Un misionero pachangando

Day: the one where I was born like 19 years ago

Pushup Count: 328

Buenos días a todos! Well, this week we saw two more dead frogs and my companion got peed on by a puppy. We also put one of our friends on date and went to an awesome party. It was pretty good :) Here's some highlights:

- This week Elder Isaac Morrison of the seventy visited our mission. We had a fireside with him and his wife over zoom on pday, so we were only out of the house for two hours. It was super weird 

- I finally had a zone conference where I didn't fall asleep  (you should be cheering too this is a big deal)

- Elder Morrison talked to us a lot about being better missionaries, getting more people to church, working with members, and most importantly, giving more people baptismal dates. Our mission has a tendency to take things slow, and he told us to pick up the pace 

- The day after zone conference we had a lesson with our friend Paul and he told us he wanted the peace of the holy ghost in his life all the time. So we extended a baptismal invite and he accepted with no hesitation  we're super excited, please be praying for him!

- We went down to a really poor part of our area and as we were walking down the street, we saw another dead frog... So obviously we took another picture

- Then a stray puppy ran up to us and my companion started petting him. The dog rolled over, and let's just say he got a little excited... and Elder Winkler was in the splash zone

- On Saturday we went down to east Bakersfield for fiesta latina, a multi-stake party for all the Spanish speaking members. Missionaries all got permission to go, so we served members food and I got to see some of my favorite people from my old area, as well as some good missionary friends :) We ate carne asada tacos and i drank way too much jamaica

- Yesterday we invited a member to a lesson with us, and he brought his whole family! It was super cool. If you ever get the chance to go with the missionaries, don't say no

- We saw another dead frog in someone's driveway

- It was late one night and we were at the park doing some Facebook work when a group of kids set off a bunch of fireworks in the park bathroom... Really loud 

We've been keeping super busy and things are starting to pick up a bit. Hopefully we keep this good momentum and keep finding, teaching, and (hopefully) baptizing. Love you all, let me know how you're doing!

Spiritual Thought:

I read this cool scripture a couple days ago so I thought I'd share it. Alma 38:9 says:

"And now, my son, I have told you this that ye may learn wisdom, that ye may learn of me that there is no other way or means whereby man can be saved, only in and through Christ. Behold, he is the life and the light of the world. Behold, he is the word of truth and righteousness."

Christ is everything! I'm so grateful for him and the strength he gives me every day to keep on going (especially as the temperature gets closer and closer to 100 degrees). If you're struggling with something right now, I invite you to think about this scripture and pray for Christ's help, cause he will help you. 

Los amo tanto! 

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