Hey Everybody!
It is good to be back here in Mexico!
On Thursday night, I'm not exactly sure why, but I was feeling pretty stressed out and worried about going back to the mission. For some reason, I just really didn't want to go. I knew I needed to go though. I could barely sleep the night before. I knew it was the right thing to do, so I decided I would go, still feeling just sucky about having to leave my family again. It was hard. We drove to the airport, checked my bags, and I said good bye to my family for one more time for another year. I pushed the pit feeling in my stomach away and walked through Airport security. (Almost got patted down because of my belt hahaha) I just focused on what I needed to do. I got on the plane and flew to Mexico City. I was still feeling iffy when my plane landed, and the thought even crossed my mind to go back by giving my passport and "accidentally" messing up the visa. As I waited for my mission President to come pick me up, I talked to a few of the people there and told them about Jesus Christ. After this happened, I saw my Mission President and His wife. In that exact moment I just felt the spirit flood over me, I knew that I had made the right though harder choice. Immediate relief of the stress and the anxiety came over me and I felt happy. I Knew that this was where I am supposed to be. Satan is really there, and he wants us to be miserable like he is. I know that sacrifice is hard, but it is totally worth it.
When we got back, I got go live with the assistant to the President (one of which, was my trainer haha) It was pretty cool to be with them and a few other Elders. On Saturday we were able to go to a baptism of one of my previous investigators. Sergio, had a super strong addiction to cigarettes and has finally overcome it. It made me so happy to see his family come another step closer to being eternal. The spirit in the baptismal service was super strong. It truly taught that change is real that through Christ we can be made into something better, stronger, and holier. Our heavenly Father loves us so much!
we also taught this guy that told all of us our astrology signs and it was super funny because one of the Elders was so obsessed with knowing which sign he should marry in the future haha.
On Sunday I was able to go to my old chapel and meet with the old ward members a lot of people were excited to see me and I shook a lot of members hands! It was so nice to see so many of them. With the past few days in limbo, I was really waiting to get my changes to finally know which area I would be in and who I would be with. To my surprise, at the meeting we had, to know the changes, they still did not have my change. I was like what? Then all the sudden one of the assistants came up to me and said President wants to talk to you. He told me then that he wanted me to be one of his trainers and would be sending me to Providencia.
So yesterday we waited all day to finally meet our new companions, My new companion is Elder Palmer from Flagstaff Arizona. He is a super cool kid and I am excited to be training him for the next few weeks! When we got to the house, it smelled horribly of pee and had rat droppings everywhere. The fridge had more mold than a can of rotten tomato’s sitting in the sun for a year. It kind of felt like a fun start, like in Guerrero when I started. My poor kid was freaked by the house, but we are hoping to move soon!
Love you all!
Elder Snow
(The rod and correction give wisdom)
(Correct your son, and he shall give thee rest)
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