Another week down in the change, we are almost about to start week five. Its ridiculous how fast its gone. Hope everyone has had a good week so far and that things are going as fast on the other side (you know, with school finishing and everything. :)
This week and the last have been pretty busy; we've been on the tour of the mission doing interviews lately, and this week we had four! Its exhausting, but it's been a great experience. We've got two left after today. The Baldwins have been saying their last goodbyes, and we've been giving a workshop about effective contacting. That might sound really boring, but I've loved the chance to work on it with Elder Rosales. We've been really down-to-earth in this workshop, and the missionaries have really responded. Hopefully we will see good things soon.
One thing regarding this, just so I can go super-RM on you guys. Elder Holland taught that everyone needs the gospel; every person, even in the bottom of their hearts, has something that they are looking for with the restored gospel. In the mission, they show us these amazing movies called The District. There is one of them where the missionaries are contacting a lady, and she says "Its just not something I'm interested in right now." This has always bothered me. How could this lady not be interested in the gospel? What did those missionaries tell her??? Did they even mention modern prophets? Or more scripture? Or a living church? Or the plan of salvation? Or the first vision? That lady would have had a much larger probability of accepting had she known something about the church. And it is the same with our friends. The church is a marvelous work and a wonder, and not many people realize the magnitude of what exactly we are preaching here. So never be afraid to tell people about the principles of our church. More often than not, they will listen attentively, and want to hear more.
Elder Rosales and I have had a wonderful time together. We are teaching three families right now that are just incredible. The Isaguirres, the Pinedas, and Alvaro and Telma. Theyve all been coming to church, and are reading the Book of Mormon. They are close to baptism, but I will tell you. These families have thrown me for a loop more than any others in the mission. Theyve had doubts and problems and questions that you'd never expect. I've been able to refine my teaching better here than ever before. Elder Rosales and I have learned a lot together. Im lucky to have him as my companion.
We had the chance to talk to our new mission president this week over the phone. It was way cool. He is excited and enthusiastic about coming to Guatemala. They are bringing a 15 year old daughter with them, so that will be different! He is very loving, and anxious about improving the work here in the mission. I know he'll be the best thing for our mission. Im lucky to be able to work with him.
Tyler
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