I cant believe how much has been going on over
there!! I still haven't received the talk of Justin and Iwould like it
very much if Skyler was to send that to me! lol ....I would like to
exercise but most of the time I get up at like 6 to have an hour and when
its time I look at the clock and just shut my eyes. lol I don't have
that much dedication in the mission... for sure after... I hope. lol I
will however relate it to the scriptures... I was, before the mission,
strong in the strength of men... but I now am strong in the strength of God. haha right now I decided its a sacrifice that I need to make and
after God will bless me. I have only gotten a little bit chubby not
too much so its fine. lol This week has brought me such a great
experience and it came through the good ole trial. It has helped me
to see the joy in all things not only when things are good but also
when in times of trial. The joy of the gospel overcomes any difficult
time that we have or any problem we go through. It's helped me to see
the will of the Father and to say not my will but your will be done.
Accepting the situations He gives me, truly gives me, the uplifting joy
knowing that I am being perfected to have a hope and love for all
things. Its interesting to see the way God sees and to try to learn
from every experience we have and to try to become better every day.
One thing I have learned this week is patience with myself... something I usually have lacked in my life. Always wanting to be the best and to
be perfect is something I have always wanted, However, I have learned
that sometimes we need to forget about ourselves for the sacrifice of
others, putting their needs above what I need and what I want. Not just
saying I love them but doing all I can to show this love that I have
for them. By helping them to understand the true gospel and doing
everything and giving everything we have to them and to God so then He
can show us what they need. I have been teaching a young teenager with
19 years of age and he has the greatest desire to serve a mission and he
told us he would love it if we prepared him to do so. We then told him
that we would do all we could so then he would be able to get to that
point. As we have been teaching him the testimony has grown we were
able to baptize him this Sunday. However, we continually talk with him
and help him to learn. The thing that is hard is that he doesn't learn
very fast and that he has trouble retaining the knowledge that we give.
We then decided to teach him again after his baptism and to see if he
would progress. We went back for the first lesson and he told us he
read the whole first pamphlet and that he was ready to learn and to grow,
as well as he told us that he had been reading the Book of Mormon!!
about 10 pages!! He started to tell us what he has learned... As I saw
the joy on his face I was filled with immense love for him and my desire
to help him to understand grew stronger and stronger. We are now set up
to teach him every day because it is what he wants and he told us he
wants the other pamphlets that we have so then he can read. He truly
has a desire and a love for the Lord and wants to follow Him. I started
to think about how the Lord helps us to overcome our bodily
difficulties. The last time we visited him today he was telling us how
he feels like he has never been more happy in his life. Seeing this
young man grow and to see his progress touched my heart so greatly that I have the strongest desire to help him to serve. I know that God will
help him to learn and to grow because like it is promised that those
that search will find and according to their diligence in finding they
will obtain the more or the less part of the word. I know he will find
the more part which will lead his life to joy and happiness. I only
hope he serves because he will help so many people. I am so glad for
this gospel and the joy it brings for all the experiences that I have
been able to have and for the opportunity to look at things the way God
does.
I love you so much mom and am so thankful for all that you do! I will send you the picture of the baptism next week!! love ya
Elder Trujillo
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