Hey all! So first of all, a note to all that starting next
week my pday will be changing to Tuesdays for a change in assignment! Only the
last week of every change will I have pdays on Mondays, that’s probably hard to
remember...Haha but I will remind you guys for the week that I go back to
Mondays!
Wow, so I can’t believe that I am heading out of Topilejo.
All in all, it has been an incredibly hard area. I have learned how much
difference it can truly make to have leaders who know what they are doing here
because many times we have had to save the branch from some utter apostasy
haha. But, I am going to miss more than anything the kindness of the people.
Just everyone here is nice. Whether they be members or people who have never
even heard of the church, it’s just incredible that you can pretty much talk
with anyone!
The best thing to happen to me here in this area was to really
see a huge improvement in the obedience of my district. We had a lot of
difficulties in the beginning of my time here to truly try to be 100% obedient
but after I searched through prayer and the scriptures I was able to find a way
to motivate the missionaries to be who God wants them to be. I felt so good
inside, a true manifestation of the Spirit to be able to help the work here in
that way!
I am not going to lie, I am pretty worried about how it is
all going to go because the two missionaries that have me worried, Elder B. and
Elder B. are the two that are going to stay here because they are going to
close one area and those two are going to work together, but I know the Lord
knows what he is doing.
Finally, the biggest miracle that I was able to have here in
the branch of Topilejo was the hermana Socorro that we found. From day one it
was just a miracle, we just happened to run into here on the street and she was
all like hey what took you guys so long to get here, so that was pretty cool.
Then she was just so ready to accept the gospel and was truly one of the Lords
elect that we were looking for. Even though her baptism went a little haywire
as I have told y’all, but afterwards she just hit the ground running again and
has been a super strong member, even helped us to find Salome her friend who
should be the next person baptized here in Topilejo. Sad note on her that her
health has declined a lot lately so please keep her in your prayers, I think
that I will truly miss those two the most.
I have learned SO much here in Topilejo that I look forward
to applying in my next area the ward Churubusco, for those who know Elder
Duncan Hamilton, I was told last night by a family that it sounds like I am
following him because when he left from here he went to that ward as well, so that’s
pretty cool! My new comp is named Elder Penrod but I won’t meet him until
tomorrow in the changes!
Wow, so I will have a lot to update next TUESDAY! I hope
that you all have a great week, keep me in your prayers that I can do the best
possible in my new area where I am going!
Elder Stout
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