SO this week we have had some good experiences haha.
Starting with the first one! Here it pretty much always rains at night and
sometime it rains rather hard at night and sometimes there is also lots of wind
so it blows it in the window. Which is right where I sleep and we ALWAYS leave
the window open:) so ya, I got a little wet and I woke up and had to shut the
window so I don't get wet. SO that was one thing that happened.
Also we have
seen 2 people this week that have the chicken pox so I was concerned cause I
don't remember ever having them? But who
knows? I haven't gotten sick yet so all is well!
Also if you've been reading my
last couple weeks of letters you will remember me talking about a weird
tradition here where they go around dressed up (looking like death eaters) and
whipping people, throwing powder etc. Well yesterday was the big day of that
where pretty much everyone does it. So there were lots of them and me and my companion got
whipped:D haha.
It was fun! They didn't do it hard or anything, but it was
just kinda funny, I still don't really understand the point but it was funny!
Also we made cookies with the relief society this week
and they loved them. Thank you Mama Hakes. They don't have homemade chocolate
chip cookies here so it was something new and they all liked them a lot.
Then, on Friday, we did a family night with the branch. It
was super good! It was one I had already done before. We taught the restoration
of the church and we divided into groups and made our own churches.
Then someone acted the part of Joseph Smith and had to
choose a church to join. But he didn't really know and then from there we
explain the First Vision. Its a super good and its fun for everyone. Also our
branch president made some killer tacos that were super good! So overall it was
a really good day.
Lately I've been thinking a lot about what I need to do
better as a missionary.....the list never ends!
haha. But I'm working on putting goals and plans on what I'm gonna do make it to my goal. So basically what I have thought about is what
every missionary needs. Every missionary needs to understand what love is. Love
for God, for Christ and his atonement, for their companion, for the members, and
for the investigators. There's a lot to love and a lot to learn to love. I would
say that is the most important thing a missionary needs to learn. And going
back on a quote from one of the prophets back in the day "Every member a
missionary". SO.....this applies to everyone of us. I believe if we all
understood the Atonement and the sacrifice God and Jesus Christ made for us, the
world would be sooooo much different. I invite all of you to do this, to try
the Lord. Because if you do it, he will teach you to love. And in doing so he
will bless you more than you can imagine. I love my Heavenly Father and all he
does for me. And hope that we can all understand this concept a little bit
more.
Love,
Elder Hakes
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