Monday, April 18, 2016

Beware of the Beso

If you are wondering about the title, Beso means kiss.  The weirdest
experience of this week happened one day while we were passing by the
houses of some old investigators who live around here.  I said hi to
this guy across the street, and he said hi back and gave me this huge
smile.  Wow I thought, this guy must be interested.  We crossed the
street to talk to him.  We began to talk and he told us he was Muslim.
Well, as we kinda got to that point where he wasn't really interested
and we were going to talk to some other people, he said goodbye by
grabbing the back of my head, pulling it towards him and kissed me on
the cheek.  Top 10 weirdest experiences of my life. He told me it was
normal in his culture, but still something I am very grateful is not a
thing in the USA.

This week we had some pretty solid experiences.  On Sunday, we finally
got this less active guy to come to church we have been working with
for like 6 months! One of my goals was to see him come before I left,
so I was super stoked that he finally came.  We also found a pretty
solid investigator who has already read all of 1 Nephi in the Book of
Mormon this week and is really liking the lessons, so we are keeping
our fingers crossed there.  Other than that, we worked hard here and
we are going to do the same thing this coming week.  I'm 99% positive
I leave the islands next Monday so I am going to do my absolute best
to finish strong this week and leave as many as I can with my
testimony of the Savior and his restored Gospel.

Ya know, sometimes a mission is hard. Ya know, sometimes I really miss
the beach. But ya know what else?  I have learned things here that I
could not have learned anywhere else. I've learned here that I am
pretty weak when it really comes down to it.  Sometimes I look at the
work here and I go to bed a little sad with the numbers that I've
written down that night.  But this week the talk "I am a Child of God"
really brought me a ton of peace and comfort. Especially this part

"Recently, I was in a meeting with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. In
teaching the principle that mortal life can be agonizing but our
hardships have eternal purpose--even if we do not understand it at the
time--Elder Holland said, “You can have what you want, or you can have
something better.”"

We can have what we want, or we can have something better. Que fuerte
I know that I'm on a mission, and I know that some weeks are hard
because those trials are exactly what I need to help me progress
towards exaltation and eternal happiness.  I just need to be patient,
keep my eyes open for the miracles, stay focused, and make the best of
everything that comes my way.

Hey, I love each and every one of you.  Thanks for all that each of
you have done for me in my life.  Have the week you have


Elder Baron

                      "Miembros" 



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