Dear Family,
well dad, i love that story that you all discussed. it is so true, that we all want to be like Nephi but in reality, there are many times where we are more like laman and lemuel. for instance, they went and they to go get the plates of brass, they just murmured and complained the whole time. we should not be that way. when we have been commanded or directed to do something from the prophets, we should be happy to do so! because we should find joy in doing what our Father in Heaven has asked of us. and recieve satisfaction of knowing that we are making Him happy! and like you said, we can't forget all the things that He does for us! there are so many small and simple gifts that we recieve on a daily basis and we need to remember His hand in our lives. thanks for your insights! that example of worth is great too. it makes me think about how Christ saw us through spiritual eyes. he loves us as his brothers and sisters and that's why he suffered for us. we need to look at others with spiritual eyes. we need to be concerned with the welfare of those around us and strive to take care of them! both temporally and spiritually like Mosiah 14 says.
wow mom! sounds like you guys got the hook up with the steaks! that should be really fun. where did the new restaurant open up? and i did not know that they were already getting married! wow that's really great! i'm glad that they are getting to drive up for the wedding :)
so my companion is great! he knows how to work hard and be a great missionary, but to have fun in the process. i've been laughing a lot lately! we get along well and it's kind of a brother-like relationship. haha i mean we sometimes tease each other and hit each other... haha it's funny though and i'm glad to have been getting along so well.
it's a great balance though because he has been teaching me a lot of things! he's been out almost a year and a half now, and has the language down! as well as good teaching skills. let me give you two quick examples of the work we've been doing. he's helping me to be bold because right now we have an investigator that is almost 17 years old. we've been teaching him since the end of my first transfer and he's even come to church the past few Sundays. BUT he's not able to get baptized because his mother is against it, and wants him to wait until he's 18 and an adult. well my other compaions and i were not sure what to do. but i didn't feel it was right to drop him. when Devey came into the area he was able to provide new insights. we've planned a great bold lesson on baptism to get him to understand the importance and to want it more (right now he does not want to go against his mother. which is a good thing i guess haha). so we are going to ask him to share his feelings with his mom and talk to her again about it, as well as hopefully letting us be apart of the conversation. we've also asked members in the ward to pray for him and for his mom's heart to be softened.
we also have another family where the kids are all baptized, and the mother loves the church, but she's not married (the father isn't interested). we haven't been sure what we were going to do with that either because she said when the missionaries first taught them that she didn't want to get married. well my companion said it's time to be bold. so we taught a lesson on faith last monday. then at the end, i asked her to be baptized! when she said she couldn't because she didn't want to get married, my companion asked if she believed in the Book of Mormon. she said yes, and then he said that she should pray and ask God if getting married and then getting baptized is something she should do. she agreed to do so. whew! that was an intense lesson. but it went well! and i was happy that we were able to make this progress with her.
so all in all, i've been having lots of fun, while also learning new things, working better with the members, trying to be more bold, and doing my best to help these people. it's been a great week!
i haven't met the new mission president yet, but it is now officially the Chicago Illinois Mission! another big change. we have a meet and greet this week on friday. so i should be able to tell you a little more next week. it's going to be... different... but i know i'll love the new mission president. i just thought President and Sister Roach were so amazing. i'll miss them!
i love you all. thanks for you lovely letters! until next week!
Elder Munoz
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