end up saying close to nothing in a lesson. Really the only times I can speak spanish is when I trust in the Lord and receive the Gift of Tongues. And at times when I am able to have a good conversation, sometimes I am slow to thank the Lord and the next lesson doesn't go well. Because of this I get really frustrated with myself. I want to be a great missionary, and at times I feel like I can be, but that's definitely not all the time. This week I learned to be humble and always thank the Lord for the blessing He gives me. To be patient. I'm only a couple weeks in and I have months to improve. To trust. If God can bring seas to be parted, He can help me talk to people and give me words to speak. To be brave. If I want miracles to happen I need to take a leap of faith. And last is the most important. I'm striving to be perfect. I'm striving to walk as He did, and thats gonna take a while, and that's ok. The important thing is that I try. 

I love my mission and I love the opportunity I have to grow closer to my Savior. I know it is truth Him that I can overcome everything.

My scriptures for this week are 2 Nefi 4:19-29

19 And when I desire to rejoice, my heart groaneth because of my sins; nevertheless, I know in whom I have ^atrusted  

20 My God hath been my ^asupport; he hath led me through mine ^bafflictions in the wilderness; and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep.

21 He hath filled me with his ^alove, even unto the ^bconsuming of my flesh.

22 He hath confounded mine ^aenemies, unto the causing of them to quake before me.

23 Behold, he hath heard my cry by day, and he hath given me ^aknowledge by ^bvisions in the night-time.

24 And by day have I waxed bold in mighty ^aprayer before him; yea, my voice have I sent up on high; and angels came down and ministered unto me.

25 And upon the wings of his Spirit hath my body been ^acarried away upon exceedingly high mountains. And mine eyes have beheld great things, yea, even too great for man; therefore I was bidden that I should not write them.

26 O then, if I have seen so great things, if the Lord in his condescension unto the children of men hath ^avisited men in so much ^bmercy, ^cwhy should my ^dheart weep and my soul linger in the valley of sorrow, and my flesh waste away, and my strength slacken, because of mine afflictions?

27 And why should I ^ayield to sin, because of my flesh? Yea, why should I give way to ^btemptations, that the evil one have place in my heart to destroy my ^cpeace and afflict my soul? Why am I ^dangry because of mine enemy?

28 Awake, my soul! No longer ^adroop in sin. Rejoice, O my heart, and give place no more for the ^benemy of my soul.

29 Do not ^aanger again because of mine enemies. Do not slacken my strength because of mine afflictions.

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