Okay well this week was dope! I saw my Boy Richard Oveson!!
Tooooo sweet. And then at transfers I saw my boy Elder maclane rash and my best
friend in the mish elder murdoch. Elder murdoch got me a lacrosse vineyard
vines tie and a dope chain for my birthday - such a dope guy. So right now I
live in a place called San Benito. We cover the area from the border of Mexico
all the way to a city called Harlingen. The companion I am training is
seriously so awesome. We definitely aren't the same person but I honestly don't
know if I could have been blessed with a better person to train. His name is
elder Johanson and he is from Layton utah. He has so much energy and honestly
makes me laugh a lot. Something I wish to learn from him is still seeing those
who reject you in the eyes of christ. This lady last night basically told us
that our religion is crazy and she doesn't like some of the things we do and
how seriously we take everything. I was kind of done talking to her and then
she asked if we would replace the tire on her car for her. My comps face lit up
and was so happy to do it - I was willing but not as happy. After we changed
the tire I was like "man how do you get rejected and Still be so happy to
give your 100% to someone who talks trash on our religion and then asks for a
favor?" he was like, "as missionaries we're literally representatives
of christ. So it doesn't matter how people treat you, you should always treat
them the same - think what christ would do!" he was so right. It's so easy
to forget that. As members of the church, we need to always remember what
christ would do. It's so simple and cliche, but I don't know if we follow it as
close as we say it sometimes. I am soooo sad because he is getting emergency
transferred to Los fresnos and I will be getting a new companion named elder
Evans. He's super cool so I'm not that mad but I am going to miss the kid I was
training so much. As for the work, we have three baptismal dates that were set
this week which is a blessing! Hopefully we will have a few baptisms in the
coming weeks :) we have Christmaw conference today which will be super fun. The
mission is a grind but every day it gets more enjoyable.
Merry Christmas!
Elder Freedman
On Mon, Dec 3, 2018, 3:50 PM Thomas Freedman <thomas.freedman@myldsmail.net
wrote:
I have been told by numerous people that my emails havent
been sending. I hope thats false but if its true I am so sorry hahah:)
Well. The work is moving forward. We finally got a stake
here in laredo. We had President Torres come to laredo to help set everything
up along with two 70's - Elder Mackay and Elder Villareal. Elder mackay has
visited the mission before and that dude does not speak a single ounce of
spanish. As he was bearing his testimony to our congregation, he told the
translator to stop talking, as he knew that the lord would have it that
everyone would "hear the gospel in their own tongue" just as the
scriptures say. Then all of the sudden, Elder Mackay just goes off for like 10
minutes speaking in spanish. My jaw dropped I was like ohhhh my goodness. It
wasnt just like spanish It was like good spanish. I was sooo confused but i was
like this is a man of god. The work is good! We had the opportunity to help
valeria be baptized which was awesome:) We have also found a few different
people that are super awesome. One of them being a guy named maxmiliano.
Maxmiliano has had a crazy past and we were just walking in the street and we
could see him just like kind of looking at us. I asked if we could show him a
video. After the video was over he just looked up and he was bawling. He then
said, "Who are you" and we continued to explain that we were
missionaries from the church of jesus Christ. He then told us that he was going
through some crazy things in his life and was asking God to show him a sign. It
was super cool. We have taught him 3 lessons and He came to church on sunday.
He invited his mom to come from Monterrey to church with us. This was probably
Max's first time in church but his mom was just sitting there next to him
crying the entire meeting. It was super cool to see how the gospel brings so
much love and hope to the people who need it. The mission is a grind and a half
but its honestly so amazing when you get to see things like this. Other than
that my comp and I elder Benjamin have been getting along. I am going to put in
one picture but other than that I think thats what the problem is with why the
emails arent working. So much happens out here I wish i could tell it all but
the only thing I can say is if you are younger than me and have the opportunity
to go on a mission, GO ON A MISSION! The lord needs everyone he possibly can
have out here in the field. Obviously it isnt for everyone but if you
want to experience it for real, theres only one way to know :) I turn 20 on
saturday. LIfe is crazy out here. Love you guys so much and stay good!
Elder Freedman
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