Elder ZJones: Alma 37

Sending off Elder Yepez

This week has been good. My companion and I are working hard in our area. This companionship has helped me with my Spanish because I have had to be proactive in speaking the language. During lessons I find that I am doing more of the talking, which is really helping my Spanish. During the week, we have many contacts who tell me that they don't understand a word of what I was saying. Sometimes it can be annoying but I have learned just to laugh it off. It is mostly my accent, because apparently it is very yankee.

This week we are planning to help Ana and Kayra to be baptized, but they work very weird hours, so it has been difficult to find time to teach them. Ana is the mom of two of the kids that were baptized a couple weeks ago. Kayra is 11 and loves going to church. They love learning about the gospel. Pray that we can find them during the week and that we can teach them!

The sisters in our district, Hermana Herbon and Hermana Hosman, baptized this weekend, which was awesome!! They are good missionaries who work very hard. I find that as their district leader I am just here to animarles and to help them along.

Me and Elder Rivera

Alma 37:33-35
33 Preach unto them repentance, and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ; teach them to humble themselves and to be meek and lowly in heart; teach them to withstand every temptation of the devil, with their faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.
34 Teach them to never be weary of good works, but to be meek and lowly in heart; for such shall find rest to their souls.
35 O, remember, my son, and learn wisdom in thy youth; yea, learn in thy youth to keep the commandments of God.

I have thought a lot this week about Jesus Christ, especially when He was on earth teaching the gospel. I love reading the scriptures and understanding the way He taught. He shared with the people to be humble and trust God in all things. He taught the people to serve others and to have faith in Him. As we become more like Jesus in teaching, in deed, and in our works, we will feel the spirit more. We will have His trust and His help in all things.

Pray for those we are teaching and those we yet need to find!!

Love you all! Have a great Week!
Elder Jones