I'm old....
Hola y'all!
So I have come to a terrible realization
this week..... I am old. Who would have thought that I would be twenty
already?! Not me!! My life is almost over!! Just kidding but being 20 is
a strange feeling. I no longer have to call myself a teenager. I
thought I would be happier about that than I am. Idk it is just strange
to think that my teen years are gone and I will never get them again.
So
in other news we had out last lesson with Eivar before his baptismal
interview. We went over the commandments and went through the baptismal
questions so that he know what is expected. Eivar is such a golden
person!! We taught the Word of Wisdom and he felt super bad because he
has drank coffee. He committed to stop drinking it and asked for a
blessing to help him stop! That was the second blessing I have given in
Spanish and I must say it is freaky but it is a good experience.
This
past week we also started teaching an awesome new family! We got in
contact with them as a Bible and Book of Mormon delivery referral and
they are so prepared for the gospel! We went over the Book of Mormon
with them and they were so excited to read it!! So it is four people that
we are teaching in that family. It is a mom and dad with their 29 year
old daughter and their 7 year old grandson. The grandson even did some
of the reading in the Book of Mormon and his mom is going to help him
read it every day!! They are such a good family and I can't wait to keep
teaching them!
So a scripture that I have found recently in the Bible really stood out to me this week.
1 Peter 5:6-8;
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
This
is something on the mission that I have way come to know is true. Satan
is out there doing everything he can to find those that he can devour.
He doesn't want any of us to be happy. He wants only misery, but he is
good at disguising misery and happiness. The only way to over come him
is to "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God." If
only that was as easy as it sounds. That is one of the hardest things
for me on the mission. Learning to be humble is a slow process but I
know that as we try God will bless us and Satan will not be able to
devour us.
Well anyways I hope y'all have a great week!!
Elder Ancient, I mean Stoddard :)
Editors Note: This is the happiest I have EVER seen Nathan look. literally. :-)
