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| MMMMMM....that yummy Chicharron.....(pig skin) |
Alright, well i LOVE my dads questions this week cause it gives me
the oportunity to give you a couple insights about misison life haha 1)
Awful. haha my socks are in AWFUL conditions. Seriously my socks might
as well be straight out of the Old Testament becuase they are holiest of
holies. Not even kidding, i dont think i have a single pair of socks
without holes. BUT i really dont want to buy more cause im so close to
the end! haha i dont wanna waste that money! Sooo ill struggle through
haha 2) For shampoo, i used to use a really cheap brand here that they
call Caprice....but then i needed to step it up haha so ive switched to
head and shoulders. My hair thanks me and my father. 3) They have very
few delicious candies that they dont have in the US to be honest haha
Out of these very few, they have something called Massapan which is like
peanut butter balls pressed into Half-dollar sized disks. Its pretty
delicious. They are made by a brand called "De La Rosa". apart from
that, all the candy is like normal, but with chile added into it haha
its really a hit or a miss. Sometimes
delicious....sometimes.....poop...in your mouth. haha excuse the analogy
but its awful. AND 4) The chocolate they have is actually something
they dont have in the US a lot but ive had before. The Kinder, like
Kinder eggs or Kinder bars or brownies, tastey stuff.
Well like i said, this week has been pretty dang stressful if you
ask me. So Monday night we pretty much just finished preparing the Zone
Conference. Tuesday we woke up early and went to prepare the chruch and
everything for the conference. The conference went really, REALLY well. I
felt like the Elders really got something out of what i prepared and i
could feel the spirit testifying about it too. It was greatttt. Then we
got to eat Hamburgers and talked with Sister and President S
which was great. They are soooo awesome! I feel like i finally am
starting to get to know them. It was really good. Then we went to work
the whole week. On Wednesday we did interchanges - INSERT PITY PARTY -
Because we are here in the zone of IZUCAR, we have to travel sooo much.
Just to get to the interchanges its an hour in a bus. We have Elders who
we are going to do interchanges with that live 4 hours from us. Crazy
stuff. - END PITY PARTY - So we did those and it was good. Then we had
half of a day working in our area as a companionship and then on Friday
we did interchanges with the assistants and i stayed in my area with
Elder Pr while Elder Pn went to Puebla with Elder S. It
was really good though. Then we had to switch back (5 hours traveling)
and then we did weekly planning cause we hadnt had the time. So it was a
pretty crazy week, but luckily, this week is gonna be even worse!! We
have to give Zone Capacitations now and that means going to 3 different
districts (cause theyre so far) and giving the capacitation. We´ll be
lucky if we get a solid 2 hours working in our area haha oh well. The
good news is that we really motivated the zone with the conference and
we have 11 baptisms as a zone for the month of October and we are only
in week 2!! We only had 2 last month and the goal is 12 so we are super
excited about that!
So for the spiritual thought this week, i pulled something from
D&C! In the LAST section of D&C or Section 138, it talks a lot
about the spirit world and its seriously AWESOME! So we know from Peter
that after Christ had died and before he was resurrected he went to the
spirit world and preached the gospel to the spirits there. BUT what
Peter doesnt mention is HOW. In section 138 it talks about how is was
only 3 days before Christ returned to his mortal body and was raised
from the dead. How could he have preached to everyone in just 3 days,
and why would the unjust who rejected the prophets have the opportunity
to see him? Well, the answer is they wouldnt. It says that during the 3
days that Christ preached, he was training and preparing righteous
spirits to preach the gospel in the spirit world after he was
resurrected. He knew that he couldnt teach all of them in such a short
time, and moreover, he could not dwell with them, as they were
unrepentant, but he sent his missionaries to help them. But then it
talks about what that means for us. In verse 57 it reads: "I beheld that
the faithful Elders...when they depart from this mortal life, continue
their labors in the preaching of the gospel....among those who are in
darkness and under the bondage of sin in the great world of the spirits
of the dead." Brothers and sisters, this is what awaits us as faithful
followers of Christ! When this life ends, our missionary efforts do NOT!
We will have the chance to continue bringing a knowledge of the gospel
to those who have not had the chance to experience its blessings and
power. Missionary work is an eternal calling and an everlasting
principle! What a great charge we have! So lets start preparing now, by
preaching the gospel wherever we are in our lives.
Love,
Elder Josh Hamm
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