September 6, 2010

You know those days when you wake up and your really happy and in a good mood just because it´s so nice outside? Well thats how I feel, also because I am staying here for one more transfer. I felt that I still had not completed everything here that I needed to, so I am going to work really hard this last 6 weeks while I am here. Also we are getting a new zone leader here and he was my comp in Dichato when the earthquake happened so I am way excited to see him again. hmm what else well I am doing good, I almost hate how much food they give us here because I can see the effects haha. Sometimes we will go into somebodys house and they want to give you something to eat but you don't want anything but some water. You can´t deny it and they will give you bread with some cheese or butter and some stuff that taste like coffee but it´s not, it´s called ecco it´s actually pretty good but anywho it´s impossible to deny it especially to the old sweet lady's who are just so nice and you just cant tell them no. sorry I am kinda rambling but this is just some things that are kinda funny that happen here.
O and on friday and saturday I ate liver from a chicken. On saturday we had some salad with it with mashed potatoes and lets just say I ate a lot of salad with the liver hahaha.

Last week I talked about that guy Jore and sadly we didn't get to teach him last monday but we went back another day and he was sick and he still let us in and that never happens , not even members do that, it was pretty cool. And then with Nora we only taught her once this week because we could not find her in her house this week. But we did get to teach Juan this week so that was really cool. We read Alma 5 it´s basically a personal interview. I Invite all of you to read it and think about the questions that it asks in it. It was very good for Juan to read this with us. at the very end it says this verse ¨´I speak by way of command unto you that belong to the church; and unto those who do not belong to the church I speak by way of invitation, saying: Come and be baptized unto repentance, that ye also may be partakers of the fruit of the tree of life. Now that hit him pretty good. At the end of the lesson I told him so now you know about what your parents think does that change what you feel? He said no and he told us that he had a huge test to get into the air force and I promised him that he would pass it if he got baptized. He said he was thinking about that before I had asked him. But it never did happen but he does have a date for this sunday so I hope and pray that he can find in his heart to do it and receive the guidance from the spirit to do it.


This week we went by this inactive member who is living in a tiny room with his friend. This guys name is Cesar and is about 34 and has had a rough life and has cancer and was baptized like a year ago. We has no contact with his family and his cancer is pretty serious and he has been drinking and smoking and just trying to make himself feel better. We have been visiting him for a while now and has only came to church once. It was extremely sad. I have just been learning that life is real and that people can decide their path they want. This guy had the gospel in his life and was doing good and then just started going down hill again after he had found the truth. When we went over there the other day I had no idea what to say or do. My comp was teaching the word of wisdom and it was really good and then it was my turn to talk and it was rough because I had no idea what to say. I listened to the spirit and just talked. Afterwards I was just thinking about that for a long time and his situation and how people are without the gospel in there lives and what happens when we stop trying to progress as members and stop learning and stop reading our scriptures and stop going to church, things like that happen. SATAN has FULL power over US. Just like is says in 3Nephi 18: "And I give unto you a commandment that ye shall do these things. And if ye shall always do these things blessed are ye, for ye are built upon my rock. 13 But whoso among you shall do more or less than these are not built upon my rock, but are built upon a sandy foundation; and when the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds blow, and beat upon them, they shall fall, and the gates of hell are ready open to receive them." This is exactly what will happen, and I am saying this because I don't want this to happen to any of you. And if it has you can always get back on the rock of Christ. I know this is true I love you all and hope all is well for you this week.


Take care
Love Garrett