Whatssupp fami... WHATTT???? RV TRIP?!?!?! WOWWW haha that must have been a BLAST!!!! Wooww good stuff!!! Alright well by week doesnt beat that but it has been another week full of spiritual experiences and sweat here in Colombia!
K first things first, Will, yes it is hotter here in Colombia. haha jk, but even if its not, the difference is that its hot ALL YEAR ROUND here haha ive had a 19month summer.... but all is well
Alright well things are good here in my new area!! We found a lot of new investigators, were slightly disappointed when only one came to church yesterday but its all good we already have lots commited for next week and we found an AWESOME family thats progressing well1!! The only thing better than seeing someones eyes fill up with hope and joy as they feel the spirit is seeing that same light in the eyes of every family member as they sit around the missionaries and are fully engaged in the lesson. There really arent words to desribe that feeling, as a missionary, you just simply know you couldnt be doing anything better with your life.
K so about the area a bit more. Palmira is a big city, but im in the northern most part where its turning into farms and all, so its actaully pretty quiet and a werid change because all my other areas have been suuuuper loud with constant salsa music!! honestly i miss that haha but its all good. So its a tiny branch here of like 50 church attendance weekly, and we just have a small house chapel, its actually pretty though and works well, but again a big change becuase i was in the biggest ward in teh mission (church attendance average 270) in my last area with a HUGE chapel... but its all good, the members seem like really sincere good people here and have already helped us a lot!! So its actually one of the wealthiest areas ive been in too, some parts are normal but most are really really nice homes
So one of the investigators asked us an interesting question the other day. We were teaching tithing (honestly, i LOVE teaching tithing, just because it makes SO MUCH sense when taught right with matthew 6 or 3 nephi 13... ill talk more about teaching tithing another day) and she asked what the scripture means that says that those who preach the gospel will live off of it, if it doesnt mean we live off of the tithings for being missionaries... and i told her that it means that the talents and lessons we learn and develop as we preach the gospel then in turn make us more capable to work and gain a living in our job... she didnt quite get it, so i used two personal examples. I told her that ive had the privilege of learning spanish, and that that will help me big time as i work in my country later on in life, and i told her that one of the most important things ive learned in the mission is simply to not get discouraged. And i didnt even realize how well i had learned that till i explained it to her the other day. I explained that after months of walking from door to door and having the door shut in our face or people act like theyre not home and all in the blazing hot sun, i truly have come to know that it does no good to get discouraged, but that its just evidence, and i can use it now as motivation, to work even harder. I love the scripture in 2 Nephi 32:8 that says that the Spirit of The Lord invites men to pray, and the spirit of the adversary invites men NOT to pray. Well i use that with everything now haha, the Spirit of The Lord invites us to keep going, the other spirit invites us to get discouraged, and from there its easier to decide which spirit we will follow...
Con eso dejo mi testimonio de que Nuestro Padre Celestial nos ama tanto y nos conoce tanto que nos provee oportunidades perfectas, segùn nuestras necesidades, de crecer y llegar a ser mejores personas a medida que nos esforzamos por hacer la obra de Èl primero. He experimentado eso acà en la misiòn, y el Espìritu me lo ha confirmado. Sè que El Señor tiene un plan perfecto para cada uno de nosotros, y que aunque no lo entendamos en todo momento, es para nuestro bien. Lo comparto en el nombre de Jesucristo, amen.
les amo
nos vemos
Èlder Tenney
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