I had no time really to write home last week because we were doing an
activity with the youth in our ward. Well, we made them brownies and
played ping pong with them and made them drink this aloe Vera juice
that was super good we bought at this chino store. Plus I also had to
work on some plans for a distric meeting. My second district meeting
and president Pack came to it. I was pretty nervous about that one.
But it turned out alright thankfully.
Other than that, this week was full of less active pass bys. We are
trying to come up with a new strategy. We are looking for members
less in the streets and more from the members and less actives. It's
a hard thing to do but we are focusing our efforts on that 100%, so we
shall see what happens. This week we met this really shy less active
kid. When we knocked on his door, he didn't open it because he was
worried about what we would say to him. He hung up the door bell on
us, but right after that two guys walked out and let us come into the
building. We knocked on his door and he opened. He told us he was
super scared of what we were going to say to him. After just really
doing our best to love him, he agreed to let us come back the next day
to teach him. We had a great lesson with him and discovered that he
had not lost his testimony, he had just been too ashamed to what
people would say to him if he came back. We have a ton of hope for
him and it makes us super happy teaching him and helping him.
This week we had the amazing experience of having an apostle here in
our mission. Elder Bednar came and we had an incredible meeting with
him and with the missionaries. Man he talks super strong to everyone
but at the same time, powerful in the sense that his words touched
each and every one of our hearts. I had the opportunity to listen
during three meetings with him this weekend and man all three were so
so so awesome.
Some of the things I learned from him are: We really don't have to
worry so much about always receiving and knowing what the spirit wants
us to do before we act. Most of the time, we just need to go forth
and act and not worrying about it so much. We need to do the things we
know we are supposed to do, but after that, we can trust that our
decision will be influenced by the spirit, and we don't have to worry
so much. That's something I have struggled with as a missionary at
times. I always want to make sure that I'm doing the Lords will. But
all the best experiences I've had were ones where obedience and
having the courage to act resulted in something. They are
experiences where I had no clue I was being prompted by the spirit
until afterwards. It motivated me to try my best to be as obedient as
possible, and just go forth acting on what comes to my head, but
without thinking so much.
He also talked to us a lot about faith and the story he loves to tell
about how the Red Sea was not parted until after the children of
Israel had soaked their feet. They didn't just stand on the banks
waiting. He really motivated me to go forward and show my faith by
acting. He taught me that I need to trust that the Lord will guide
all my thoughts if I do my part, which is obedience and constantly
working as hard as I can.
Other than that, he taught me that the gospel will have more power in
my life and I will see miracles the more that I give to the Lord. I
know that I have to give all my energy to the Lord to receive the
fullness of blessings as a missionary.
I hope that you all have the best week ever, and I guess to sum
up a long list of things, be good, show your faith by acting, and give
yourself to the lord and he will bless you. That's my message for
this week.
Adios amigos!
Elder Baron
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