March 13, 2013
HOLA!
Hola everyone! This week has been so crazy in
all the things I am doing to become the best missionary that I can be. I know
that mi madre was confudido sobre la zona o distrito leader. I am in fact the
Zone leader over 3 districts and after tonight 4 districts with my companion.
This is not easy at all because I have never really asked to be put in
leadership roles but some how I keep getting called to them obviously the Lord
knows me better than anyone. (of course he does) But everything is going pretty
great now. I was having a really rough time this past weekend because I was
trying to figure out how I can be a leader and what kind of a leader I am. I
know that I am a very passive leader not like my companion Elder Rich who is a more
aggressive leader pero yo think it is working out pretty well. We have
established our zone goals and have shown them to the districts and they seem
to like them so that's good. I love how happy everyone is here I have made a
best friend this past week his name is Elder Creer he is from Washington and is
in my zone when we went on the temple walk on Sunday we went and took nature
pictures around it and did commentary for it. He is so funny and we just can
not stop laughing when we are around each other! I know that mi madre was
confused about how the e-mails should work and I am fine with only 2 e-mails a
week from family 1 from Andi and Ty and 1 from Mom, Dad, Mandi, and Sterling
(together). I only have 30 minutes to write back to you on Wednesdays. But this
experience is truly the best thing that I could be doing in my life right now
and I love it so very much. But I would love letters we always have letter talk
at night with my roommates and it's fun to tell stories about our friends. (By
the way Becca I was planning on writing you today so hopefully you get it by
Saturday!)
I know that people always say that one of the
hardest things to do on your mission is to get along with your companions and I
know that I have been struggling this past week with it a little bit. Most of
the time we are best friends and are always having fun and bringing the spirit
so much. But as of late my companion has been just speaking Spanish all the
time and does not want to slow down for me so that we can learn together and it
is really frustrating because one of my teachers does the same thing. Pero yo
se que mi companero es a bien persona. He knows that his heart is in the right
spot but just worries about his outward appearance more and more everyday since
he wears Hugo Boss or however you say it. He has that suite and he does mention
it quite a bit and just talks about his possessions I do not know how to really
get it across to him that that's not what we are here for and we are here to
serve the Lord and it does not matter what we look like as long as we have the
Spirit of God with us and are focused on the right things. But I have talked a
little to him and he has been working on it more and more which is great.
We were able to here from Paul V. Johnson (Of
the Seventy) last night in the Tuesday night devotional and he said some pretty
amazing things that really hit home to me. He spoke on the Will of God and how
we need to have humility and submit to His will and by submitting to His will
we will be blessed and have miracles happen in our lives. It was nice not to
have a devotional stressing sin and making everyone feel so guilty. But I know
that submitting in the world is not and easy thing to do and is actually
frowned or looked as a weakness in the world today. But in our church we look
at it very different we look at submitting the Gods Will as having power over
yourself to become humble and realize that you are truly nothing in this world
and that there is so much more to experience and that if you completely submit
yourself to His will that there is nothing that can stand in your way. Ether
12:27 was one of the scriptures he brought up that I truly love so much because
I think it is just one of the most amazing things and to the world it may seem
more of a weakness but I know that as you submit yourself to God and do His
Will then he will show you your weaknesses and he will bring to pass trials in
your life. Satan can not control you if you didn't know God controls Satan he
will only let him do so much weird to think that way but it is true and and
amazing realization that God does not give unto man anything that we can not do
if we submit ourselves and do His Will. He also shared a story about two
missionaries that were at the MTC together long ago that had two completely
different learning styles like me and my companion. And he said that one came
in with no language under his belt and the other was gifted to be able to learn
a language. The one companion with the gift decided that he would not speak the
language until he could speak it perfect and the other spoke as much as he
could even if it was bad and guess who spoke better when the came out of the
MTC? Missionary two because he was always speaking the language no matter what
that is how I feel I must do I love all of you so much and can not wait to hear
from you next week or just Dear Elder me.
I love you ALL!
Elder Marse
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