Thank you for the letter, it meant a
lot!! Some advice that I have for the priest quorum, is to study Preach My
Gospel and the Book of Mormon! That is something that I wish I would have done
a lot more before my mission! You use the Book of Mormon and Preach My Gospel every
day in your mission, and it is so important to know the material! And when you know the things you need to teach the spirit will bring it
to your remembrance! I love my mission so much, and yes at times it is
difficult and discouraging, but it is the greatest thing ever! Work hard in
total aspects of your life, and pay attention and participate in church
activities! You guys are awesome!!!
Love Elder Goaslind!
So I was thinking this past week about
Paula and Justin and their missions coming so soon! First of all I need their
emails for their missions so that I can forward my emails to them!
But some advice that I have right
now before you go, attend the temple as much as you possibly can! The temple is
such an amazing place and when we go there we can feel the spirit so strong,
and it is so important to be worthy of the temple! Study study study Preach My Gospel
and the Book of Mormon!
And I don´t want to leave out the
other friends! Work hard in all that you are doing! Even if you are not
planning on serving missions right now you can still live the gospel and be an
example to others through the gospel! I love all of my friends so much! And I
am so grateful for your example in my life! Gracias!
So I received the first package last
Monday right after I finished emailing, and I got letters and Dear Elders! You
all asked so many questions and I wish I could answer them all but there are
way too many!!! So some info about Peru, depending on the areas depends on how
nice the houses are, some have dirt floors with one room, and others have 3
stories with tiled floors but it depends on the area. Tanner, yes I do have a
bed, and yes I do have a bathroom haha, thank you for your concern! So this
past week the lady who does our laundry was out of town so we have to do our
own laundry by hand, and that was quite a learning experience! But it was quite
funny!
Also I was thinking about how you
said Mallory doesn´t like to contact, nobody does, it is the most ineffective
way to do missionary work, and so we try to avoid that at all times, if we
absolutely don´t have anything to do then we will contact, but honestly it is
the worst!
So I have a surprise, we found out
today that tomorrow we are getting 6 new missionaries that are going to work in
our zone this week with us until the cambio (change) next week! So chances are I might be
in a trio for this week but I don’t know. I can´t believe that I only have 1
more week left in this cambio (change)! It’s insane how fast the time goes!
Also next week in the change we are
getting 12 new elders. And that change is only 3 weeks long for some reason! But
the one after that we are going to get more sisters then elders! How insane is
that! It’s awesome how the lord’s work is hastening!
So on Saturday my comp and I had a
little bit of a fall out, because we did our normal proselyting with the entire
zone, and the numbers weren´t that good, we only had like 4 nuevo’s (new) and we were
in our zone so he was mad, but he took it all out on me. Let’s just say it was very interesting! But I
think now we are good, I was very angry with him that day, but I read the list
of blessings from my setting apart, and it said not to let things make you
upset, and that helped to calm me down! Also I really learned how to rely in
the lord that day, I don´t think I have ever prayed so hard in my life!
But not much has happened this week,
I through a giant rock at a dog because he was chasing us trying to bite us,
but that’s about it.
Oh! We have a set baptism for this Saturday
on the 16th I am excited for that, so I hope that nothing bad happens! And we are
going to try and set some more dates for baptism this week! Wish us luck!
So I am out of time!
But everybody thank you for your
support!
Mom and dad thank you for all of
your advice, and your help in my life! I love you all so much! I hope that
everybody is good back at home, keep me updated on everything going on!
Sorry no pictures today and sorry
that the letter is short, and scrambled, but the lideres de zona are really
cracking down on time of emails because some missionaries take one hour to
email! Well nothing more!
Con Mucho Amor
Elder Goaslind!!!
PS: That is awesome what the Greenacres
said about the video! Love you! Stay strong and rely in the lord!
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