Week 85

So this last week we have been seeing a lot of good things happen. I am able to do my duties as a district leader now to the fullest and I feel much more accomplished.  I am now trying to get back into the mode of a missionary trying to buckle down and work hard. In our area, tracting is not successful as it is in other areas. The only time anyone will let us in is if we have a member with us.

We finally had a miracle Saturday that we were both not expecting and we found a new investigator from a door we knocked on. She is Hispanic. She said that she had not talked to missionaries before. She was catholic, but very nice. She gave us a couple tamales each. We were just talking to her and she talked about how her daughter had died. We asked her if she had thought much about what happens after death, and she said that some believe that there is another life after this one, but she was not sure. We testified to her that we know what happens afterwards, and that our church teaches this. We shared a 10 minute version of the lesson and we gave her a pamphlet to read for when we come back. We testified of eternal families and we could totally feel the spirit. It has been a long time since I had an experience like that. It made me very happy to know that I was still able to listen and follow the spirit to bless the lives of those who I am here to serve. 

Week 84

No complaints. My new companion is totally awesome. I hope to end my mission with a bang. His name is Elder Tillotson. He is humble. 

We have tracted so many doors just in the past few days. We have gotten and contacted so many referrals. I have a good companion (very obedient, but not obsessively)

I don't have a lot to say. I feel like we are starting to see miracles because we are following the spirit and we have unity. For example, "I feel we should go knock on that house" and it actually worked guided by the spirit. With Elder Puga it was, "I feel we should go knock on that house" "NO." "Why not?" "Because that is stupid."

I do feel the spirit a lot and now we are seeing many good things happening.

I will get you a bunch of pictures next week.

Week 83

Elder Puga is being transferred.

This last week during companion inventory, I had a talk with Elder Puga. I decided to talk with Elder Puga again about the headphones. He got fuming mad. He told me that I had never talked to him about it. I remember when I did talk to him about it. I did not sit down and say "Elder Puga, we need to talk" but I remember when I clearly had told him that headphones were against rules, in fact I had offered several times for him to use my speakers. But I presume he was not even listening to me because he never does. But since this last time I talked to him (by actually sitting down and saying, "we need to talk"), he has not used headphones.

I have seen too many missionaries justify disobeying rules and twist the words of the white handbook during the course of my mission.

 I will be getting Elder Tilittsen.

I don't know much about him. He has been out as long as Elder Puga but I will be his third companion in the mission. He just finished being trained.  So, Elder Puga will be with Elder Mayor from Argentina and his companion will be with me.

Week 82

Nothing much has happened this week. Everything is still the same. 

This week we will find out what happens at next transfers, not much more.