"Are we doing all we should?"

Hola familia!

 

Ah, it is already P-day again. Time is flying, it is crazy! I am glad to hear that you are all doing well!. Keep writing me. I enjoy getting your letters. Especially DearElders or handwritten, cause then i don't have to wait until p-day to read them, and i can read them more than once.

The MTC is no vacation. Trust me. It is study and work all day long. And you get frustrated a lot, and sometimes overwhelmed. But I also love it here. Cause when that happens i can just breath, and talk to my Father in heaven and then set realistic goals for myself. It is amazing how much you can learn here. Sometimes i feel like i am overdoing it when i look at my scriptures and most of the page has been marked, highlighted, or had notes scribbled in it. But i can't help it. I love the scriptures. When you are searching the scriptures to find a way to help someone else, to find something that they need to hear, it is amazing how many things you will find that you need to hear. In fact, this week, my teacher was trying to teach us about how to receive revelation. And because I am the new district leader, and i didn't really know how to do my job, and i was kinda bummed that i would lose some personal study time because i have meetings, i was kind of overwhelmed by my new calling. So our teacher had us all write down a question that we wanted answered, or a worry that we had. I wrote down "I want to undersand how I can help my district become better missionaries, and how I can become a leader." Then the entire class read the same chapter in the book of mormon together as a class. We just happened to be in 1 Nephi 3. I had read this chapter so many times, and i am ashamed to say that i didn't think that my worries would be addressed. Well within the first 7 verses i had read what i needed to hear. In verse five, i learned that i cannot murmer because it is a hard thing which i have been required to to, because it is a commandment of the Lord. And in verse 7 I read it as "and it came to pass that I 'Romney' said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the lord hath commanded, for i know the lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for that that they may accomplish that thing which he commandeth them."  If i will just do my best, and do what the lord wants me to do, He will prepare the way.

Anyways, being a district leader isn't really that hard in the mtc. I interview each member of my district once a week. Then i report to the zone leaders and branch presidency. I am in meetings most of sunday, learning how to address issues in our branch and improve our work. I get the mail twice a day. I authorize splits. I conduct every class. It is pretty fun. I love it. And i still don't feel like I am learning any less, even though i do miss out on more personal study time.

Oh, and my companion's spanish is improving so much! he has no need to be frustrated. For our last lesson, i just let him take hold of the reins for a while, and he did so good. He was doing correct conjugations and everything. He even stopped pausing to say "uh". haha. I am proud of him. He is catching up. I am so grateful to have him.

This week, i learned somthing interesting during a devotional. For my whole life, I have always prayed that the missionaries would find those that needed the gospel. But before my mission, i never asked myself to find those that needed the gospel. It is amazing to see how many people who are baptized have been prepared for the missionaries BY members. And i never did my part before my mission. I wish i had. You guys really can do missionary work even at home. There is this quote that is now framed on the wall outside of our classroom. we all love it.

"There are feet to steady,

Hands to grasp,

Minds to encourage,

Hearts to inspire,

And souls to save.

Are we doing all we should?"

Ah, i just love that. Remember that the savior is a perfect example of love. So to be more like the savior, just love everybody. Ah. I love the people of Chihuahua and i haven't even met them yet. I love my investigators, even though they are not real investigators, and it makes my heart sing everytime i see them coming closer unto Christ.

Speaking of which, my investigators are improving. We have two investigators, Jairo y Antonio. They are so great, and they are progressing each day.

Oh, and i forgot to tell you that a few weeks ago, i saw Shane in a video that they were showing us about how to deal with stress. Haha, i shouted when he came up on the screen "SHANE?" haha. It was such a surprise. He said something like "Being in the MTC is like drinking out of a fire hydrant. You get some in your mouth, but mostly it just gets on your face." Haha. And it's true. There is so much to learn here.

Oh, and my teacher, Hermano Defiguerido, is a big fan of dad's work at El Mirador. keep up the good work Papa. I brag about you all the time.

Brie, every day, my companion quotes that comcast commercial with the asian man saying "get it in there, get it up that, more, more, i like it." hahaha. Every time i swipe my card to get into a building. And it makes me think of you, cause you showed it to me.

Landon, I look forward to your advice letter. Even though you ahve already given me so much good advice. I read your dearelder you sent me a lot. Thank you for sharing your testimony. I am so grateful to have a loving father in heaven. he love us more than we can ever comprehend in this life. And we can do nothing that will make him close his arms to us. He will not close his arms until we are back in them. The atonement is amazing. Without it, none of us would be able to return to live with our Father in Heaven again. And this is why i am so grateful for it. Because the thing i want most, for myself, is to live with all of you for eternity, with my Father in Heaven. And now i get to go help other people want that for themselves as well.

I love you all so much. Thank you for the support, love, and prayers that you send to me. You are all my greatest examples. Take care. I love you.

 

Elder Romney Vaughn Hansen