January 12, 2019 Que Mas Puedo Hacer?
Que Mas Puedo Hacer? January 12, 2019
Simple:
This wasn’t a very crazy week. Hermano Guillmen got reassigned to another district, which was sad, cause he was a good teacher, but it’s okay, cause we still have Hermano Chamberlain and Hermana McDougle, who are 2 great teachers. My companion and I have been doing better at planning each morning or night, studying together, and speaking almost only Spanish. I bought a new journal for the purpose of writing about the people I work with and teach, cause a lot of people have said I won’t remember them all as well as I wish I had. I had gotten a little
sick this week, and my stomach still isn’t happy, but the best thing I can do is keep working, cause I’m sure it’ll only hurt more in El Salvador, and sitting around doing nothing is no good. We also were assigned to teach a new person, named Ana, in our TRC’s. She’s great, and loves hearing from us. In our third lesson we shared with her the First Vision and how the gospel was restored through Joseph Smith.
This wasn’t a very crazy week. Hermano Guillmen got reassigned to another district, which was sad, cause he was a good teacher, but it’s okay, cause we still have Hermano Chamberlain and Hermana McDougle, who are 2 great teachers. My companion and I have been doing better at planning each morning or night, studying together, and speaking almost only Spanish. I bought a new journal for the purpose of writing about the people I work with and teach, cause a lot of people have said I won’t remember them all as well as I wish I had. I had gotten a little
sick this week, and my stomach still isn’t happy, but the best thing I can do is keep working, cause I’m sure it’ll only hurt more in El Salvador, and sitting around doing nothing is no good. We also were assigned to teach a new person, named Ana, in our TRC’s. She’s great, and loves hearing from us. In our third lesson we shared with her the First Vision and how the gospel was restored through Joseph Smith.
There was a lot of
power in that lesson, and she just sat in silence for a long time, then
whispered to herself, “Wow. Que bonito.” She has told us how grateful she is
for the opportunity to meet with us and for the love she feels. We invited her
to read and pray about the Book of Mormon,and in the next lesson, we might
invite her to be baptized, depending on the promptings we receive. After our
lesson on Thursday, we got to Skype with a person named Fanni from Bolivia. It
was awesome, and got me really excited to get out in the field.
We had a great devotional on Tuesday with Jean Bingham and her husband, who talked a lot about our agency and getting lost in the work. Our Sunday devotional was great. I don’t remember the speaker’s name, but he works at all the MTCs and showed us really awesome before and afters of missionaries, and talked about how if you lose yourself in the work, you will be mad happy, and be made better. If we give up our 5 loaves and 2 fishes, the Lord will multiply.
Divertido:
Not much super crazy stuff happened. I didn’t wear Elder Silva’s tiny clothes. There were small things here and there, but nothing crazy.
Oh I just remembered, Elder Homer, in my district, has Celiac or some5ing, meaning he basically can’t eat gluten. One night, a couple of the Elders made a bet that if one of them could eat 10 donuts for breakfast, he would eat one. He took the deal and brought his medicine
just in case. The highest one elder got was 7, so thank goodness. That elder said he would never eat a donut again after going through that.
Importante:
This was a pretty rough week, mostly cause I had been a little sick and tired, but I also didn’t complain, cause I’m the one serving a mission. Especially on Thursday and Friday, I had a hard time getting up at 6:30, even though that was the goal I set with my companion. I was really tired the whole day, up til exercise time. On Friday, I went on splits with another elder, so my companion could get breakfast, and we could stay in bed, since we weren’t feeling great.
That didn’t make for a great day. I’m still learning how to direct my thoughts only toward the welfare of others, and it’s hard. When I study the language, I need to remember who I’m studying for. When I read the scriptures, I need to remember I am strengthening my
foundation so I can more effectively help others build theirs.
We had a great devotional on Tuesday with Jean Bingham and her husband, who talked a lot about our agency and getting lost in the work. Our Sunday devotional was great. I don’t remember the speaker’s name, but he works at all the MTCs and showed us really awesome before and afters of missionaries, and talked about how if you lose yourself in the work, you will be mad happy, and be made better. If we give up our 5 loaves and 2 fishes, the Lord will multiply.
Divertido:
Not much super crazy stuff happened. I didn’t wear Elder Silva’s tiny clothes. There were small things here and there, but nothing crazy.
Oh I just remembered, Elder Homer, in my district, has Celiac or some5ing, meaning he basically can’t eat gluten. One night, a couple of the Elders made a bet that if one of them could eat 10 donuts for breakfast, he would eat one. He took the deal and brought his medicine
just in case. The highest one elder got was 7, so thank goodness. That elder said he would never eat a donut again after going through that.
Importante:
This was a pretty rough week, mostly cause I had been a little sick and tired, but I also didn’t complain, cause I’m the one serving a mission. Especially on Thursday and Friday, I had a hard time getting up at 6:30, even though that was the goal I set with my companion. I was really tired the whole day, up til exercise time. On Friday, I went on splits with another elder, so my companion could get breakfast, and we could stay in bed, since we weren’t feeling great.
That didn’t make for a great day. I’m still learning how to direct my thoughts only toward the welfare of others, and it’s hard. When I study the language, I need to remember who I’m studying for. When I read the scriptures, I need to remember I am strengthening my
foundation so I can more effectively help others build theirs.
The first couple
chapters of 3 Nephi are awesome. Especially when it talks about the Epistle
Giddiani sends Lachoneus, and how Lachoneus responds, and triumphs in battle.
If you want to learn some good lessons, find that chapter.
Another thing I realized was on Thursday and Friday, I didn’t start my day reading the scriptures. I didn’t even read until the afternoon. Each time, through prayer and study, my day has improved.
The sooner you seek to fulfill your purpose the sooner you will be happy in doing the work. I love the movie Rudy, about the tiny football player who makes in onto the Notre Dame football team (fun fact: he also was baptized a couple years ago). But I love how in the
movie, he fails to even get accepted as a student in Notre Dame 3 times, and fails to make the football team numerous times after that, but each time, he asks himself and those helping him, “Have I done everything I can possibly do?” I love the question: ¿Qué más puedo hacer? Every time I find myself asking that question, the answer is a lot, and every time I choose to act on that question, I find myself happier. I was called to serve a mission with an eye single to the glory of God, a love for the people, and a diligence beyond my own. I am not here to serve myself. The more I realize that and accept that, the more I learn about true happiness.
It’s a great day to be a missionary. God is real, this is his work, and his time. Always remember that, and seek to know it more every day, because the world would have you forget it.
- Elder Olson
Another thing I realized was on Thursday and Friday, I didn’t start my day reading the scriptures. I didn’t even read until the afternoon. Each time, through prayer and study, my day has improved.
The sooner you seek to fulfill your purpose the sooner you will be happy in doing the work. I love the movie Rudy, about the tiny football player who makes in onto the Notre Dame football team (fun fact: he also was baptized a couple years ago). But I love how in the
movie, he fails to even get accepted as a student in Notre Dame 3 times, and fails to make the football team numerous times after that, but each time, he asks himself and those helping him, “Have I done everything I can possibly do?” I love the question: ¿Qué más puedo hacer? Every time I find myself asking that question, the answer is a lot, and every time I choose to act on that question, I find myself happier. I was called to serve a mission with an eye single to the glory of God, a love for the people, and a diligence beyond my own. I am not here to serve myself. The more I realize that and accept that, the more I learn about true happiness.
It’s a great day to be a missionary. God is real, this is his work, and his time. Always remember that, and seek to know it more every day, because the world would have you forget it.
- Elder Olson
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