What a week it has been! It has been a tough one! Like I told you, I studied Patience this week, and it hit me straight in the head!
Something that I have observed the past few weeks is that during the first part of the week, we have a lot of success finding people, teaching, and committing people to come to church. But when Friday and Saturday roll around, our friends cannot be found or they have other things to do. Abril, the girl that we had plans to baptize, left to visit family in another area. So we will be helping her so that she can get baptized this weekend. Her brother doesn't want to hear anything, now.
We tried to help the Saldaña family. They said all week that they were planning on going to Church, until Sunday rolled around and they didn't want to come. haha What are you going to do? So I had a lot of experience with exercising patience this week. I will be studying on how to be more humble and just listening and waiting for the Lord's help. That is one thing that I saw with Elder Burk. We never found anyone on Sundays because they were all in church. They were complete miracles from the Lord. My companion and I will be praying and looking for the miracles this week.
Studying patience, I read in Romans 5:2-5. I think. One part says, "Tribulation brings Patience, and patience experience." This week will help me grow. It will give me the chance to grow from the experiences and plan better for the weeks ahead.
This past week I was studying in the Bible about Jesus Christ and His last week on earth. I read about His example and what He did. I thought, If I had one week to live, what would I do with my time? I think all of us would talk about trips, vacations, doing crazy things, and spending time with family. In Jesus Christ's last week, He dedicated His time to serve His apostles, the poor, and His enemies. He went teaching tidings of great joy, preparing the way for His apostles.
As we dedicate our time and the time that we do have to serve the Lord and prepare with way for Him, we will be blessed and help others receive the joy that we have felt in out families.
Please pray for Abril, the Saldaña Family, and for the people here in Argentina! Have a great week!
Elder Jones
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