1000 Miles

When I'm finished with this mission doodad, I wouldn't be surprised if the odometer read more than a thousand miles. After a few months out here, home seems close enough to walk to. ... Okay, maybe not, but you get what I mean. Why I'm talking about walking, though, is that we've been doing a lot of it this week. I remember complaining about walking a mile for nothing when I first got in this area, and now we're walking at the least four or five. One day, we spent two hours walking back and forth, looking for an address that was written incorrectly. But, it must be done, for the lives of the many are a lot more important than the exhausted legs of a young gringo.

Anyway, we also began teaching some really interesting families this week. One woman that absolutely refuses to pray, one that won't change but is helping others join, teenagers that think I'm Justin Bieber, and one that switches (wants or doesn't want to be baptized) every day of the week. What chaos! But really, it's a pleasure to teach whomever God places in our path, because the miracles he does are for everyone. 

This week we finally were able to visit a woman we hadn't visited in a while. When we had first taught her, she hadn't been doing anything we invited her to do, and it appeared as if she wouldn't progress. But, when we returned this week, she was happy to tell us that she'd begun praying and reading since the last time we'd passed by, and that her life had made a great change for the better. Family members who'd been lost had been found, work had been located, and everything else she'd been having problems with were becoming much better. All of this, she said, because she had faith in what we'd said. Que benção! (What a blessing!) Now we just need to  help her go to church.

Anyway, this week I've been studying the Book of Mormon a lot, highlighting any references to God, Christ, or the Holy Ghost. Because of this, the first few pages have become decorated with hundreds of highlighted words. As well, I've learned some pretty interesting things about the three of them. Just one, for example, is that the holy ghost is the means by which all holy prophets of old had received inspiration, and the means by which we may know of the truth for ourselves. If we are worthy and clean, all of us have the ability to feel and know what God desires for us. All we need to do is search  him in diligent and humble prayer.

Anyway, that's about it for now. Thanks for the prayers and the letters. You guys are all the Man. All of you!

Elder Angus

Word of the week: 

Neve (Neh-vee) Meaning snow, something that I'll never see here. :(