Hi Mom,
Well I forgot to tell you last week, but I got the rest of
the letters and packages. Not last week but the week before. I got your
email in time. It says I got it at like 9:35 this morning.
Has
anyone said anything on the blog? If they did could you send me some of
the messages from it?
Anyway, today was the first day of the new change. The
start of my second. Super crazy. I stayed in Cantera. (Look
for a place called Santa Cecilia on google earth. I think that is what
the place is called here.) yeah I got a new companion. His name is
Elder Johnson. He is super cool. He is from Idaho. We went to
DF today to pick up all of our new companions and played some soccer. I
am getting pretty good!!! (Owen Jarom Fred: WATCH OUT!!) Haha
not really. Well this week was super crazy. We worked really hard
this week. That couple that I told you about didn't get married this
week. Her dad wasn't able to get off of work. But Francisco has to
have another entrovista with the Presidente de la mission. So hopefully
that happens this week.
Elder Sylvestre and I had 4 bautizmos yesterday. It
was really cool. I wasn't able to take pictures. The batteries in
my camera died. They die super fast. So not really sure what to do
about that. It's alright. We baptized two sisters, 13 and 14 años,
and an older couple who are parents of recent converts just two changes
ago. So that was super cool. There is no greater feeling than
bringing eternal happiness to people. I was able to baptize the 13 year
old girl, Brisa. (Abby: She reminded me of you because she is IN LOVE
with One Direction.) And, I baptized Pedro. It was so
amazing. I love it. This change was a really good
change. We found so many amazing people. The families I baptized
last change are so amazing. They have such a strong desire to follow
Christ. Mitzi (the 14 year old girl we baptized yesterday) is going to
EFY today. The ward really brought these investigators in under their
wing. It really shows me that they really need a friend. How
important it is to befriend people who are struggling because if they know that
there is someone who really does care about them they will try. Their
testimonies and their fe en Jesu Cristo will be strengthened because they
will see the Christ-like love in you. We cannot forget about those
in-active members.
Last week, on Tuesday, Elder Sylvestre and his generation
went to the temple. (Which is why I didn't email until Tuesday; that's
when we had our p-day.) But I was put with a few elders on a change just
for the day. But we were walking down the street in the rain and we saw
this flash of blue that illuminated our faces and for a split second, it felt
like the world was still. And then,
right then, we heard this ear splitting crack that shook us to the very core of
our bodies. It was super crazy. We were almost struck by
lightning.
This week has really shown me what I need to work on this
next change. My Spanish is coming poco a poco. I am super excited
for this change. I will miss Elder
Sylvestre, but that's ok. It really is so important to be 100% obedient
because that is how the Lord will bless us. It is really hard. I am
not going to lie. It's disappointing seeing people not partake of
something that will make them more happy than they know right now. But I
have had my testimony grow about prayer. I know without a doubt that the
Lord knows exactly who we are. I know
that our Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ suffered for us personally. Not
just for our sins but for our pains and our afflictions (read Alma 7). I
know that when we are going through trials we need to drop down and pray, pray
like Enos. Like what President Villareal says: enter your own Gethsemane. That is exactly what we need to
do. I know that the Heavenly Father will hear our cry, our
supplication to our Lord. Please when you feel like you can't go any
further, drop down and pray. Pray with every fiber in your body. I
know with all of my heart, with every fiber of my soul, that Heavenly Father
will hear us and He will make our burdens light.
I love you all. Thank you for your prayers and
support.
Elder Hancock
Helaman 5:12
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