January 6, 2014

Well things here are going well and it's been a interesting week for me, full of lots of learning experiences and new things to learn and to grow upon.  It's weird how when I think I got things all tucked in there seems to always be a little bit that wants to just go get untucked.  I have been learning that some of the hardest times of my mission have been some of the greatest chances God has given me to learn.  I've come to love adversity because its given me the chance to see how much God loves me and wants me to become better.  I get to take a look again at how I am doing with the attributes of Christ and see what it is that I need to change.  I just don't seem to be perfect so there is always something to improve haha

Well that should be a big difference when I get back home and am not at 9 church... don't know how my body will be liking that!  I've gotten so used to the whole routine that when things aren't in the norm I feel weird... but the mission really does prepare you for the unexpected and allows one to understand the importance of being humble to God!  I am so very grateful for this knowledge that I have been able to have and experience!  I've learned that it's not always easy to pave the way. It takes trial and error. But I've also learned that to succeed you have to come through those same trials.  I've learned that without those same trials we wouldn't understand 100 percent of what is right and wrong.  I now rejoice in tribulations because it brings something a lot greater then just something hard, it brings knowledge, a bigger heart, a wiser man, and a stronger spirit.  I've learned that not always the path is rose and flowers but when we get through, we see it's beautiful.  

I hope that you are able to do well in your class and that your able to have success, but if you end of not getting everything 100 percent right just keep trying, because that is when you will find success.  I learned that the people that truly fail are those who stop trying, but if you don't give up and keep trying you will find the success. I've come to understand, search and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened up unto you!  I love you so very much mom and hope all is going well with the family tell them I love each and everyone of them!

Love

Elder Trujillo