Hey Family and Friends! thanks for all the birthday wishes
once again! It was definately a week to remember! It was sweet to hear from
some friends and everyone!
This week has been amazing yet one of the busiest weeks I
have ever had on my mission. This week we had a zone conference, mutual,
leadership council, and an activity that we planned of caroling with all of the
zone at the zone of all of the investigatores that they are working most with.
Maybe I can start first with the zone conference. It went super well!!! I think
the part most stressful was having to plan all the details, it was a conference
for 80 missionaries, like the lunch, location, tables chairs, and DISHES, oh
man I never thought finding dishes would be so hard ha we had to look in so
many different places to find disposible dishes. BUT after some stressful days
of coordinating it happened and ended amazing. The focus this conference was
the holy ghost. It was amazing!!!! It was exactly what our zone needed to hear.
It was all about the most important thing we need to know about converting
someone or the way someone can endure to the end and enjoy the blessings of the
gospel is by having the spirit. I think a great example of this was a lesson we
had monday. We were working with a teenager who is preparing to serve a mission
and we knocked on a door to teach and he let us in. The lesson went amazing,
our focus was our purpose as missionaries to show and invite him to try the
restored gospel (ha well thats what we
teach always) but it was so cool how we put emphasis on the spirit that he his
feeling in this moment and that he WILL feel as he does the things we invite
him to do. As we invited him to baptism he agreed excited to see if this great
news of the true church of christ really does exist. He ended with a prayer and
I can tell you I felt the spirit so strong. IT was incredible, there are
sometimes where you just know everyone in that room felt the spirit, now its
our job to show him the evidence and way to apply the restored gospel in his
life.
The activity we planned I would say is one of the highlights
of my entire mission. It was such an amazing day. We came up with the idea to
leave as a zone and sing to all of our investigators that are more receptive
and our baptismal goals. We had to coordinate all the directions and coordinate
the rides but after a lot of stressful coordinating and planning it was
incredible. We had all of our zone together with santa hats and red ties, with
some other members from our stake. As we suprised each of the investigators the
spirit was incredible, I felt the spirit touch the hearts of these people, as
we sang to the people we had planned some of the neighbors of the people began
to come out, I was so impressed with the missionaries in our zone and the
members here, they began to go over to them and talk to them and we sang to
them as well, the coolest part of this activity is its just the invititation to
a even bigger activity we are going to do, we created a ton of invites to our
activity we planned as a zone to come to the plaza in down town to come here us
sing carols, then to go to the stake center after for some hot chocolate and
activitys of christmas. Music has such a great power to invite the spirit into
the hearts of the people. We started at 6 and ended at around 9:30 it was
amazing. We sang to many families and you could just see the excitement, one
man that the sister missionaries were teaching after singing, he was emotional
and then said he was going to get baptized. We took a picture of each of the
missionaries and their investigators and we will be giving them out as gifts
for christmas to each investigator. I can tell you right now that this christmas
season has been one of the most amazing christmass I have ever had, I know
without a doubt that christ is my redeemer and when we think of others and
serve them with love, we will find that eternal joy. This is the restored
gospel of christ. I know... because the spirit has testified to me, The most I
have ever felt the spirit is when I live the gospel and strive to apply it in
my life. I hope we all can have those experiences, it all starts with applying
the restored gospel in our lives, having that desire to serve our God with all
our might.
With other news its that time again to talk with you guys
for christmas, Ill be letting you know what time and all, whats the time
difference during this season? More than likely we will be writing in the
night. But Ill let you know.
I had a awesome birthday! My mamita made a special dinner
for me of home made hamburgers! FIRST TIME EVER on the mission!!! and a desser
t name brazo de reigna (queens arm) hahah weird I know, but its like a cake but
like a roll its super delicious.
Thanks so much for the gifts for christmas!!! im stoked to
make our cardboard tree and put the lights hahah, We are loving the christms
present gifts! ha me and my comp are getting a kick at it! awesome idea!! ha
looks like you put a lot of thought in it, I love it.
Take Care!
Les queremos Mucho
Elder Carter
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