Hola Familia y Amigos!Mi espanol es major pero esta semana….WE NEVER LEFT THE HOUSE. Okay I know I am exaggerating a bit because we did leave Monday and Tuesday but weds to Sunday we probably only spent a total of 10 hours out of the house. Hna Burns got super sick, and I pretty much had to force her to rest, she is a workaholic, def an example for me . The only problem was I felt GREAT. I had so much energy and didn´t know where to put it. I kind of starting going crazy…I even washed my comps underwear… I cleaned and organized, read a lot and made a nice calender for a family we are teaching so they feel more obligated to get ready for there baptismal date. You all know me, aggressive. I think my personality helps with the men here, you just got to kick them in the butt.I learned a valuable lesson last night, kinda goes along with the idea that we shouldn't´t put limits on ourselves. I can be super negative. It just easier for me to say out loud that I am not good at something or when I have done something wrong, so that people don´t come to the conclusion themselves. Ridiculous I know. I have feared man way to much in my life. Our zone leaders came last night to help us and I made my companion sad because I kept saying all the things we are not good at. Granted our numbers were low because we couldn't´t work, not because we didn't try. I continued to make comments about our work and that we just aren´t good. Which isn´t true, in fact we had the best numbers for our Zone last week, but for some reason all that comes out of my mouth is the negative. Basically the only way we are going to excel in this life is if we push ourselves, if we stay positive, and remember not to put limits on ourselves, we can always do better, but recognize the good first and then see were you can improve. In the end God is our judge, not man. D&C 76:11 says, “for they shall receive according to THEIR works, and ever y man shall receive according to his OWN works, his OWN dominion, in the Mansions which are prepared…”I love the mission…We received some sad news…our investigator Elsa cant get married until September which means she can´t get baptised until then. She was devastated. We were devastated. She wants so badly to make the most awesome covenant and continue to progress but is held back with a piece of paper. But la Familia Diaz is on their way to the font July 11. Juan, the dad LOVED my calender for him (haha NOT) but he thought is was cute. He is making great progress though. An upstanding man. Baptising a grown man here is a REALLY big deal so Satan works Extra hard.The work is moving forward. THIS CHURCH IS THE ONLY TRUE CHURCH THAT EXISTS! TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS. SPREAD THE WORD! IT IS OUR DUTY!I LOVE YOU!!!! Hermana Redfern
President Moss...leaving soon!
Hola! So we had a good week this week. We taught a lot of lessons and have found some good people who will hopefully be the next line of progressing investigators. We will have a baptism on friday of this week, and should be two on saturday. Two more had to get pushed back until hopefully only next week because they all of a sudden had to go out of town. But the Lord has blessed us with success and when there is success there is no reason to complain about anything, the sun, the humidity, other problems (those two can pack a punch). But i could never complain about the support i have received in the mission. I thank all of you who have written me, thought about me, prayed for me. i really feel the support, something every missionary should have a good supportline. Thanks to all. Well president will be leaving this next monday and the new one will arrive the same day I'm pretty sure. So big changes are headed this way, i guess we´ll all just see whats going down. President Moss has worked three long years, and im happy that he will have the time to go visit his grandkids. For the first time in my mision i taught a lesson to someone who didn't believe in God, and i now have 100 percent straight up respect for people who are In non christian countries, even in the states there is a ton more atheists. But it was a weird feeling. Usually you spend more time talking about things like the restoration, Jose Smith, El Libro de Mormon. So for those missions where first you have to convince that there is a God, well, mil respectos por ustedes. (a teacher in the MTC served in japan, and told us he would ask people who God was and they´d say, Me, yea, I'm God, ha, and that it was a fairly common answer.) But yea, we bore our testimonies of our Loving Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ and His role as Savior. Well i hope you all had a great week, and thanks for everything.
President Moss...leaving soon!Hola! So we had a good week this week. We taught a lot of lessons and have found some good people who will hopefully be the next line of progressing investigators. We will have a baptism on friday of this week, and should be two on saturday. Two more had to get pushed back until hopefully only next week because they all of a sudden had to go out of town. But the Lord has blessed us with success and when there is success there is no reason to complain about anything, the sun, the humidity, other problems (those two can pack a punch). But i could never complain about the support i have received in the mission. I thank all of you who have written me, thought about me, prayed for me. i really feel the support, something every missionary should have a good supportline. Thanks to all. Well president will be leaving this next monday and the new one will arrive the same day I'm pretty sure. So big changes are headed this way, i guess we´ll all just see whats going down. President Moss has worked three long years, and im happy that he will have the time to go visit his grandkids. For the first time in my mision i taught a lesson to someone who didn't believe in God, and i now have 100 percent straight up respect for people who are In non christian countries, even in the states there is a ton more atheists. But it was a weird feeling. Usually you spend more time talking about things like the restoration, Jose Smith, El Libro de Mormon. So for those missions where first you have to convince that there is a God, well, mil respectos por ustedes. (a teacher in the MTC served in japan, and told us he would ask people who God was and they´d say, Me, yea, I'm God, ha, and that it was a fairly common answer.) But yea, we bore our testimonies of our Loving Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ and His role as Savior. Well i hope you all had a great week, and thanks for everything.
Keep the faith, fight the good fight.
Elder Redfern
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