WHEW!!!!! What a week!!!! Lots of walking. Lots of talking. Lots of not understanding on my side. My head moves back and forth but the stuff going in my ears is just..... Well I wish I knew what it was. But hey, It will come. I know that. Until then, my progress is slow but I can look at it and be a lil proud at least. I have a goal to be fluent by my next bday. That gives me 5 months from entering Mexico just about. I can do it. Not alone but I can do it.
Lessons are going great of course. We have a lot of refferences that we got from members at the end of this past week so I´m looking forward to working with those people. One of our investigators just moved to Mexico City, permanently. She was going to be baptised yesterday. But hey, we did all the work and now another missionary is going to get the baptism. That´s ok. Her life has been improved and she has been brought closer to Christ. I did what I was suppose to do.
I can´t express how spoiled you are in the US. Warm water is just so great when you can have it all the time. Fresh water is better when you can go anywhere and have clean water. That´s kind of a problem here. Easily remedied when there is a member nearby that we can just stop by and get a drink. But I gotta tell you. There are some great fruit drinks here. I´m talking like mango stuff that is just fantastic.
The food continues to impress me. And when I can actually remember a spanish name I will let you know what I´m eating. Haha.
My message today is simple and the story that goes with it is just not important and would make a great elder that was having a hard time look bad.
There is no reason to complain. What wonderful blessings we have in this life. Our life for instance is such a blessing!!! There is simply no logical reason to focus on the bad things. Creation is the most wonderful power there is. Negativity is a destructive power. It can take a great and respectable person and make them seem like a child. But if you can take those bad times and make everything good that you can from them, that is creation and that is an amazing power. It is growth despite the hard soil. Be happy. Control yourself. Be an example of what you know you should be and nothing can stop you. It is so so so very hard. Trust me I know. But it IS possible. Love and be loved. Respect and be respected. Grow. Create.
Elder Heath
