Monday, July 20, 2009

"A Pirate Looks at Twenty"

Dad, I would've put money you were going to fall asleep at the Harry Potter movie! haha, but that's OK, I'm sure the family will use that as another excuse to see the movie. It sounds like everyone at home is doing well. One of my biggest regrets is that i never got too involved and close to any of my aunts and uncles and did nothing to really help them. It was all about having fun for me haha. Its exciting to hear about Brian! It is so bizarre to hear that he has talked with the Robisons! This whole mission goes by way too fast...its a downer it has to stop and I'm almost half way done. I cant believe Spence (Young) he is almost done.

Well, this week was another one where Elder Snow and I really were blessed by the Lord. It's amazing how much his hand is extended towards us his children to bless us if we will just pray to know how he wants to bless us. This week Elder Snow and I have continually prayed for success for all our elders, and, of course, for ourselves. We have been trying to find ways to be more effective and even bought a cooler to make lunch more effective. We don't return home for lunch now and are able to eat in only half hour. It saves us a good amount of time. So this week we had a good number of lessons and were able to see the progression of many of our investigators, but when Sunday came around and we were doing our morning rounds of calling our investigators we found that many of them had problems that kept them from going to church. It was the biggest kick in the pants after one week of hard work, but what would you know when Judicael came and in fact we had 5 people at church, 3 of which we didn't plan for. These three are a mom and 2 daughters. The mom has two older daughters, Starling and Wendy that have already been baptised(they are older) and the two younger daughters(Stephanie and Katia) want to be baptized, but their mom has told the missionaries no for years because they are too young. We passed by last week and had an alright lesson with them, but didn't think much of it. This last Sunday though the whole family showed up. And during the sacrament meeting the mother had a beautiful experience. She recounted that during the blessing of the sacrament she felt the spirit poured out upon her and filled her with a warmth she has never before felt. During the whole meeting I was praying that something might touch this lady, that Heavenly Father might push her just a little bit and that she might accept the persuasion of the spirit. We are going by tonight again, so pray for us! Things other than that are great! I have not got your package yet, but that's alright...I'll still have a great birthday...I love you all and pray for you all... I'm grateful for your prayers and for all the prayers of cousins and friends, too...best family in the world.

Also, in a letter to Tucker, Andy recounted:

I cannot honestly express how important and awesome the mission is...it is truly the most important thing one can ever do in his or her life. You get to kick butt all day! This last Friday Elder Snow and I had lessons all day from 9 AM to 9 PM , 10 lessons in all...all we ate other than breakfast was a little pasta we had made the night before in the car while driving...we came home dead physically and spiritually, but its the nights like last Friday that make the mission memorable..ITS THE COOLEST BUDDY....just kick butt, nourish your testimony by sharing it with your friends, your testimony is really something you have to fight for.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON SATURDAY!

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