12-17-18

¡Hola mis amigos! It was quite a week! Days are going so slow but weeks are going by so fast... But looking ahead to my time as a missionary it feels like I've been here forever and I still have forever to go. Missionary work is not easy. It feels like I'm never going to be able to be the missionary that Father in Heaven wants me to be, there's still a lot that I have to learn to be a good missionary but I feel like it'll never end for me. This is all so new to me and I'm surrounded by elders and sisters that were born in the church and I just feel left out but I know that I'm supposed to be here. That this experience as a missionary is part of God's plan for me. I never knew that I would be out here on the mission, but I'm extremely grateful to be here. I know I'll get used to the work and the life of a missionary, it's so crazy that I've just been a member for a year and now I'm a fetching missionary... I couldn't have done it without every single one of you back home. You all have changed my life incredibly. You guys will forever have a place in my heart. I'm so eternally grateful for each and everyone of you, I can't really explain myself because my vocabulary isn't really that well but just know that I really do love you guys. Enough of me being a baby, so this Friday we got a new companion his name is Elder Steers. So now we are a trio!!! So now we can go into any house now, nothing can hold us back from sharing the gospel to each and every child of Padre Cellestial! Elder Steers is waiting on his visa to go to fetching Ecuador... that'd be so fetching awesome to be able to serve there!!!! Right now his Spanish is doing okay but I know when he gets to Ecuador and is submerged with the Spanish Language he's going to do great. So yesterday after church we had another lesson with the Family I told you about I think last week or so over the the 3 kingdoms of glories and it was so amazing!!! So at the very end of the lesson, I gave them a date to be baptized on the 29th of Decemeber!!!! Buuuuuuut as you guys know or don't know that Blanca, the mother of the Family, has a son in jail right now and she wants all of her family to get baptized together so I gave her another date which was the 26 of January and they fetching accepted it!!!! You guys have no idea how happy I was... i literally wanted to jump out of my chair and say YOU'RE MAKING THE BEST DECISION IN YOUR LIFE!!! It makes me so happy to be serving and even more motivated to keep on knocking doors because there are people waiting for us and that are ready for the gospel in their lives!!! But definitely that was the highlight of my week! It made me think about my life and my family. Hopefully one day I can be sealed to my family and live with them for eternity. I know it's not easy being the only convert in my family but I know Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ has a plan for me and my family. And that Jesus Christ blesses his missionaries. I never know what could happen but I'm so glad that I'm here. It's hard not being with family during this season but I know that my family back home including you guys, are going to have an amazing and blessed Christmas! Don't have too much fun without me😂 I hope everyone is doing good! Feel free to email me anything, I want to know what's going on back home and in your lives. I love you all and have a very blessed Christmas ❤❤ And I just found it that I'll be leaving to Mexico on the 31st!!!!! I'll keep you guys in the loop for sure!!!!! Love, Elder Rodriguez

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