June 15, 2009

Hey Y'all! My new companion is Elder Adams, he is origanally from California, but during the mission his family moved to Glendale Arizona. haha Crazy. He is a way cool guy, he is like my height and probably 330 pounds, he is just a big boy! haha But he is way awesome, the perfect word to describe him.... Jolly! haha Just a happy big boy. He works way hard and i love it, we just go to work, we talk to everyone we see, doesntmatter if they are spanish or not, that is what i love just going out and busting out the work. I got a good Quote about that actually,

"Work is an eternal principal. True joy in missionary work come about by work. I dont mean Drudgery, i mean meaningful, purposeful, joyful work... Work cures most everything in the mission field. When a missionary works, he gets the spirit. When he gets the spirit, he teaches by the spirit. When he teaches by the spirit, he converts and baptizes which are fruits of good works, we want missionaries who.... Return home 'tired in the Lord' and who literally have their bodies renewed in his service."
President Ezra Taft Benson.

I love that quote, its so true i have never been so tired we just go out and work hard then when you wake up the next day your pumped and ready to go.

We have been doing all we can just in the last few days, working with members less acttives, in vestigators calling old investigators redoing our whole area book and map updating everything so that we will have success. I knwo that because of our efforts the Lord will bless us.

We have a baptismal date set with Azucena the daughter of Maria who got baptized last week, for the 27th of june. She is not too strong but this week we will firm her up. She is a really cool lady. Also we were over teaching her on saturday and Maria called from Miami and wanted to talk to me haha so i talked to her and she said she is going to arizona to visit family there, and i gave her Jr's Phone number so that maybe she can talk to him and talk about Peru. I thought he and she both might like that. She is so amazing she was calling to make sure that her daughter was going to church. We had a great turn out yesterday at church with hispanics, we truly are seeing the fruits of our labors. Members are growing stronger and closer. I love it.

Also my companion goes home the transfer after this one, so there is a good chance that i could kill him off. haha He is way cool, i have already learned so much from him, he helps me so much with everything, im learnign how to be a much better missionary. I love just learning and making myself better. Constant progression! Im getting better with the language im getting comfortable with talking to people on the phone in spanish too, which is kinda hard. haha You would be surprised. But just gotta do hard things is all. Push yourself. That is what its all about.

We are really helping some more investigators get closer to baptism as well, a Guy named Martin from Mexico, and also Clinton from Hunduras. We will see how things play out there.

Also a great Scripture Mosiah 24:15 its great to know that we must still be cheerful throughout all trials, and struggles. as Jr once told me Attitude is altitude!

One thing ive learned is how important it is to be member missionaries, its our job to warn our neighbors, we need to open our mouths, there was a talk by President Eyering i think about his friend who he could have told about the gospel and he imagined in the next life his friend if he didnt tell him about the gospel said to him president Eyering you knew? and you didnt tell me? we need to raise our voices and tell others of the gospel. Be bold, In this world these days, we all need the peace the gospel brings, we have to tell everyoneabout it. Gospel translated means good news! we need to get out and spread that good news!

The church is true, i love it here everyone i meet is great, the Lord truly blesses those who keep his commandments. He wants to bless us so bad. I love this gospel and the peace and joy i feel from it. That is why im so glad i get to be His representative and do what he wants done, and say what he wants said! Stand in His place and do His work! How great is my calling. I love you all, have a great week, Tell Grandma i love her so much, give her a big hug for me. Tell Everybody hi. i love yall so much. Keep being good.

Con Carino,
Elder Riding

P.s. I dont bike too much now cause my comp cant cause he has leg problems, so good thing i didnt spend three hundred bucks for nothing!!! haha And it is warm here its way humid. I sweat loads, but oh well, just looks like you worked real hard!