We moved this week. We went to the temple on Friday. iPads were distributed to the entire mission and that involved a series of meetings. MLC was last Tuesday, and President took some time to help us practice using all of the tools in Gospel Library to study. I have really like making my own footnotes, and tags to organize my materials for lessons. I really like have an organized system to keep my studies ordered by themes.We really only had evening hours to proselyte this week. Elder Hilario and I planned our exchanges for this transfer, it looks like we'll be doing about 13. We also needed to send out correction on everyone's spanish exam and set goals for a few missionaries that are having an especially difficult time learning. Our first priority was visiting the missionaries who have english companions and just helping them stay accountable to their study plans. I think the doctrine we're trying to get at is, progression is accelerated when it's measured and reported. Our lives will be most fully used if we can get into the habit of setting personal goals, measuring them, and holding ourselves accountable to them. If we get that process ingrained while we have a companion to help us remember what we're trying to accomplish we'll be able to do that in a less imposing way with an eternal companion. In a spanish and english companionship it will just be remembering to check up on how the other is progressing, in a spanish spanish companionship they will be much more involved in the actual learning of specific principles with their companion.
We send texts out to the mission once a day to test some commonly made mistakes.
We had about 4 hours to proselyte each day this week. After it all, we had a really great day at church this week! Carmen came to church again. She's 94. We taught her how to pray yesterday. We have to teach like we're talking to an 8 or 9 year old, except she's had 94 years of praying the "our father" every night before bed. We tried to give her a few examples of things she might say in her prayer, but she had a hard time saying anything not written. When she read the part, "We thank you," we just asked, why are you grateful to God? and then all of the sudden she paused, and some gears started to move, and said, because he is good, and gives us everything. So she understand, but has some traditions to work out of.
Orlando came to chruch too. He was a referral from las palmas. He's been studying from the Book of Mormon, he's been to several congregations and we're very excited to meet with him this week. I former investigator also came to church on her own named claudia, and a part member came to see the blessing of their daughter in sacrament meeting. Haha, so despite not talking to the majority of these people during the week, God is furthering his work.
I live with Elder Cruz, Zelaya (companion) and Hilario (other companion)
I love you!
Stay Salty!
Elder Tyler Meidell
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