Familia!
Como estan!!
I heard an awesome principle yesterday in church. God gives
us commandments, so that he can better bless us. Just think about that. I will
show you for example. God gives a simple commandment maybe pray. You follow it,
are obedient, then you get blessed with help and a feeling of God's pure love.
So God offers another commandment: read your scriptures. You follow it, are
obedient, then you get blessed with inspiration. All the way until tithing.
That was the essence of the talk I heard yesterday. BIG PROBLEM here in New
Jersey. Nobody, very little amount, pay tithing. Super sad. But think God gives
us the commandment of tithing. We follow it, and we get blessed with
"opening the windows of heaven where there is not enough room to receive
(the blessings)." So cool. The more obedient, the more blessings. So very
cool. Ha maybe confusing, but interesting.
So this is my LAST week of training coming up. Week 12 of
the 12 week program. Ha I have been gone for a few months and I'm almost a
'real' missionary. 12 week program has been great. Every new missionary has to
go through with it. Tons of videos, studying, and the best: role plays!!!! Ha
they are the worst, but I love them. Crazy how much I have learned from every
singe role play. Its basically just practicing for our investigators. One
person pretends to be an investigator and the other teaching, then rotate. Hard
but worth it. So yeah, we don't really know what is going to happen next week.
May get transferred, may stay. Its about 50/50 stay or go.
We had interviews with President last friday! Wow he is just
the most inspirational guy ever. I love him. He went through and interviewed all
250 missionaries the last two weeks. Sounds like some hard work. He said to
me that Elder Brimley is one of the missions best missionaries. I am super
grateful. We have been working hard and getting great success.
Thank you so so so much for sending me my sweats, and some
warm work out clothes, and the hat. Much needed. ....
We have actually been eating a lot better too. The members,
I don't know why, have been feeding us less amounts of food. So sweet prayers
answered! ...
We went on another exchange last week, which means switching
companions for a day. My companion is District Leader so he has to go on a lot
of exchanges, which means I have to as well. They are super fun. So far I been
on 8 in just 11 weeks! Awesome. Last Friday I went with Elder Shepard. He is
newer than me, so I was kind of in charge of talking all day. My Spanish had
its first real test. We were on our own. Two new missionaries with no idea what
we were doing yet, and we couldn't speak! Ha but it actually turned out to be
one if the best days of my mission so far. I really had to step up to the plate
with everything, especially finding, and talking. I was praying so much.
Heavenly Father loves to bless us, especially when we ask.
Having a great time out here serving the Lord. Loved Elder
Drew Harris' email a few week ago. About forgetting about the praise of man,
and just focus on what God needs of you. Serve wherever God calls.
Read. Pray. Church.
Love you,
Elder Sumsion
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Exchange with Elder Sheppard. Under The freeway.
Livin the
good (hood) life!!!!!
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