Wow, what a fast week! I'm growing to know and love the area here in Bustos. We constantly find members houses, learn the streets and side paths, it's like we are putting together a big puzzle, it's sort of fun actually. Just last night, we tried a house that we thought had a previous investigator, and we barely managed to find it because it was dark by then, and we actually were looking for someone else. Turns out there was someone interested, and their almost completely prepared already! Their testimony of the Book of Mormon and of Joseph Smith is really strong, and even though it's been a while since they were last taught, they were happy to have us. Miracles are happening here!
We are getting to know our branch better too, we have a lot of members willing to work with us, and a good deal of returned missionaries who miss the thrill of teaching. We gave talks yesterday, and I had a very similar experience to last time I was at the pulpit. I'm not an energetic or captivating speaker, but it was comfortable which is still a strange feeling.
Sorry about the lack of pictures, this computer is ancient and I believe I'm still using windos xp right now, which is kind of strange. The keyboard is definitely from the 2000's. Blast from the past
This thanksgiving I'm thankful for all of the luxuries I've had in my life. Even while I live here, I live in conditions that are stable and I have so many blessings that the people I teach don't necessarily share. It's been one of the most humbling things to serve a mission, and I am thankful for the life I have had. My spiritual thought today is about my reading in the New Testament. The different epistles or letters from the apostle paul to the members of the church of jesus christ in those times. All the letters are Paul attempting to keep the church unified because they have "one faith, one lord, and one baptism" (ephesians4:5) This passage really strengthened my testimony of the church of jesus christ, because there are thousands of religions on the earth, and the question we have is which one is the one Paul is talking about. I know that the church established by christ was restored through a modern, latter day prophet named Joseph Smith. I know that we are all children of our Heavenly Father, and He loves all of us, and we can better understand this relationship and His plan for us through the church of Jesus Christ here on the earth. Thanks for reading, sorry about the lack of color and the brevity, but next week should have plenty more tales to tell. Love you all!
Elder Fish
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