The caption is a joke - and i promise its the very last time
ill say that. What I meant to say is,
I LOVE BEING A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF
LATTER DAY SAINTS!
This week was super hard to be completely honest but it was
super good too. Watching conference as a missionary is so sick. Its like
wearing 3d glasses to a movie - everything is just better (and I actually
watched all 4 sessions)! The choir thoughhh (shoutout to abbie rowen i saw you
in the choir!)... this week I got bitten by two dogs.. the dogs out here aren't
like the dogs back home they're actually mean ahaha sometimes I forget that and
let them get too close. We met a guy this week who was a veteran in Vietnam and
he pulled us into his house and he literally has his house decked out in war
stuff and would notttt stop talking. He tested us to see if we could be border
patrolmen and gave us scenarios and we had to answer- I passed. He also rambled
on and on about how dangerous it is and he said he would take his badge and get
us cans of mace that we can carry in our backpacks to get people with if they
try to jump us.. We had a lesson with a lady named maura and my companion kept
calling her muera which means "die" in Spanish and she kept cracking
up. We set a super good baptismal date with elva for the 20th of October and
she literally told us she knew it was true without a doubt and then the next
day she dropped us. Whenever something like that happens I honestly don't care
too much. First off, it's their choice, and second off, it's one person closer
to finding people who are actually ready. To be completely honest the one
person who we are still teaching is Patti, other than that, it's back to the
drawing board! We were super blessed last month and were able to break our zone
goal and so our mission president gave us permission to watch ALL 3 AVENGERS
MOVIES TODAY.
11 But if it be not built upon my gospel, and is built upon the works of men, or upon the works of the devil, verily I say unto you they have joy in their works for a season, and by and by the end cometh, and they are hewn down and cast into the fire, from whence there is no return.
11 But if it be not built upon my gospel, and is built upon the works of men, or upon the works of the devil, verily I say unto you they have joy in their works for a season, and by and by the end cometh, and they are hewn down and cast into the fire, from whence there is no return.
This is too true and I see it out here all the time. People
love lots of worldly forms of entertainment here. These things only bring a
"season" of happiness! If people realized how happy they could be
with the gospel, everyone would be a member of Christs church.. But the thing
is, its hard to see until you're actually doing it, because just as it says in
the scriptures, we only gain a witness of these things until after the trial of
our faith. The word faith is a word of action. So, until people try this gospel
out, do it 100% percent, and live by it's precepts with sincerity, all the
gospel will seem to these people is a set of restricting rules.
When in all reality, following these things opens up an
entirely new, amazing view of life.
All we need to do is try it out for ourselves!
It was my best friend benny gantners birthday yesterday!
Everyone shoot him a happy birthday email if you get the chance please!
Attached is a picture of elder rogers and I emailing today.
This week was so busy im so sorry I never had the thought to take pictures :)
Email me!
Love,
Elder Freedman
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