Hola! So big news! I didn't get my visa for sure... I got the letter in the mail that said so. I will know where i am going in 2 days! Its scary! I will let you all know where i am going when i find out! This week has been mostly about teaching the commandments. Word of wisdom is definitely hard to teach! We also had some great lessons with our teachers, Hermano Miller and Hermano Porter. The most frustrating thing is subjunctive in Spanish. It seriously is the most confusing thing and throws everything that I know down the drain... But over time i will learn how to do it hopefully! We had fast Sunday and that is always super spiritual. The feeling is so great during a fast! The coolest thing was the devotional. Jenny Oaks Baker (Daughter of Elder Oaks of the 12) Spoke and played music for us. She played amazing grace, a poor wayfaring man of grief, and i know that my redeemer lives. They were absolutely amazing! Also, all of her kids,4 of them, played i am a child of god. It seriously was the cutest thing ever. They played cello, piano, guitar and violin at ages 12, 10, 8 and 6. I also got to sit next to Elder Levi Stone which was nice.
One funny thing that happened is a story that Hermano Miller told us about his first day in the field. He said that once he got off of his flight in Chile, a man offered to carry tgheir bags for them. Once they got to the right place, the man wanted to be paid. Every one gave him some money but he demanded more. The random guy got $400! Once they got out of the airport, He had to ride a bus to his area for 3 hours.... When he arrived, no one was there to pick him up so he had to walk. He walked for an hour and a half with all of his luggage. They had to go through a city where there were a lot of dogs following them and homeless people all around. They finally arrived at the apartment to find that it had dirt floors, yellowish green pillows, and a shower that was just a cement room with a hole poked in the ground that drained into the earth so it would get clogged everyone and a while and back up. The next day, they went to a members house for lunch and the lady asks if he wants "Panito". In Spanish, "Pan" means bread. So he figured that she was saying small bread. Wrong. "Pancito" means bread... "Panito" means Liver... Yeah, he got a full plate of liver and had to eat the entire thing. I really hope that this doesn't happen to me when i go down there to Argentina! (If i ever get my visa.)
The devotional on Tuesday night was really good. It was about how to study scriptures effectively. I was super disappointed though because I really thought it was going to be a general authority! Oh well, maybe Sunday! The biggest thing I learned from the devotional is this; Questions invite Revelation. If you have a question and you ponder about it, read about it, and pray about it, you will receive an answer. That I promise you. Anyways, all is well! Expect an email in 2 or 3 days of where I'm going! Paz Fuera!
Love,
Elder Atwood
No comments:
Post a Comment