So it sounds like everyone is doing well this week. Dad and Gpa are pretty proud of their Boilers. Tell Adrian congrats with BYU and alll the track stuff. And tell Uncle Adrian congrats with the job. Mom, right now I am doing pretty good with all my stuff. But if you could tell Breman to write me or give me his address that would be great. It is a shame to hear that the mission didn´t change him, but I guess you get out of it what you put in it. Oh, and have you heard anything about Ryan Cude and how he´s doing and if he has changed his mind about a mission? Let me know if you have.
Okay, so this week has been a pretty tough week. We went from our most successful week to our least successful week. But things are still going good with Francisco and Estela. I am a little worried about Francisco though. Last week he went out with soe of his friends and he said that he didn´t drink or smoke, but I just feel like he is not telling us the truth. But he has his baptismal interview this week so hopefully things will get cleared up and we can know forsure if he is still completing his goals. He is a good guy and I really hope that he is still clean. Him and Estela will be good members of the church. My other investigators are doing well too. It is cool to see the change people make. To live the gospel is really a sacrifice. BUt it is sacrifice for something better.
This week I have really been impressed with missionary work. Everyday I ask people to change their lives and really put their trust and faith in God. Something that really struck me was with keeping the sabbath day holy. When we share the first lessons we always talk about prophets and how they all have fruits. We talk about Moíses and share the 4th commandment with them and invite them to church. A lot of the times people say, I sell things. And Sunday is the day when I sell the most and make the most money. It really struck me this week how much faith it really takes to obey the commandments. I ask people to come to church the day they make the most money, but I know that when people make the commitment, the Lord will bless them with their needs. We don´t always know the when and how. But we DO know, that as we fulfill our part of the commandments and we have faith and trust the God will bless us, we will ALWAYS experience the blessings and hve our needs fulfilled. It is hard, but as we do it, we truely come to recognize the hand of the Lord in our life.
And my suggestion for the week is, "Don´t be a scrub." Actually, it is advice from the mom of Joseph B. Wirthlin. I have been reading some of his talks lately and that is advice that I really like. "Don´t be a scrub. You can do better." Oh, and the other one that I really love and it has really changed the way I go about life is, "Come what may, and love it!" Both are advice from Joseph B. Wirthlin´s mom. Apply it this week.
Well thanks for everything. Mom, I got this smilebox. I love em. Whenever you or anyone want´s to send a smilebox, they are much welcomed. But thanks so much for all the prayers for me and my investigators. I feel them everyday, and they are of much stegnth. I love y´all!
Con Amor
Elder GLover
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