Well, couldn't think of a subject, as always. Triste Elder Burton y su ''weekly semana''... So clever... Can't...Beat it! =P
Anyway, let's get into this, no?
So this week was pretty interesting. We did a LOT of searching and found a LOT of fake addresses, but it's all good. Haha you know how it is, those who have gone on missions. (except SOME of you happened to have cars or bikes and didn't walk 45 minutes just to get to a fake address... hmm...^^)
No, but it's all good. Elder Mata and I have gotten along really well, we've been studying good and helping each other get better every day. Something we've learned is that you ALWAYS should talk about problems that you have or something that bugs you. For example, I noticed that sometimes we both tried to start teaching at once in lessons sometimes, and we just didn't have unity, that night we had a good talk about it, nice and calm and figured out how we could have more unity. Now I can honestly say that we have a lot more, and we both felt good after the talk. There's something called ''comp. inventory'' that I mentioned last week, which is every thursday during weekly planning where you talk out companionship goals and things we can all do better in, etc.
Well, some missionaries tend to wait for Thursday to roll around to mention those sort of things, and then they forget or feel bad and just end up saying nothing, but I've learned that when something bugs you or you notice something that you both need to do better or something of advice you have for your comp., just say it. There's a thing called place and time, of course. Don't tell it in the middle of a lesson, but with calmness later on out of ear-reach (am I saying that right?) of other people. Well through that we now get along even better, we teach better, contact better, follow the spirit better, etc.
So yeah, all you missionaries, future missionaries, ex missionaries that have wives/girlfriends, or just others in general, pay attention. Don't wait to talk things out, it's always better to let it out, but calmly and with patience. If you feel angry and stressed, maybe just try to cool down first, but don't wait too long, I find that it offends more to tell someone of something that's ''been bugging you the whole transfer'' than ''something I noticed that we did today, that we could do better...'', always.
Anyway though, the shining moment of the week of course has to do with the picture I'll be sending in this email. Noé, his wife Leticia, and their daughters Saraí and Gaby got baptized this Saturday and confirmed on Sunday! Wooh! That's the first time in the mission so far I think I've baptized a family like that. Yes, there are children that still lack, but bit by bit I know they'll get there too. This family is awesome and it's been great to see them learn and grow and the love that they have for us and the gospel. I feel like Ammon in the Book of Mormon when he talks about in chapter... 24 I think, of Alma, and he's talking about how he doesn't glory in himself, but in God, and all that... Well anyway, at one part he mentions how he knows the Lamanites are truly converted because of the love they have towards their brethren, and towards Ammon and his brothers. They really think a lot of us, and it's a motivation. We have to be the missionaries our families and converts think we are. Always.
It's tough, but I know if we strengthen ourselves in the work and in study, we'll really be able to be those missionaries. Baptisms or no baptisms, a missionary's success is measured by his DESIRE to find, teach, baptize, and confirm. The numbers are really just numbers, but if you desire to help people really to come unto Christ, and you do everything in your strength to do so, you are EXACTLY the kind of missionary God wants you to be. Huh, it seems like this week I'm mostly talking to my buddies out in their various missions right now, sorry fam. and other friends!
Anyway though, I'm learning a lot from Elder Mata and enjoying my time, love you all!
Elder DeFreese
1. Elder Mata and I with our investigator, Vale. She should be getting married and baptized this week, soon you should all have the photo of her in white! =)
2. The baptism of Noé and his family.
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