Anyway,
to explain this title a bit more: Break in- We locked our keys in the
house so we had to remove a piece of the window to get to the keys so
that we could get back into the house when we returned. Break out- the
stupid humidity with my sweat is making my forehead break out with Zits
(the giant amount of chocolate that Mom sent in the package doesn´t help
either). It got really bad one day and a less active member brought it
to my attention. She thought it was a rash and I had no Idea how to
explain the concept of "zit" to her. Break down and (nearly) Break up-
The difference in culture between my companion and I got really bad and I
broke down in frustration, exhaustion, and tears. I may or may not have
yelled at him through sobs. Luckily, we figured out exactly why I felt
the way I did and we solved it in a snap. It took a while to heal the
wounds, but we had at least put in the stitches to speed the healing
process. But that´s in the past now and everything is good. :D
It
was really nice to see my family again and I can´t believe how long
I´ve already been gone. I won´t waste too much time on this part,
because every missionary in the world is saying the same things :P
So this week I had a spiritual experience that was
weird for me because there was a principle of the gospel that I didn´t
feel like I quite agreed with so here´s the story:
My
companion and I decided that we were going to make a lesson about
prayer. I normally do a process of, Bible dictionary for basic
definition, look up a few scriptures, then go to Preach My Gospel and
other church Library stuff, but this time I went straight for the True
to the Faith book and read a bunch of good stuff. I then, however, came
across a part that says "Seek the guidance of the Holy Ghost so you will know what to include in your prayers" and
I thought "so basically Heavenly Father is going to tell you exactly
what to say in a prayer. That´s like me telling my friend to tell me
something again. If he already knows what we´re going to say then why do
I need to say it?" It was a good question for me and I kinda felt like
it was wrong, but then I looked up the scriptures in this section : "Romans 8:26; 2 Nephi 32:8; D&C 46:30."
After reading the scripture I still felt a bit skeptical, but then I
decided "you know what, We always invite the investigators to act on
what we taught" and since then, my prayers (when I remember this lesson)
have never been the same. I challenge you all to do this small thing,
listen for the spirit to help guide your prayers because Heavenly Father
knows your faults and will always guide you to a way to be perfected in
Christ if you trust in him and listen.
This week,
also, we stopped by the investigator that dropped us and he is doing
well. We cleared a few doubts, but he´s still a bit... I don´t even have
a word for it. Anyway, he´s given us another chance and I really hope
he can follow through.
Also, We had
our first Noche de Hermanamiento. The missionaries here (myself
included) are trying to get it set up again because it was here before
they took the missionaries out of the area. It was a bit rough for our
first time (especially my part) but it turned out well. Then we played a
version of charades (which was difficult with my vocabulary) and Do you
love your neighbor? in Spanish. It was really hard sometimes to know if
I should move or not, but I never got stuck in the center. ¿Noche de
Hermanamiento numero uno? ¡EXITOSA!
last
few things. If you want motivation to be better, read 2 Nephi 9. If you
need help with English, Jessica (a member here) says I´m the best, and I
started my "Large Plates" (my journal) and "Small Plates" (my study
journal).
Here is me and my companion singing "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" in Spanish
James and His Companion Singing
That´s all for this week,
Elder VanderMeyden
P.S. My companion got "Dear John-ed" today :(
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