A lot of cool things
happened this week! One thing is that my investigators are realllllly
starting to progress. Last week my investigators seemed like they were
starting to plateau, but this week my companion and I really starting
planning for our lessons. I think the one main thing that really helped
us teach is when we would apply the scriptures directly to their lives.
We started our lessons this week by teaching the investigators that
literally EVERYTHING in the scriptures can apply to you! We would assign
reading homework at the end of our lessons, and the next visit we would
ask them what their favorite part was and how they applied it in their
lives. They really started to open up to us! There is so much more that
helped them, but I don't have much time to explain. Overall, the spirit
is amazing. If you allow the spirit to guide you, your life will be so
much happier. I have had some really cool experiences in my lessons with
the spirit. There have been a couple times in my lesson where I don't
really know what to say, but all of a sudden I open my mouth and start
teaching the investigator exactly what they need to hear in (somewhat)
perfect spanish!
That reminds me... Elder
Holland gave the devotional talk this week! It was so cool! He taught a
lot of cool things about missionary work, but the thing that hit me the
hardest was at the end. He talked about the importance of opening your
mouth. The devil wants to destroy the righteous here on the earth,
however he doesn't have the power to take our lives. Instead, satan does
the next best thing, binds our tongues. There are many times in my life
where I have wanted to say things, but have felt embarrassed or too shy
to share them. Elder Holland made me understand that when that happens,
that fear of opening your mouth comes directly from satan! Read the
account of Joseph Smith's first vision. What happened right before he
saw God and His Son? Satan bound his tongue. As a missionary, I know
that I need to give everybody a chance to hear the gospel and can't
allow Satan to bind my tongue.
Our sunday
devotional was also really special. One thing that really hit me hard
was that he said the we all have angels watching over us as we serve. I
starting thinking about that and realized that that means that DAD is
probably watching me. So that night I dedicated my personal study to
reading about angels. I learned a lot that night. Afterwards I prayed
and asked for answers to some of my questions and almost immediately
after the coolest thing happened. I had a warmth come over me and I KNEW
that he was there. All of a sudden the mission felt so much more
important. Dad's a pretty popular guy, I wonder who else he dragged down
to watch over me? haha just something cool to think about.
I
would like to give a shoutout to Mike and Charisse. I wore the boots
the got me for the first time at the MTC yesterday to break them in and
they are AMAZING. I don't even care how many people gave me weird looks
as I stomped around in those massive things! It got me so pumped to be
able to use them in the rainforest!
Lastly, I
am so ready to get out of here. It's been quite the experience, however I
NEED to leave! I feel like my spanish is coming along quite well, and
now the best way I can improve is to be immersed. I am so ready to be
confused in Costa Rica. I want to struggle! I feel too comfortable here
now. I know it definitely will not be this easy out in the field and I'm
scared that I'm getting too used to it here. Oh well, less than two
more weeks!
I wish I had more pictures this
week... Its hard to get cool new pictures when you're stuck in the same
two buildings for over a month.
Love you all!
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