Hello family!
Well this week was a good one!! A District leader training
meeting, the Bishops Banana Plantation service project, a couple new
investigators and members all set for ETERNAL MARRIAGE!
SO about the eternal marriage, J and Y who we have
reactivated got their temple recommends and on the 23rd are going on the Ward
Temple trip to Guayaquil Ecuador to seal themselves for time and all eternity.
That is so crazy awesome. Also a recent convert hit his one year mark as a
member today and he will also be getting sealed with his wife. We are working hard
with a couple families to get more and more names sent for the vicarious work
and I just love teaching that so much.
Halloween here was actually Elder Cisneros' birthday!! So in the
morning they had to come over to our apartment so Elder Moses could make a call
to report English scores of the Latino companions and while they were over we
cooked pancakes and we also smashed 2 eggs on his head with a bit of flour too.
I got it on video for you all to check out in a year. and for now I will send a
couple photos.
SO this week the mission made a couple changes to help us all
focus more on finding new investigators. It is really interesting and we are
really starting to get a hold of it. We have so many different forms to find
new people to teaching and a mountain of ways to street contact. That is a goal
of mine for this week to find more ways to street contact. We talked about how
Jesus Christ would do a street contact. I just thought about when he told his
disciples "Come, Follow me." And they followed!! We as missionaries
can have that same effect, we just gotta prepare ourselves right. So hopefully
we can reach at least a little closer to that mark.
1) your trip to Piura last week
As I explained, the meeting was superb. It was also an awesome
opportunity to go to Chili’s with Elder Robertson! We got chicken fajitas and
they were spectacular. A pure southwestern USA meal. All the way here in Piura
Peru.
2) the Ward Halloween Party
It didn't happen... We could never get much help of the members.
But now we are going to really start and be smarter for an activity around
Thanksgiving. I would like to try out a Turkey Bowl of Football. Elder Wilson
is all in. haha but we are yet to plan. :) But yeah, we didn't do too much for
Halloween other than Elder Cisneros's birthday and I also went on Exchanges
with Elder Moses. That was really fun. The next day we also had a glorious
breakfast of Dinosaur eggs. I got those packages this week!! haha that took
like 2 months!! But that was tasty.
3) the best thing about your week :)
I love going to the Banana plantation. I also get "the
Lord's vineyard" references thrown to mind. This time I pondered a lot
about the classes of servants. There are really 3 types I focused on. 1. Those
who don't work. 2. Those who work, but inefficiently, and 3. those who work
efficiently. To work with real efficiency, you gotta keep learning daily. And I
really realized that this week, and I am now working to learn more and more
daily, especially about the lesson of the Restoration. That is key as a
missionary. And I really do love to learn.
Well, I am out of time!!
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!!!! I wish you the best and a tasty
pie or cake!! I will microwave myself a cake in your honor. I sure love you
Dad, thanks for everything!
I love you all!! Keep learning and studying the scriptures!
Doctrine and Covenants, that's awesome family!!! Let's do the New Testament
when I get home!! And always study the Book of Mormon daily! :)
Keep up the great work!! Love you!
Elder Russell
Celebrating Elder Cisneros' Birthday
(looks like a lot of fun? :)
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