Hola familia,
It has been a
little bit of a hard week. I didn't have
changes, so I am still here in David, which I am happy about. It has just been hard with the companion. He is just doing some disobedient things right
now, and whenever I try to talk to him about it, he doesn't talk to me. The whole last change I was just trying to
remember that God put me with him for a reason, to learn something and to teach
him something. So I am still trying to
find out what those things are that I will learn and teach. I have never had problems like this with
anyone, and it is a little fear of mine to have to talk about them. But that is what the mission is about,
overcoming my fears and developing and becoming a new person. I have been praying so much for strength to be
able to talk to my companion about things, and that he will realize that what
he is doing is not in harmony with our calling.
We have found
some golden investigators, a family of indigenous Nase, and they are super
excited. They have already come to
church twice, and have come to three activities we have had in the church! They are getting ready to be baptized on the
8th of February! We also found a guy
named J. He is the dad of a girl
that got baptized a year ago. We have
taught him the restauracion and the plan de salvacion and he is really
acceptive and excited! He just works a
lot, so it is hard for him to come to church...but, he is trying to get Sundays
off so he can come!
As for P-Days, we
always come to internet at ten, and then usually end up going to a church to
play sports and eat lunch with the zone. Sometimes we go to Boquete or Cerro Punta, the
cold parts of Panama, which is nice to get a break from the heat! The sweating
never stops though, due to 85% humidity!
I know this
gospel is true. I have really tried to
put it in practice much more these last couple weeks. Not just learn it, but learn how to apply the gospel
to every situation and need that I have. One of the leaders of all the MTC's in the
world came to Mexico, and told us that there are 7,000,000,000 different people
with 7,000,000,000 different needs in the world, and there is ONE gospel that
fills EVERY SINGLE ONE of those needs, and that as missionaries, it is our duty
to help people find out how the gospel fits and helps their needs. It is the same thing with me. As I have been reading the Book of Mormon, I
have prayed so much to have the Lord open my mind to new understanding so I can
apply the principles in that book to be a better person. These past few weeks
have been some of the most spiritual and most progressive weeks of my entire
life. I can't deny the gospel.
Well, not much
more to report right now, just that I am learning and helping people learn,
which makes me happy. I am happy. Pray for my companion, please. Thanks for all the prayers on his and on my
behalf! Also, pray for the Presleys, a
senior missionary couple who crashed their car into a guardrail this last week,
and are very lucky to be alive. Thanks for everything! I love you all!
Love,
Elder Austin
Michael Kipp
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