HOLA MI FAMILIA!!
Well for starters I am super jealous of all the snow that
you got. It is actually such a beautiful climate. The best in the
world. I cant believe Eli is reading already!!!!!! Everyone is
growing up so fast! That is so awesome that you are reading the Pearl of
Great price Deep doctrine up the wazoo. And Jesus the
Christ. The best book written on the planet next to the Book of
Mormon. Well in response to your question. I need ties really bad!
but that's it. Maybe a few pairs of garments. The spandex
kind. Por favor. And I need stamps really bad. But
socks. No. Those socks that I got from the Missionary mall are
AWESOME!! I don't have one hole in them. I have not had to throw
any of them out. Yeah really awesome.
Well this week was such an awesome week. I love being
with Elder Taylor. Every week we are working harder. Really me a
better person. Yesterday was an awesome day. We were eating with a
member and she was playing some kind of EFY movie. SO POWERFUL! Me
and Elder Taylor left that house with goose bumps. It had that SUPER
awesome scripture from Moroni 1:1 "It came to pass that the
Lamanites were killing all of the Nephites that would not deny the
Christ. And I Moroni will not deny the Christ!"
WOW!! The Book of Mormon is so powerful. And
then it talks about when Joseph Smith told all the church ministers about his
vision they all became scared. Men that had studied the Bible for years
and years were afraid of a 14 year old boy. Not important only that The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the only true and Living church
Of Jesus Christ. Just watching that made me Proud of being a
Representative of Jesus Christ. Something that I cannot deny.
We still are not having any luck with Angel and his
family. It really is something that is so heart wrenching. The
thought of that family not entering into the Kingdom of God is probably one of
the worst feelings you could feel as a missionary. We went by a few times
this week but we didn't have very much success. They just look more and
more uninterested and annoyed really every single time we go by. We have
actually decided to leave them for now and give them some more time.
Because we are not hear to fight with people to get baptized but really to
find the people that have been prepared to receive the gospel. Something
very beautiful. But very sad at the same time.
Alan is so amazing! He has such a drive to do whets
right. His parents have not showed much interest and let alone they are
really hard to find. But a few days ago we were talking about temples and
he told us how he wants to do everything he can to enter this sacred and holy
place worthily. These words are probably the sweetest words you could
hear as a missionary. Really these thoughts and feelings about something
this small is very hard to describe the joy and warmth that it brings to your
heart. it really strengthens my Testimony as a missionary and my love for
this gospel.
We met a man this week who asked us to help us set up his
phone line because we speak English. We started talking with him and said
that he had been taught by the missionaries before. He said he didn't
accept baptism because on his moms death bed she told him to keep the catholic traditions
in the family. He lost his wife and his mother in the same year.
Then a year latter he was in California when he got in a head on collision with
a teenager high and drunk going like 105 miles and hour. It just about
killed this man. He had to get his face reconstructed and
everything. Very sad. He has had such a sad life.
The hard part was seeing his loyalty to his mothers word even if he
knows its true. Knowing the joy and happiness he could have.
Well I guess the moral of this story is not taking for
granted what we have. The joy and happiness that we will
have if we do what is right. We are the only church on the
planet that believes we will become like our Father
in Heaven. He ALL have that potential. we all just
have to keep progressing and finding out what it is. I am so
grateful for this church. I am so grateful to be here seeing lives
change. I know with out a doubt this is true. Don't take
it for granted. Do all you can to keep yourselves on track. It
is hard but help the people around you that don't have what we
have. Love them. that is the key. For me. I love
you all. Thank you for all you do.
Always and Forever,
Elder Hancock
Helaman 5:12
Ps. The only people that write me is grandma
and Susie and Sarah Johnson,
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