Week 22~

This week was good! This week we did a lot of organizing for the branch here, honestly this week I didn't really feel like a missionary that much.. We spent a lot of time in the church, organizing the calendar for the rest of the year, reading leadership manuals so that we can training the leaders,  also we set up a bunch of interviews and did paperwork, made calls and plans for a trip so that the members could travel to see the conference, we planned activities for the branch, we also organized our area book that hasn't been touched for months, and then we did a little bit of missionary work. Its been good, I know it is helping Elder Cac to feel a little bit more comfortable and have a little more peace of mind and although we aren't getting to do a lot of missionary work, we are doing things that are going to help the branch here in the long run. 

I still always feel like we can be pushing ourselves a little more and working a little harder.

This week my comp taught me how to roast a banana.. We cooked bananas over a fire and it was delicious. Definitely going to eat that more often, apparently it is something they do in his house a lot.. For real though, Elder Cac is awesome. He is an awesome companion. I don't think his emotions every really change, he is just like super chill all the time, which is nice cause he never gets mad at me. He is also super smart and knows a ton about the scriptures so that has inspired me to keep studying hard and learn as much as I can. He also has a very diverse vocabulary so he always says a word and I give him this confused look and then he laughs and has to explain it to me. So far in the mission I have been blessed with incredible companions. All three have taught me very important qualities that I want to have and all three have been very different, but awesome missionaries. 

I feel super lucky. 

General conference was super awesome this weekend. I hope you all got to watch it. There is really something special about hearing the words of a living witness of Christ. Boyd K. Packer yesterday told us that he has seen Christ and he knows Him. What more do we need than that powerful witness of Christ to remind us of our purpose here in this life? Like Boyd K. Packer, I know that Christ lives. Maybe I haven´t physically seen Him, nor will I in this life most likely, but my assurance of His reality is as if I have seen Him. I have felt His love and the power of the atonement. His grace is the way we can return to live with our Father in Heaven and we receive his Grace by living the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The scriptures say that His grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before Him. Be humble and recognize God´s will in your life. Remember why we are here on earth. And don´t let the world make you forget that. I love you Mom, lots of love to Dad Ryan Brittany Jordan Brooke Kaylie Jonathan Summer Hallie Boston Blakely and Avery. And I guess Brylee... Not sure if its love to brylee.. but give her a pat on the head for me.. 

Have a great week!

This is how we cut the grass here! I was prepping the ground for where we were building the house for the Piriz Family!