Hey ma! Cool that Ben finally got baptised. I hope he can make it too, he has the best opportunity now that he has the right to the spirit. He just needs the members to rally around him and help him integrate and stay clean. You`ll have to tell me what Lee said back to Dad. I got teary eyed reading that line. I`m crying just thinking about it. I`m really happy you`ve been reading about Joseph. Maybe you can now put an emphasis on seeing how he reacted to the curve balls that were thrown at him. There are distinct moments in his life where he could have easily thrown in the towel after having been completely obedient and then getting sold as a slave, or being obedient and not sleeping with Potifers wife, then being thown in jail. Imagine how that`d be for us? Look at everything lately mom, you are obedient, go to the temple, pay your tithing, keep the commandments. Yet still have been placed in a few hard situations. How are you going to react? What can you imagine Joseph did and felt and thought, even though he was just royally screwed after his obedience? He could have denied God, or quit but he didn`t. He stayed worthy, he believed, he saw what the Lord was teaching him. And he ended up being the 2nd most powerful man in Egypt. Those blessings are ours to get. We just have to be like Joseph. Easier said than done... haha. But his story inspires me a lot. I like to think about how he was, outside of what is in the scripture itself. What an amazing guy he had to be to just be the best at whatever situation he was given, and how faithful he was even though it appeared he was being punished for his obedience.
Anyways, the new area is amazing. This ward is just...... unreal. It`s almost like I`m back home. We filled the chapel.... probably at least 110 people. It`s a gorgeous new building. The members are great, and are so happy to have elders back. Apart from that the area was left in a disaster as they had no teaching pool, or anyone they were working with. So it`s almost like we`re starting from scratch. Hopefully we can get it going strong before I get out of here. We`ve got a lot of work ahead of us. It would have been great to come into an area that was super ready to baptise a ton but then again my mission has never been like that. President has done that to me for some reason. I guess he must trust me a lot. I`m trying to think about home the least possible. I`m doing good, except for the fact that our area lies directly in line with the airport. So every plane that comes into mendoza flies directly over our apartment!!!!!! I can almost touch the wheels..... not cool for a missionary that is trying not to think about home haha. Funny right? Anyways, I was going to tell you that I bought myself some souveneers and have got everything I wanted to bring home.
Anyways. Love ya mom. Let me know. Talk to ya next week! I haven`t taken any pictures this week but I`ll see what I can do for next week!!!!
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