A Good Night's Sleep in Cuernavaca

pues....we had a wonderful week, except we didnt complete our goals. i was a little frustrated, because we rededicated ourselves to work a little bit harder, to be able to help the zone find more new investigators by a good example, and complete our high goals, but we didnt quite get the last one. we were shooting for 20 news, but only got 13. hoping for 20 with a baptismal date, and ended with 17, and only had 4 in sacrament meeting when we were expecting about 9 100% sure people.... we definately did work a little bit harder, and were a little bit more worn out at the end of the week, but it was good. we sure felt that we were doing our part at least. well, we still havent baptized, but we were very content to have the four investigators in sacrament meeting be excited to get baptized this next saturday at 5. they are elizabeth, the aunt, citlaly, alondra, and perla; the nieces. they are all so great, and we just ask for your prayers that they will all be ready, and there wont be any delays to their baptism. we also had rosita in church, but she didnt get there for sacrament meeting, so she didnt count for the dats we passed. she is also really great, but still doesnt want to have the goal as the 28 of may, because she is scared of the goal and how short of time. but she always asks us questions like ´so if i get baptized, can i be a missionary?´ or ´so if i get baptized,´ etc. she is doing all that we ask, and is way excited to go to church, and read, and pray, so we know she has her answer, but we will just have to keep reminding her about her date... she has the help and support of her younger sister who has been a member for about 4 years, and the only member of her family. her name is kariely (kari) and she is 21, rosita is 23, and there is another sister we will continue teaching when she gets back from a business trip, her name is veronica and she is 25. kari is such a great example for her older sisters, and is also now a ward missionary, so she helps us out quite a bit.
sadly we still arent getting any rain, but the official wet/hurricane season started yesterday. so we will be on our toes. by the way, i am in cuernavaca today, where it probably will rain tonight. i came a day early with a few other missionaries with about my time in the mission, because we had to renue our visas, but ya everything is done, and there werent any problems, except after getting to the building, the sister that was helping us out forgot my passport, so she had to make the 20 minute drive back home, get my passport, then come back, and go back, because she forgot one single picture of one other elder, so we were there all morning.... we just had a very calm day, and didnt do a whole lot, except go to a mall, and waste our time looking and not buying anything. tomorrow we have the mission conference, and i am so excited to hear this message! we actually got really lucky and will have a full night sleep, when other elders coming from the coast, will have to leave at 230 am and its hard to sleep on the bus...
i didnt know that eliasons are going on another mission!? thats so cool im so happy for them! please congratulate them for me and send them my best wishes, along with ryan lesser before he goes if its possible. im sure proud of him. thats good that tara is also being put to work a little during this busy time in school and soccer to go mow lawns. it is good hard work, and you learn good lessons. i was happy to hear the way mom wrote about all the trials that tara is having on her soccer team, like giving all that you can(being one of the best out there) but still losing. many times have i felt like that, (but not quite losing, because not one effort is lost in this work), but i know just like mom said, God is preparing you, tara, for a bigger reward. so keep your head up, keep fighting through your games, and just have fun. if your having fun, you will avoid all the other negative thoughts about others, and your faults. im also very pleased to hear that joseph is getting into his new suit, and the scriptures. sadly he will probably beat me in reading them in english and spanish, but thats ok, im very happy to hear that he has such high goals before going into the field. goals like that have really helped me be able to realize if i have been a successful missionary, or to know if i have done what the Lord is expecting of me, it all comes down to if i am completing my personal, and companionship goals. dont forget that joseph. i am watching a companionship here in my zone that is really struggling, even though they are both great missionaries, becaue the one doesnt want to talk about the problems, nor set goals as a companionship. it, as i have now experienced, will make or break a companionship: if they talk to each other. if ye are not one, ye are not mine. talking is necessary, and once i was told, if we (me and my companion) dont talk, satan won, and we fell into temptation and have sinned. wow... dont let that happen ok?
well fam and friends, its time to go again, im sad to leave, but im excited to get back into the work and smile and say hi to everyone in the street! having the spirit of god really does make you change to what Christ would be. i thank clarissa rees and kayla poole for their letters i received today, they were very inspiring, and heart felt. thanks for all your support from all of you. i love you, and am praying for you here. until next week....PEACE!
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