Buenas (os) whatever time you read this, it's different in both languages! :D
Well,
I'll start from the beginning of the week. Monday I realized that I was
stuck in a little bit of a rut in how effective we've been being as
missionaries. And I was expecting someone else to drag me out and move
me instead of doing stuff on my own. I'd been doing things, just not to
the extent that I should be as a servant and representative of the Lord.
So I've decided to start being more proactive and doing things of my
own accord and being a leader too. Because even though I'm just the
trainee in a companionship with the District leader doesn't mean I can't
lead too. Or help my companion be motivated, it's hard to motivate
yourself alone, so to have a companion to help you helps a ton.
This
is just one more evidence of how amazing the Atonement and sacrifice of
Christ was. He was given His time from His Father, but He could have
been reluctant or lazy, but He wasn't, because He has a perfect love for
us that He just needed to know when His time was. And then He did it.
He is the perfect example.
All our citas feel
through on Tuesday, but we still had an activity with the District where
we all contacted in one sector to help those missionaries get more
contacts and references quickly and more time for lessons. We also had
our English class for the third week. How to pray. Here's a picture in
case you wanted to learn Spanish. (o quizás hay un Latino leyendo esta
blog y quiere aprender Inglés) These classes have been going well, and
I've been finding interesting comparisons with teaching people in
lessons.
Wednesday we had a lesson with Hermano
Deivis and Ronald joined us as a member. Deivis is going through some
rough times, but we're doing our best to help him with the peace and
comfort of the gospel. But we can't make him accept it or do it. It's a
personal decision we all have to make ourselves. We'll be blessed to do
it.
Thursday I was a little under the weather
in the morning, but by the middle of the day I was fine, determination
is powerful! We did the contact boost for our sector like we did for the
Sisters in Vilcanota Tuesday. And we got a new investigator! Erica who
has a shop on 2 de Mayo, a bigger street. She seems at least a little
interested and we're excited to help her in her life with the Gospel.
Friday
is rained a little bit, but we were in the house and then it passed. A
lesson with the Family Arteaga. We talked about the OLA or PAR Orar Leer
Asistir-Pray Attend Read. And these three things help a ton in our
lives because they keep our spiritual cup filled. Find, or even better,
make time for yourself to do these three small, very powerful things.
Saturday
we had a lesson with Candidad again, she told us a couple problems her
family is facing, and now we know how we can help better. But her and
her husband Marco are almost progressing, they just need to read the
Book of Mormon for themselves between visits. They're interested, just
hard on time right now. We also had a lesson with a couple people in
their Libraria or craft store/bookstore. They're references from a
member who has the next shop down the street. Rouse and Yanet
(pronounced Rose) and they're interested! We also planned an activity
for the leaders to have Sunday night. A Ward Inventory like
Companionship Inventory.
Sunday Elder Cubillas
after church had his first Baptismal interview that he conducted. The
sister passed and will be baptized on Thursday! Go Sicuani Sisters!
Share the Gospel! We also had this Ward Inventory, it went really good
for what we saw, but we started a little late and had to leave because
Elder Augat left to Machu Pichu for today and so Elder Urrutia needed a
companion. I still don't know how it went after we left! So you'll just
have to be satisfied with:
We started out with
cake and hot chocolate, had a couple laughs at funny stuff. (the 2nd
councilor in the Bishopric as we were finishing up asking if anyone else
wanted more cake or chocolate told the sister that I wanted more, and
then more and then more. And it was good carrot cake, more fresh carrot
and good hot chocolate, but it also really helped get everyone laughing
at something. :D including myself!) Then we moved on to singing songs,
first, everyone picked one with a group of 4 and we all sang at once in
grand disharmony! They were told to sing to try and be the loudest for
us missionary judges. (I sang Called to Serve in English and won
everyone out almost, at least over any group) :D And then the point, no
one could understand anything because they were all trying to win out.
Then we sang one hymn together and it was really good sounding. Then a
whiteboard with one point, what can you see? This finished, but think
about it. what's there on the whiteboard? Answer next week...
All
in all this week, if you count the contacts we had that transferred to
the Sisters during the activities as well as the ones transferred to us
and the others during the week, we had over 100 contacts this week! A
goal I'd put down the 20th of July. If you put your mind to something
and focus on getting it, and it will help others, it'll come to you!
Read the Book of Mormon, find something awesome today!
--
Hurrah for Israel!
~Elder Fincher
~Elder Fincher
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