Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Week # 58 ~Día de amigos!!

Dear Family,

How are you, I am doing pretty good.  My knee hurts a bit but, I am still walking!  I had a slow week in numbers but a fun one none the less.  It’s crazy to think Big Shawn is home!

I have learned this week that blessings and faith come from where you least expect it.  Like in my last area with the boy who was very ill and in need of healing, I did not even know how grave the situation was but am glad I was there and worthy to help out! 

I have had a super great Sunday in church.   We talked in priesthood about judgement day or doomsday, as one man called it.  He said, it would be a glorious day for some but a terrible one for the unrepentant.  Any thoughts on the last days?   We also talked about how the Holy Ghost can teach us different things from the same talk or scripture.  I know it was very true, it happens in all our investigator lessons.  When I am done teaching, I always ask what they have learned or what they thought.   It is always a little different from what I thought I was teaching.  It goes to show you, you need to teach by the spirit, He knows what people need to hear and understand, we might not know.  He can use my words and my actions to teach and I am very grateful for that!  It is pretty amazing if you really stop to think about that. 

My new area is great and I am having a lot of fun with my new comp.  We just had a city celebration activity of scones in the park.  With live local bands for the Day of Friends,
Dia De Amigo, it was so fun and such a classic Argentine event.  It was perfect for a new person in Argentina like my comp.  It was a nice welcome for him here.

I love you all,

Elder Vance