First things first, we had changes this week... Well, kind of. The mission had changes, and we didn´t. It was really weird, because we were expecting Elder Calero to go, because he has four changes here. But nope! We are still together. Apparently he still has something to do here that he hasn´t done yet. So we´re on it!
Well, this week didn´t really go according to plan. That´s the thing about the mission, learning what to do when things don´t go your way. You can either be like "Dang, our cita with that investigator fell, now what are we going to do?" Or, like I learned this week, we can say "Well, our cita fell, let´s go see what we can find out here!" Two really different points of view that really make a difference. And we tried to make the best of what we could. And we did! We found the most new investigators our of the whole zone by a long shot, and it came from not letting a few things go wrong get in the way! If anything, the mission has taught me to look for the best in everything.
We are still working with German, but the hard thing with him is that he is losing his desire to learn more, so he really isn´t putting in his part. And we can only do so much without his help. So we are praying for him and making sure that he will continue to fulfill our invintations!
We have a really cool family that just needs this Gospel! Antonio and his family of five are such a great family. We are really working hard to resolve some dudas they have, but the biggest one we have now is that Antonio is working on Sundays, so he can´t come to church. And the family doesn´t come without him... But, he is going to finish up his project this week, so we are really hoping they can come next week!
For all you guys who aren´t on the mission right now, the best thing you can do is go out with the missionaries. It really doesn´t matter who you are! There is nothing like a member testifying about what we are saying. Most of the mindsets here are like "What do you Gringos have to say to me?" But when someone who lives down the street from them tells them the same thing, they really start to believe it! So help the missionaries out!
I did a lot of thinking about why I was sent to Guatemala on my mission. Like most other people, I have a lot of defects. One of the biggest ones is having patience with others. But thinking about it, the Lord really knows why I´m here. With all the love in the world, the people here have a lot of issues. And one of the biggest things we have to deal with as missionaries are the people here. But I really feel like I´ve grown so much, I feel like I am a better man. So the Lord knows why we are where we are, even when we don´t know as much. It was a good reflexion time for me.
That´s about it for this week. It was pretty good, but there is room for improvement. So here´s to it! Until next time!
- Elder Stuart
P.S. DyC 64:33
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