This week went by super quick. I probably don’t have too much to write. It was probably my second to last week with Elder Navarro (maybe). He is taking it hard, which surprises me. I always thought being not so lovey dovey and on the impatient side would make the parting easier.
I’m actually very happy to hear the news of Grandma Helen’s passing and a little sad at the same time. I know that she is experiencing a peaceful reunion with her beloved. I know that our Father in Heaven has a plan for each one of us and we are here on earth to be tried and tested; and my great grandmother was surely tried and tested. I know He loves us and is there with open arms to comfort us if we let him. If there are any words I can say about my Grandma Helen they are—I loved the cashews she always had in her room at Grandmas house and the way she always bore testimony of her Savior to me, just a little boy, a testimony that helped grow my desire to serve my Savior. Sometimes the pull at grandma’s house was only being where my uncles and cousins were… but the time that I spent with Grandma Helen in her room was bonding time, I always left happy and filled with the spirit from her testimony of His gospel. I love her and am grateful that she has completed her work here on earth and has moved on to her other work in the spirit world.
This week we had interviews with the president and he kept it short as usual, but he told me something that has resulted in the theme of my study these last weeks. He told me, "Elder usted esta perfeccionando este segunda idioma. Pero yo siento que el Senor quiere usted a mejor el segundo que ya tenia... la idioma del espíritu." This led me to some deep thinking and discussions with my companion and other elders to what he could have meant. DO I need to have a greater knowledge, do I need to repent, if so about what? I feel that I’ve been living the commandments and repenting when I have made mistakes. Well, the words of my companion struck home, "Si quiere mejor este idioma no viene en un libro o un oración pero mediante Galatas 5: 22-23 (Galatians 5: 22-23)." I knew the scripture, I had used it many times in teaching the gospel. I recited it quickly, and then realized what he had meant. It was that I needed to be better in the characteristics in these verses. It says, "22 Pero el frut del espiritu es amor, gozo, paz , longanimidad, benignidad, bondad, fe 23 mansedumbre, templanza contra tales cosas no hay ley." I now realize that I don’t have a lot of these mastered and that that is why I have been suffering with testifying with power of the spirit. I have felt it, but not always. And in my patriarchal blessing it says (along the same lines) “ I’m not always going to feel the spirit.” I really had thought nothing of it, but now because of the words of my mission president and because of my blessing I know I can study, learn and develop these characteristics, if I seek them with righteous desires. It is my hope that I can be better and that I can learn. I hope that this message can help some of you as well and together we can progress as children of the most high God.
I love you guys and I am praying for you and am with those of you that mourn, and will be there to comfort those that stand in need of comfort.
KEEP TRUCKIN'
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| We went up to Hermana Josefa's, the lady that lives at the top of our area. I decided to take some pictures of the lights of Tegucigalpa. |
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| Elder Navaroo, Denilson from the ward, and the bishop, Juan Dominquez. Denilson has put in his papers and is waiting for his mission call. Denilson is eighteen and likes to go out and visit with the missionaries; he wants to know what it's going to be like on a mission. |
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| Cristhian has been ordained to the Aaronic Priesthood. Ruben and Cristhian will be going to the temple with us this Wednesday. I am probably going to ordain Ruben this Wednesday. (He asked to wait a little so his shirt can get back from the tailor.) |
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| Elder Navaroo took some photos and some came out like this. We don't know what's up but think it looks cool! |
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| Rained for three days straight. We didn't see the sun all that time. |
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