Thank you for the funeral pictures, I am glad it was a good experience. I am getting so excited for Jacob, and Morgan! When does morgan head out again? I cant remember his leaving date. Soooooo, I havent read taylers email yet but I will see what I can send him. I know that it is frustrating when things dont go how we imagine them. I think I felt that I little bit this week. I studied all morning today about patience because last night I was about going kill something (sarcastically speaking of course because no one here understands my humor) Ok, anyways, sometimes it is hard to have leaders that are 18 year old boys. But at the same time I know its their calling and they are doing the best they can. I studied today in Mosiah 28 is the chapter where the sons of Mosiah ask for permission to go and teach the lamanites. Preach my gospel has an activity that tells you to look for all of the reasons why they wanted to do it. I have done the actvity before and there are tons of obvious reasons, most importantly to share the gospel but I saw a part I really liked this morning. I like how they talk about the need to show the lamanites how to love. And I love that that is one of their desires. I am going to work on loving everyone, myself included. I know its not always the easiest thing. We always want to be so much better than we are but loving yourself and others really changes everything. I am usually good with the investigadors and memebrs but sometimes I really struggle with other missionaries. It is going to be one of my goals this week. Share as much love as I can and be lesss sarcastic because it just doesnt do good things for me lol.
We are doing the calendar actvity again with my new ward. We made like 40 this week and got them all handed out yesterday. I hope it helps us to have a stronger realtionship with the memebrs and work more closely with them. You wouldnt believe the amount of time energy and brain power that missionaries put into working together with the members in the work. We all know that it works better together but sometimes It is soooooo hard to multivate members to join us in this work. Do all that you can to have a realtionship with the missionaries in our ward and offer help with out being asked. I love the scripture in doctrine and covenants I think it is 58:27 If I remember right but it says that we should always be involved in a good cause, honestly I have no idea how to translate it right lol, los hombres deben ser anhelosamente cosegrados a una causa buena! haha! But I know that its true, when we do kind things or work hard because we want to and not because we are asked we gain so much more. Invite them over for family home evenings. Ask them if they have investigadors they would like to bring to the house for alessons. Or if they need you to help more closely with someone. Tell them about friends and INTRODUCE them to people. Missionary work doesnt work without members.
I sure hope we have a good week ahead of us. I am excited to get going. My companion really is great, we deep cleaned our house this morning, which was greatly needed. There were parts of the house that I dont think had been cleaned in a year. Crazy stuff. But just want you to know that I love you tons and that you are always always in my prayers and on my mind. I know that sometimes things just are hard, and I think that is ok. Heavenly Father will never give us more than we can handle and its ok to have off days, I have them too. Just remember that I love you tons and that in 10 short weeks I will be back home! Ready to go shopping and eat yummy food, watch movies, and hang out with my mom. Have a fantastic week!
Love, Hermana Baer
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