Sorry I don't really have time to respond to your most recent email, I
didn't have time to print it off this morning, so I'll write now instead of
wasting time reading it, but I'll respond next week :)
OK where to start...
So we upgraded from proselyting in the park to the nearby University,
which was founded in the 1500's crazy huh? It was super scary for me because
I'm not used to just walking up to strangers yet and my Spanish isn't what I
want it to be, but the Lord prepares us! The people are all so receptive and
kind! Most everybody believes in Christ so they like hearing messages. I grew
more comfortable as we talked to people, though my Spanish got worse somehow
haha. We met this one lady who had gone to church with a friend once and when
we invited her back she said, sure! We got her telephone number and stuff and
kept going. I had the greatest feeling. Also we ran into this one guy who
listened and then told us we needed to learn more Spanish, however he then bore
his testimony to us and told us to never stop doing the Lord's work. It was
amazing and he wasn't even a member.
So our district is like family now. We have spiritual moments as well
as fun ones when we play games like signs. I was nervous getting called as an
AP with my companion but President Gave a talk that night about leadership
positions and it really comforted me.
On Sunday, one of the new Haitian elders gave his talk in french/creol
and even though we heard his message through a translator I think we all had
teary eyes as he bore his testimony.
We continue to bless and comfort each other, like Elder Nelson, who is
having some things going on at home. I was prompted to give a district prayer
for him and then us Elders gave him a blessing. I learned that through helping
comfort others, the Lord Comforts us as well.
The guys in our district have been practicing “Brightly Beams” for a
musical number for church Sunday, which sounds pretty good if I may say so
myself. We played futsol and ultimate frisbee outside and then drowned in our
sweat, gross but kinda true sorry.
Something I learned spiritually is about promptings. Our area
president Elder Cornish was giving a talk about how promptings are really
revelation. Our ability to understand and then respond to promptings is
directly linked to the eternal progression of those we meet. We need to
practice feeling promptings, to grow to known when to act. The MTC is the
graduate school of revelation. The lord has plainly given us promptings and
what he expects us to do, it's in black and white, called the scriptures. I
know that we all get promptings at various times, and I want to challenge you
guys, and I'll do this as well, to when you get a thought even a simple one
that will bring about some good in someway to immediately respond to it. Good
things come from God, Bad things from Satan. If we get a good idea- it's from
God, it's a promptings, it's a revelation. I know we will become so much more
effective if we do this, I testify in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
With mucho amor from my corazon,
Elder Andrew W. Sheffield
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