So, I'm pretty sure I've never been so tired before in my life, This week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday we had all day zone conferences with the Zones, I got to eat pretty good this week lets just say. We talked a lot about a new teaching method that we are going to try to start using here in the mission because everybody is just teaching so complicated and were just confusing the heck out of everyone haha. We also talked a lot about what we have seen in our surprise visits and our progress on the culture change of the mission. At the end of the conference, President always shares something to leave us on a spiritual note and he said one thing that really stood out to me. He said that when E. Valenzuela came he shook each one of our hands and the purpose of that was to be able to look into our eyes and to see who has the light and who doesn't. Then he actually came to President afterward and told him the missionaries who didn't have the light in there eyes and that he needed to talk to them .I liked that a lot and hope I have that light in me. Also, one of the traditions of the mission was that in Zone Conferences the last like hour the missionaries who were leaving got to bear there testimonies, we decided to change this and to eliminate this from now on and not everyone was super happy about that, but President spoke about it and the reason we did it. We have two years to leave our testimony here, it doesn't matter what we say in a zone conference, it matters what we left here and what people are going to say about us in ten years.
On Friday we had all day changes meeting which I was super excited to do. We went to President's house and he has a huge whiteboard with everyone's photo and where they're at and a little bit of information and then we pray, ask for the spirit and revelation and then just start working and doing the best we can. Wow, it is crazy though, we all stared at that board for like 10 hours haha. But we always talk about the new assistant first (President has loved the 3 assistants so were going to call another one too) Then you go to Zone leaders, Trainers, District Leaders and the rest. Really, you just have to do your best and then we have 5 days between that change and the final change on Wednesday just to think about everything and to really receive guidance and direction for the things that we need to change! Needless to say, it was a very cool experience to be a part of and really I know the President has keys to receive revelation and to direct this mission.
We got done with changes at about 5 and then the Secretaries came over and we had a huge thanksgiving meal just like home. Honestly it was so great, Ham, Turkey, Pies, Potatoes, Stuffing, Rolls sparkling cider and on and on. It was honestly great and President can cook pretty dang good. He was super glad to have us over because actually Hma. Nelson has had to go to the states the last couple weeks for some surgery but the mission doesn't know that, just us. So he was kinda lonely and loved having us and even invited us to stay the night which we gladly accepted. I love the mission house and sleeping in sweet beds and having sweet showers and raiding the kitchen. The assistant life is very tiring but it is very rewarding.
We didn't have much time to work this week but we had 4 investigators come to church and this Saturday is the baptism of Celsy and Carllos and Liam. I'm so excited, they are such a great family and even Clesys daughter came to church yesterday. It should be a special day on Saturday, Pray for them that everything can work out good.
So we finished up the month of November yesterday and we stayed at the same percentage of baptism as we always have in the mission, around 50 but we are stoked because besides the baptisms we have made such a jump in numbers like New Investigators and Dates and Lessons, we have seen numbers that this mission has never seen before this last month so we are feeling great and hope this next month that we can increase in baptisms. Yesterday we were in the offices super late with President doing some planning and he just expressed to us how grateful he was for us and how much he depends on us so that was sooo sweet and very touching.
Tha'ts about it family, Life is so great and Hope to leave it all here and change lives. Love you guys all!!!
E. LASERBEAM
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