Just messing around the streets of Peru
Studying hard with Elder Manley
Fast week once again!
Well I guess we should just get it
straight that we weren't able to watch conference yet. In all of Peru they had
elections and so it was illegal to have any type of meetings whatsoever during
the elections. We are all going to watch
it this coming Saturday and Sunday in the Stake Center. I was kind of bummed
out but I can't wait to see it! We are going to invite all the people that we
can to come and watch it with us. But yes that is really really weird to think
that it will be my last conference away from you guys! I remember when Jordan
was gone and I was so stoked to say that next conference we will be together. I
am sure the time will go by sooo fast. We
asked the stake to set a room apart for the English speaking Elders because
there are a lot of Americans in our zone so I hope that they do it.
I am so happy to hear that you are
doing great in your church calling Mom. It sounds that you have great ideas to
help out the stake. That is one of my goals as I get back. I really want to
contribute more and fulfill my callings because they are soo important.
This past Tuesday we had a multi-zone
meeting with President and his wife. The meeting was incredible and the President
teaches sooo amazing. I have already
learned sooo much from him. He mainly talked about obedience and that we shouldn't
be rushed about baptizing people. We need to make sure that they truly are
converted. He wants us to be obedient so that the Lord may bless us to find
more people to baptize. But not only people, but families as well. Together we all studied The Family Proclamation
to the World and we all pulled out scriptures and I love all the scriptures
that we were able to read. One of my favorite family scriptures is in Jacob 3
verse 7 and also Mosiah 4 verses 14 and 15. They are soo great and I always
share them in lessons. At the meeting we had some way good burgers and I was soo
happy haha. I also can't wait to get back and eat that amazing conference
breakfast. I am kind of tired of rice and chicken.... I need some greasy American
food haha.
Well this past week went by pretty fast.
We did a lot more contacting and we are still knocking sooo many doors because
we don't have many people to teach. We also tried focusing on finding less
active members and recent converts so that we can help in that part of
missionary work as well. This past Saturday our Ward Mission Leader came out
with us and he took us to houses of less actives and we found a family of 7. The parents are sealed in the temple, but
they haven't gone to church for a long time. As I walked in the house I noticed
all the paintings and pictures of Jesus Christ in their home and I could tell
that the family was sooo loving and nice. They just haven't gone for a long
time because of work and they had to move a lot. But now they are settled in
their house and we are going to start teaching them the missionary lessons so
that they can become active again. It is soo wonderful to feel and see the
members come back to the church.
We also had a cool experience
contacting. I wish you guys could see how many people we talk to and all the
doors we knock each day because it's insane but it's also amazing to see how
Heavenly Father places his children in our way. Some people however are quite
stubborn and rude about the gospel. We have had several doors slammed in our
face, but that doesn't stop us. This past Thursday as we were contacting in the
afternoon we found a 19 year old girl Elainy with her grandmother. At first
they didn't really want to accept us into their home, but they did. They
explained to us that right when we knocked on the door they felt it was from God
and that they needed to let us in. They said that they really want to increase
their faith in God. We have tried going back after that visit but they haven't
been home. So we pray we may find them soon.
This area is quite different then
all the others and it's a different experience because we don't know anyone and
we don't have that many people to teach but we are striving.
Elder Manley is probably one of my
favorite companions and we get along great together. It's fun training, but it
takes a lot of energy because I have to do the talking most of the time and
answer all the questions and doubts that people have. But as Elder Manley
testifies, it increases the power of the spirit in the room. Sometimes he is
stressed about the language but I just tell him how stressed I was. He will get
the language soon though and he speaks it well for only having 2 weeks in the
field. He is a good missionary.
I haven't heard about the Meet the
Mormons movie but it sounds great! I Hope to get back and watch all the movies
that I have missed out on! Boo ya! Movie partayy!!
I love you. He loves you
Elder Smith
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