¡Hola a todos mis queridos amigos! I hope you are all doing very well, and I know you all must miss me sooo much. So let me fill you in a little on what has been going on.
This last week we invited our friend Yahritza to be baptized and she said yes with the help and guidance of the spirit. It was very exciting, and now we are working to get everything else done that she needs before baptism. We have seen a really good amount of progress with her and know that there are still many things we can do to help her feel even more happiness in her life.
We also taught another friend, and her younger brother who was also very interested in hearing our message. It was very fun teaching them and just listening to their thoughts; very good people. At the end of the lesson we asked her to give us a closing prayer and she said in the prayer, "gracias por mis amigos Mormones que vinieron hoy" which basically means thank you for our Mormon friends that came by today. Which made me laugh a little bit because it was unexpected and it was very sweet that she thinks of us as friends :)) We of course see everyone as our friends, but when someone says that YOU are THEIR friend, wow, another level.
Also very humbling this week getting to see all of the really awesome hard work that went on in our zone. All together we found 84 news between 16 companionships. No, my companion and I did not contribute massively to this number but we did find a little bit. It’s inspiring to see how the work of the Lord will move forward no matter what. I'm grateful to be a part of just that little bit that I offer. Oh yeah, also our zone leaders have been setting a really good example for the rest of the zone. They get out and put all of their efforts forth. They have taught maybe on average 5-6 lessons a day, and in these last two weeks of the transfer they found 36 people. 36 new people in two weeks is absolutely crazy in our Mission! Finding 1 to 2 a week is good (a nice respectable number). 4 to 5 is great, anything above 7 is awesome, and so 36 in two weeks is absolutely incredible. It's a blessing to witness these things while serving the Lord.
In other news we played zone sports, meaning we got with our whole zone and partook in some fun games. There may have been a dislocated knee cap and some paramedics and a trip to the hospital though. Ok there definitely was. Not to me, another elder (I'm far too nimble and athletic to ever get injured). So don’t be surprised if zone sports get cancelled forever.
Spiritual thought: We have been teaching a lot about Repentance through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. The Atonement is when Christ suffered and died for us and our sins and pains and afflictions so that we can be forgiven. We can only be forgiven if we repent though. Now repentance may sound scary, but there is no greater gift than the opportunity to cleanse ourselves of past transgressions, so really repentance is a really happy thing that we should be grateful for. I urge you all to partake in this gift as well. It will change your life. If you would like to learn more about how to repent let me know and I'll send some of my missionary friends your way to answer any questions you might have.
Ok I love you all, and miss you, please pray for me and my companion, and that one Elder who dislocated his knee, poor guy didn't get to stay for all of zone sports. I can not imagine any pain worse than missing out on zone sports. Talk to you all next week !!
-Elder Golden
Pictures: 1. Really flat cookie the sister missionaries made; I mistook it for a piece of paper at first.
2. Totally rad bloody nose I got; Thanks Utah for being so dry!
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| Elder Underwood and I showing off our really clean apartment |
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