So
this has been a rather busy week, but quite well. Elder Ospina and I
are tearing it up here, making delicious exotic foods and trying not to
get too Trunky! ( home sick )
To begin, Email Answers!:
1-I
am fine, our week was fine, and our investigators are fine. Hm. At
least, most of them are fine, but only one of them is GREAT! And that
is because only one has a baptismal date, good old Luis Z! He is
to be wed in 2 weeks! So we hope all goes well for him. And for
everyone else, it`s usually pretty easy to find them during the week,
and then when the clock tolls 12 on the transition from Saturday to
Sunday, they all turn to dust and vanish! And they don`t materialize
again until exactly 9:00 PM Sunday, because that`s when we are no longer
outside of the house. So we hope that we can find them soon so that
they can attend church!
2-What am I doing for the last 3 weeks? Well, I
plan to bring others to Christ and the Atonement through the laws and
ordinances of the gospel, or say, just plain missionary work. I hope
that just like a runner in a marathon, I can burst my lungs on the last
stretch of the racetrack and live the end of my mission to the fullest.
And in fact, in our ward we have 2 great young lads preparing for
missions also! So great things are in store!
3-And although I live 40 minutes from the Ecuator, I
have only seen it from a distance, but never visited it. WHOOPS! I
can`t leave Ecuador until I do that! I`ll get to it soon enough! (And
never fear Mom! I will buy your hammock!)
4-Well, the reason that no one knows about the
travel plans is because they haven`t bought the plane tickets yet! I
heard that we should be leaving Monday night, VERY LATE Monday night.
But I`ll keep ya`ll informed.
So, that`s the news! It seems that especially today
I`ve been getting really longing for home, Brandon coming home from his
mission, 4 other missionary's in my zone finishing, and so on and so
forth. But I`m glad you all have planned how it`s going to be when I
get back, because I have no idea! (Ugh, there`s this guy sitting next
to me with the worst rat-tail haircut if you know what I mean... poor
guy)
But with some events for the week, it seems that
Ecuador just can`t stop making poor power lines. Remember the story of
how the transformer exploded 2 weeks ago? Well, this morning, whilst we
were studying in our house, FOUR OF THEM EXPLODED! Within the course of
an hour, from different directions from our house, making our lights go
out
for a few seconds on each one. (That must mean there must be 4
more pigeon grilled delights out there in the street for some lucky
street vender!)
But, leaving the unnecessary
topics, this has been a fine week. I`ve been seeing many efforts made
by myself to share my testimony with the world. It seems that lately,
we`ve been having the knack to teach families in which everyone is a
member with the exception of the dad. And every single father seems to
be clinging on to the doctrine of Nehor, saying such things as: `Oh, I
don`t believe in a true church. Everyone says their`s is true, has their
own bible, and believes in God. I think that all Christians will just
be saved, so long as you believe in God.` WRONG. What about baptism? Temple work? The fulness of the Gospel? Hasn`t anyone read
Matthew 7:21-23?
21 ¶Not every one that asaith unto me, bLord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that cdoeth the dwill of my Father which is in eheaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we notaprophesied in thy name? and in thy bname have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
These poor husbands are so wrapped up in their personal
pride, that they don`t even believe their own wife and kids when they
say Joseph Smith was a prophet and the Book of Mormon is true. Life
would be so much better if they just gave them a chance! But, one way
or another, they`ll get there. In fact, that`s how it is with Luis
Z! His wife had been inactive for a while, and he always didn`t
feel baptism was necessary yet. Until now! That`s one down, four to go!
(Yes, we have 4 other families with the similar situation) And every
time, my testimony burns like a mighty forest fire!
Well, stay true to the truth, read your scriptures,
and like the apostles, always be ready to give your testimony in any
moment, and in any time.
-Elder Sanders
PHOTOS!: Here is part ONE,
Some
shots of the baptisms of the family Cortez, us with some rad new tie
knots, my companion after cooking delicious potato balls filled with
meat and vegetables,
ENJOY!!
-Elder Sanders 2x
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