Hey!
Wow...
it's crazy to me that it is already October... That's right I just went
to my second General Conference in the mission... And it was pretty
dang awesome... and in Spanish :) I thought it was really cool how much
they talked about having a real and strong testimony, also how much they
testified of the current prophet as well as Joseph Smith. Also learned
some really great things that I believe are going to help me be a better
missionary or improve my manner of teaching which I am really excited
for because it will help the people I teach grow closer to Christ.
Unfortunately we didn't have any investigators in any of the sessions
and I am kinda beating myself up a little about that but I will explain
that a little later on...
My companion is
pretty good. He works hard although he isn't the hardest worker around
but it's all good, we do the work we can. I am going to send some
pictures of us next week. He is pretty serious, but has really opened
up with me, and we get along great. Something interesting he told me is
that I am one of the happiest missionaries he knows... I thought that
was weird because a lot of people think I am very serious, at least at
first but here I think I have kinda changed a little and am less
reserved with the people I don't know, but... who knows?
This
area... well, the area is fine and the people are great, but I was
kinda hoping to change areas because I want to get to know other areas
of the mission, I have been in this same stake my whole mission and I
want to see other parts but it's all good, I know I will have the chance
sooner or later and I am just fine working here :)
Yes
the branch mission leader is helping and also his dad has been helping.
We are going to see what we can do to get all the members involved in
the work.
About not having investigators in the
church... well this week I was trying to take Elder Cortez around so he
can meet all the people I know and get to know the
members and investigators. I had in mind to go visit Francisco but I
kept saving it for he next day and the next day (lesson about not
procrastinating) and the next thing I knew I
was sitting in the Sunday afternoon session at the end and thinking "ah
crap! we never went to visit Francisco!" (pardon my strong language ;)
). I felt pretty bad about that... so when the conference ended we went
and visited him. When we got there he was like "Oh, I was waiting for
you guys to visit me all week to see if we were going to go to the
church this week" that's right, sucker-punch to the face... I felt so
bad and well at the end of the lesson we asked if we could have a prayer
and my companion said he would say it and then Francisco said "well you
can do one then I will do one" we thought... " well that's great" :) so
when my companion finished his prayer Francisco starts his... He
thanked our Heavenly Father that we had come to teach him again and that
God had answered his prayer that we would come again. He was so sincere
and loving in his prayer and I felt so warm and happy inside that I
cried a little... and right now as I am writing this and remembering
that experience I am holding back my tears because I feel that it would
be really weird if the people here in this cyber saw me crying right
here at the computer for no apparent reason... wow that was weird...
Anyways, Francisco has shared a Christ-like love so strong and sincere
desire to follow our Savior that I believe it has effected my whole
soul... wow... I don't think these words can express how I feel... but
it is such a great feeling... and again I am trying not to cry... wow
:')
Well that's all I have time to write this
week I hope you all enjoy it and that you all learned really great
things in the conference :) I love you all and hope you have an amazing
week!
-Elder Sampson
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