September 3, 2012

Hey Family!!

Sorry, I have been getting everyone’s emails and questions. Just been busy and trying hard to remember what to write, sorry. I only took 2 pics this week. One of a little soccer field kind of like something you would see in Brazil! There is always little ninos playing on it, but when I took the pic it was empty! The other pic is of a yellow truck like the one from our neighborhood ha-ha.

For the missionary questions:

-The schedule I had in the MTC was:

6:30: wake up

6:35 Gym

8:10 Breakfast

8:40 Class

11:40 Spanish Study

12:45 Lunch

1:35 Additional Study

2:45 Class

5:45 Dinner

7 Devotional (if Tuesday, if not computer language study)

8 District mtg (if Tuesday if not additional study)

9 plan

9:30 back to dorms

10:30 Lights out

That’s about the average day.

-One thing I wish I did before better was to know the scriptures and all the stories better. Playing soccer has really helped as well learning how to work, having a job, budgeting money etc. Just different life lessons. The MTC is just like BYU soccer camp but for church ha-ha.

-Learn how to really work hard and listen to the Spirit. Read the scriptures everyday and pay attention in seminary and listen to your parents and be active in church YM and YW helped a lot. Also be missionary before you leave. Share your testimony with friends and neighbors, don't be scared.

-The mission is great. It’s important to work hard, have fun, and be obedient. IF you can do those before your mission you can do them during.

-be teachable. be humble. be disciplined in all things.

I think that’s all the questions, sorry I don't have them with me... but I hope it’s not too late and I hope this is what you were looking for!!

This past week we have really focused on being 100% obedient, and because of that we have seen miracles. Just by striving to be obedient we showed the Lord that HE can trust us with more, and this week we got a lot of member referrals! One of them was Alis from El Salvador. We went over there to first give him a blessing because he has cancer. But we started teaching about the priesthood and that authority, and he was loving it. The next day we went back and taught more and showed him the Joseph Smith restoration video then taught the first lesson. Then we invited him to be baptized and he accepted, his date is for Sept 29!!! I hope he doesn't fall and that he can actually get baptized!!! It really was the best feeling. It was crazy being there because I just felt so strongly God had prepared him and that he was literally prepared for us, I know he accepted baptism not on our part but because he had been prepared. It was a huge testimony builder that God loves his children so much that if we as members are doing what we are supposed to do, we can literally be instruments! Open your mouth family, share the gospel/ Pray to know who you can share it with. :)

This week I started feeling a little discouraged about how ineffective I am because of my Spanish and we were driving in the car and I looked in the outside mirror and then the sun shone on my face and like instead of my face there I saw mom's face! and I heard her voice in my heart say, it’s ok honey you can do it! and that gave me so much comfort!! I really felt your presence mom and the Spirit really was strong, that was a miracle I needed. It reminded me of like the lion king, something unreal like that! It really was what I needed. Thanks mom - ha.

My advair has about 20 left, my synthroid has about 12 left after this week. Just letting you know.

Thanks for sending my stuff this week :)

I'm glad everyone is doing good. That’s crazy about how much it rained there. Dad, in case I don't get a letter sent out in time HAPPY BIRTHDAY on the sixth, I sure do love you and am so grateful for your example. I hope you got that DC shirt I sent from the MTC, your b-day present!! Hope it fits. Did you get that????

This past week we had Zone Conference and it was so good, I felt so pumped and just wanting to be the best. Pres. Riggs is such a good man. I really wouldn't be surprised if he’s a future General Authority no joke ha-ha. I really look up to him. He’s great!! I want to be like him, I want to learn a lot from him. He said he likes seeing the light in my eyes :)

Well, I hope everyone is doing great. I hope Stephen's knee gets better. Hope Michael enjoys the mission thing and his getting good grades. Have a good b-day dad. Amanda whenever you feel like making me oreo truffles feel free to send them ;) Mom I love you thanks for everything.

I think tomorrow I'm going on exchanges with one of the ZL's because E Ochoa is our DL so it'll be in English!!!

But man I feel bad. I feel like when its email time I forget what happened ha-ha... oh yeah the missionaries who lived in this apartment before us would bring in furniture from the trash and also road kill...so now we have bed bugs and no joke I have over 50 bites... but we called and they will be spraying our place so no worries :)

Tomorrow we might be able to email again, so hopefully tomorrow but if not next Monday!!

Con amor,

Elder LIfferth