So this week started off pretty funny actually. We went over to the Sizemore's on Teusday to do some training on the computer and we got a call from some missionaries that we left our groceries with on P-day. We were talking about when we would pick them up and after the call Ken said he overheard and wondered if we needed anything. We told him we didn't at which point he chewed us out for not asking enough of him. It was pretty surreal and he said that our needing things "surely is not satisfactory". We left and just cracked up because of the oddness of it. We ask em' for little stuff now just to keep em' happy.
After that we went to the Stake center and had a new missionary training with the Pres. and AP's. I met back up with Elder Kinney, Sister Jamieson, Elder Light and a whole bunch of Elders from PEN zone (Elder Petrie & Ogilvie's zone). Training was pretty great and we watched some funny car safety videos. It was really awesome and spiritual and everything you would expect from a great man like Pres. Weidman.
That night it got even better though. We had dinner with the Su'as and they took us out to eat! It's sounds funny but living as a missionary makes you greatful for the dummest things like that. They even took us to a place for dessert called Pinkberry's, a frozen yogurt shop. We had a great night and they told us, like everyone else, if we need dinner any night just to stop on by. He even told us "Don't you skimp on price. The more I pay the more blessings I get". It was great.
Then next night though I got a bomb dropped on me. Irmao Whitaker & Lemperle, I'm calling you out. Sister Gracia is from Brazil and we had dinner with her and her family that night. We were told all throughout the MTC that the Brazilians us the from of "Voce" for "you". It's kinda semi-formal and everyone said we didn't need to memorize the "Tu" or "informal you", but sister Gracia said no one says "Voce" down there. I'm kinda confused but it's not really a big deal. It doesn't change a whole lot of the conjegations or anything but it's a pain.
Thursday we went to the Visitor's Center with Nina. The Sizemores came with us and we had a great tour. We sat and chatted infront of the Christis statue in the VC, watched some testimonies of the apostols and saw a video about family (corny, as per usual). It was great but even better, Nina is already doing missionary work! She took a Book of Mormon to give to her friend. Her friend is fro the Philipeans so she took on in Tagolic. She is so golden! We pushed her baptism back though. She really wants to be baptized with her son, Domonic (13). We still have to teach him all the lessons and stuff but we are tenitively planning on mid-November.
On Friday we celebrated Elder Manning's birthday. He's a bit of a weird cookie but it was his birthday so some Elders got him a cake. They told him it was "A Spanish tradition" to bit into the corner of the cake. Predictably they smashed his face into it and we all cracked up. It was pretty great. We had zone lunch after that too.
Our Ward Halloween party was Friday night! It was great cause we had tons of non-member friends show up and we never ran out of people to talk to. One new girl we met was Diana. she's been in Thailand for the past few months so we didn't know her. Apperetnly she's been around for a while. She really wants to be baptized but is having some worthiness issues. She's a great girl though and she comes to church as long as she can. She's really nervous around big crowds so she can't usually stay too long. She has a really complicated situation I really can't get into.
At the party we also met Sister Chambers. You ask me "Elder Teela, why do you tell us about some random member?" Mostly because you all know her I'm guessing. Unless you live under a rock you probably saw a internet video of a man asking his wife how long it would take to travel 80 miles at 80 miles per hour and her being totally lost for an answer. Yep, that's her! It was funny and she was a good sport about it all.
One final event before I get to my thought of the week. Chad Lewis is coming here for the next why I believe fireside! If you don't know who he is, slap you slef and then go look him up. Never mind, I'll just tell you. He's an LDS All-star, hall of fame football player. I've read his book and it's SO awesome he's coming here!
The spiritual stuff now: In a talk famous in the MTC called "The Charicter of Christ" David A. Bednar says "The Character of Christ is such that when you and I would turn in, he would always turn out". As I am going throughout my mission I sometimes feel really selfish. Thinking "I'm too tired to ride a bike" or "I don't want to get up at 6:30" or "Can't we just take a break?" These are all thoughts that don't really seem to bad and most of them are creibable, but as Vince Lambardi said "This is a battle of inches".
Satan knows that if you are on a mission he probably isn't going to shake you very easily unless you are out here for the wrong reason. He knows he won't stop you from being a good missionary when you are on a roll, but if he can hold you back even 10 minutes to make you miss an appointment, or stop you from contacting, he has won. He knows that for us to be able to find those prepared we need to be in-tune with the spirit and we can't do that while we are being disobidiant or lazy, aka, turning in. I know that the times I feel the most selfish is when I need to work the hardest, because that is when the Lord will bless us (Alma 26:27).
Espero que estejam bem. Eu vou orar para voces. ficam doce
-Um no execerito de Deus
Elder Teela
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