Hey all!
So there was three really cool highlights this week! The
first of which was that for the first time in my time here in Olivos, Elder
Hilario and I reached the 40 lessons. That’s really big because when I got here
it was absolutely dead, President told me it’s one of the harder areas in the
mission and that I was going to have my work cut out for me. We started out
with about 15 every week, but I never once lowered my goal from the 40. We have
received a promise from the Lord, that if we do all we can to reach this goal
and help as many of his children as is possible that he will open doors and
pave roads for us in the work that we have never imagined possible. I am super
excited for this, because even though I think I will be leaving the area this
change when my comp finishes his training in 3 weeks, I am so happy to be
leaving this area with blessings of the Lord so that this ward can continue
growing. Working hard has truly helped me develop love for a very very hard
area. 
The coolest part of this was Saturday. We started Saturday
with 31 lessons, and after many fervent prayers by my comp and me, we saw how
much the Lord wanted us to reach this goal as well. Everyone was home, like
literally everyone, we were running around all day to try and teach 9 lessons
and the Lord just paved the way! We even contacted a guy in the park and were
like so when can we pass by, and he was like how about we talk right now on
this bench, and we were like, since when does that happen??? But it was so
incredible, and just an awesome experience to feel the spirit really strongly
as we accounted to the Lord that we had reached his goal, nothing better than
that!
Second, I had the opportunity to lead an initiative in our
ward. After talking with the bishop, I got to give a talk yesterday to explain
fasting and announce that starting August 2nd for 40 days we are going to do a
40 day fast for missionary work here in the ward like we did back at home! This
was my idea on how to get the ward excited for what we as the missionaries are
doing because too much we have the missionaries, the investigators, and the
recent converts on one side and the rest of the church on the other side, I
really want to help us become more unified!
Thirdly, I got to have an interview with President Meacham
this week, it was our trimesterly? interview, no idea if that’s a thing in
English. But it was just so powerful! He just spoke right to me, right to my
soul even though we have only talked like 5 times before! One thing that hit me
was he was talking about his calling to serve in the stake presidency that he received
while he was serving as bishop and that he just cried all night and said I know
that this means I have finished my service with them, but I still need them, I don’t
want to leave them behind, even if I don’t have anything to offer them, I still
need what they’ve given me. I want to have this attitude from now on in my
mission. I don’t care if it’s the hardest area, the hardest ward, the hardest
comp in the mission, I want to be truly and genuinely sad to leave them behind.
This is a new goal that I have from now on!
I love being a missionary, I am so excited to work with
President Meacham, and will someone please tell whoever is controlling the time
on this whole mission thing, to slow down!! There’s no way that I have 10
months already, I think the watch broke or something!
Haha Love you all, and miss you!
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