This week we didn't teach too much. We did have an
unexpected lesson with the Acevedo family and they told us that they would pray
about baptism. Also we're teaching someone named Victoria Ortega and hopefully
she'll be baptized soon! We haven't found too many new people but we're working
with what we have now. We just had a mini district activity hike this morning
and then had donuts afterwards. It's cool to go out and do things as a group and
not be boring. haha
Recently I've been pondering about what it is that people
serving missions,or special callings,or whatever should be focusing on.
Specifically as missionaries I feel that we focus a little too much on the
numbers aspect of things. Sure it's good to try to help as many people as we can
to accept the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, but when all you focus on is
hitting a number goal, or thinking about where is my next baptism going to come
from seems a little shallow in my opinion. I believe that what we need to focus
most on is being Christ-like. Learning to become like the Savior, after all that
is why we're all here. To follow our Savior and become like him. It's just been
a little frustrating to me when I talk to other missionaries and they seem to be
focusing on the wrong things. They work really hard and are doing their best,
but when they are not focused on helping the people come closer to their
Savior... One night this week I was thinking about this and got up and just
wrote my feelings about all this. We really need to not judge and be self less.
Again becoming more like the Savior! This is something that I'm going to be
focusing on these next to last couple months of my mission. The missionaries
that I have served with that were the most Christ-like were the ones that have
made the biggest impact on me personally. I know that as we are becoming more
like the Savior that we will see changes in our lives and in the lives of
others, especially the ones we are teaching the gospel. Anyways that's something
that I have been thinking about recently. Ahora hablare un pequito espanol para
mostrarles como voy aprendiendo. El idioma ya va bien para mi. Platicando con la
gente, ayudando otros misioneros, todo ha sido un placer para compartir y disfrutar. disculpe se me culgo la computadora! Entonces quisas
sera dificil para traducir lo que he dicho porque no hay accentos ni nada. Buena
suerte entendiendo lo que dije!
(Now I'll talk a little Spanish to show them how much I've learned. The language is going well for me. Talking with people, helping other Missionaries, everything has been a pleasure to share. I enjoy it a lot. I apologize for the Quisa's computer it might be difficult to translate as they speak Portugeuse. Good luck understanding what I said! ) I think I did pretty well translating it.
Anyways hopefully in the next coming weeks I'll
have a lot more to share about things that are going on.
I have started writing
in my journal again so I'll think of some more stuff to write. I guess one thing
that was cool is that we helped this family that makes tamales for a living with
service! I just cleaned a lot of pots and it took me forever but it was good
work! I think we'll be helping the Polacio family with this service every week
this transfer so it should be fun! They really are a cool family. They even
invited us over for breakfast this past Saturday. So cool. Well that might wrap
it up for me. We get to go to the temple this Wednesday! So excited! Nos vemos y
vayan con Dios! Les quiero! ( I'll see you, God speed and I love you ALL)
Elder Emerick
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