Hey
everybody!
This letter may or may
not be slightly boring for you guys because this week really wasn´t all that
eventful. We went on splits and had do to interviews for other missonaries´
baptisms, but that´s about it. I´ll go into a little more detail with those I guess.
Oh, we also had a zone conference where we heard from 2 members of the seventy.
We heard from Elder Alonzo and Elder Ortíz. Elder Alonzo spoke about how we can
improve our missionary work and Elder Ortíz spoke about the importance of
remaining missionaries after we return home. Both very good talks. After the
conference we started the splits. I went to Tlacojalpan, the only other area in
my district with an Elder Espinoza (what a coincidence huh?). He was really
cool and we had a good conversation at the end of the day. We also met with his
investigators that got baptized this Saturday. Those were the people that we
ended up interviewing right before their baptismal service. However, by
"we" I really mean Elder Wheeler because only the district leaders conduct
the baptismal interviews. It took about 2 and a half hours because it was a
family of five being baptized and they all needed individual interviews. It was
cool though because I took the time to play the piano in the chapel we were in.
It was really nice to play again to say the least. I forgot to mention: one
cool thing about the splits was that we had to cross the river Papaloapan. We
crossed it in a big barge type thing. It was big enough to fit about 8
cars on it plus plenty of room for people on foot. It was pretty neat and I
took some pictures. Saturday night we also had a ward activity that was kind of
like Minute to Win It games. That was pretty fun too. I think the members
had a good time, but unfortunately we only had two non-members there. It was a
bit of a bummer considering that the purpose of the activity was to invite
non-members. Oh well, whatcha gonna do? I also got to practice more piano on
Sunday. I played during the sacrament meeting, but only with the right hand. I
didn´t have enough practice to play with both, but it turned out okay. I´ll
probably be playing consistently during the meetings while I´m here. At one
point we were waiting to talk to the bishop so I started practicing sight
reading the hymns with both hands. I actually surprised myself by doing better
than I expected. I think that with some more practice I´ll be able to play most
of the hymns. Neat!
Now... after that huge
block of a paragraph... I´ll answer the few questions I received from Dad.
Things with my companion
are better. I´ve been a bit more patient with his quirks and they don´t bug me
as much anymore. I´m trying to judge people less because I know I´m not perfect
either. I´m still not entirely sure how he is as a missionary because we have
been doing more things with the members than teaching investigators. Anyways...
the new house is pretty nice but this week was a little rough. The house in on
the second floor and it has plenty of windows. The only problem is that these
windows have nothing but bug screens... and we had another Norte. It got pretty
chilly with the wind blowing through. I had to sleep with extra blankets for
once. :P Other than that there´s no problems. It´s a lot cleaner and there are
no bugs. We do have one little lizard that we´ve been trying to catch, but no
such luck. Maybe we´ll get him this week. Speaking of lizards.... the sister
that lives below us showed us what she was going to be cooking for her dinner
tonight. An iguana. It was pretty darn big too. It was still alive and everything
but it´s legs were all tied up. We took a couple pictures with it. Who knows,
maybe she´ll invite us to try some of it. :P
As far as seeing the
sights goes, we haven´t done to much of that... mostly because there´s not too
much to see. It´s mostly sugarcane fields around here. It´s pretty nice though
because it´s a bit calmer than the city and a bit more like home. :) Overall, I
really like the area and the ward, but I sure hope we find some people to teach
and baptize soon.
I want to bear my
testimony that this church is absolutely true. The Book of Mormon is proof that
God loves us and speaks to us. I know that we have a living prophet who guides
this church. I know that true happiness in this life only comes through living
the gospel. I urge you to stop and take a look at your life for a moment. If
there is a commandment you are not living fully or a church calling that you
are not magnifying, take the time to do it. By keeping the commandments and
helping others to do the same, we receive countless blessings from our Heavenly
Father. I also want to stress the importance of daily prayer and scripture
study. These are the ways that we communicate personally with our Heavenly
Father. If we aren't doing these things then we are shutting the door to personal
revelation. The amazing thing about the gospel is that it's never too late to
improve or start anew. That's why we have repentance. I know that Christ is the
Savior of the world and that through Him we can receive a remission of all our
sins. Once again, the church is true!
I love you all and
hope all is well with you. I can't wait to return and spend time with you all.
Stay strong in the Gospel!
Love,
Elder Sean Horrocks
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