So this week went by fast but it really was worth it. So I got a new comp, SR. He is a mini missionary from Matagalpa. That means that he is just assigned to be my comp to help me out. He isn't a missionary yet but has his call to go to Peru on the 30th. So he has been with me this week helping me out.
Well this week was pretty awesome!!! I'm still listening to conference and I'm currently reading the BoM and I'm in Mosiah 23, marking and such. We found this family that went to church with us last Sunday and went yesterday that we put a baptismal date with for the 26th of Oct. This family is pretty cool and we are excited to marry them and baptize them. We also found this other family that are hardcore Catholics but decided to go to church with us yesterday... that was cool!! They have a little grandson that makes me laugh! He likes to play with me whenever I go over to visit!! His g-ma thinks it bothers me but I love it! Little kids give me some of the best moments of my mission. We also found this family that has a clothes shop. He was born here but grew up in California so he speaks English perfectly. He speaks like a gangster but it really trips me out whenever I talk to him. We are going to be working with him and his wife more so we can baptize them!!!
Now for the experience of the week....
Well we were walking to a lesson and I was in divisions with Elder E. He has been having problems with his stomach lately and runs to the bathroom a lot. So we went to a appointment that we had that they were going to cook us dinner. We showed up a little late and they said that they were going to go to bed so we decided to leave. Well while we were leaving, E had a sudden need to use the bathroom and accidentally farted right in front of the family that I'm teaching!! We later ran to the nearest members house so he could use the bathroom. We were laughing so hard about it after that he had actually done that in front of someone. It was super loud. He was then going to the bathroom all night every 10 mins due to his tummy problems. Poor E.
So during the week, I was talking to my comp, SR about the mission and how sometimes one may need to wait to go on the mission due to some sins. He seemed confused and I explained it to him. Well he had somethings that he hadn't told the bishop so we went to the Mission Office today so he could talk to Pres and now he will be waiting another 6 to 9 months to go on his mission. He went home today which means that I will be getting a new comp tomorrow. SR is 26 yrs old and is thinking a lot about just getting married instead of going on the mission. He has a hard case to deal with but I think he would have left on his mission without saying anything if he hadn't of been my comp. He told me that he would rather go home and be clean than go on the mission heavy of sin. He really inspired me to be a little better each day and to know that the Atonement of Christ is there for all of us to use, no matter the circumstance.
It is my testimony that many of the deepest regrets of tomorrow can be prevented by following the Savior today. If we have sinned or made mistakes—if we have made choices that we now regret—there is the precious gift of Christ’s Atonement, through which we can be forgiven. We cannot go back in time and change the past, but we can repent.
~ Deiter F. Utchdorf
LES AMO MUCHO!!!
Elder Daugherty
Monday, October 21, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
October 14, 2013
WWWHOOOOAAAA!!!!! This change with Elder B went by way too fast!! I have received the news that my comp will be heading to Puerto Cabeza and I will stay again another change here in Tipitapa!! i will be getting a new comp, I think his name is Elder R, not sure yet. I haven't met him and I wont until tomorrow. I have loved the time I have had with Elder B and I am sad to see our companionship be parted. I have been bumped up to Senior Companion so I hope my comp will be able to work with me and that we can get along well. I want that we can be able to teach with the spirit and to be able to touch the hearts of those that we teach.
Spiritual Experience for the week:
So yesterday, Sunday, the young men in our ward didn't show up on time, like they do every Sunday. So the Branch Pres asked Elder E and I to bless the Sacrament. I felt a bit nervous due to the fact that my Spanish lately has gotten a little lazy and I slur my words together and I didn't want to mess up the sacrament prayer. Anyways, we went through the process of breaking the bread and saying the prayers. After we were all done, and after we had sat back down, I realized that I haven't had the chance to bless the Sacrament for about year!!! In the Singles ward before I left, I didn't really do it because I was never called on to do it. And I never really did it that much while I was in La Dalia. I felt really blessed that I had that chance to use my priesthood to help everyone else in the chapel to renew their covenants that they had made at baptism, to help them become clean of their sins that week.
So due to the fact that I didnt have the chance to watch Conference last weekend, i downloaded it on my iPod and I have been listening to the talks throughout the week. One of my favorite talks is by Pres Uchtdorf during the Saturday Morning Session. He talks about the many reasons why people join the church. He talks about how people may think that they cant fit in to the church with us because they are so different. He invites all of those that are different to join!! And due to all the difference that we shall gain, we will be able to grow even better together. He states, ''If you expect to find perfect people here, you will be disappointed. But if you seek the pure doctrine of Christ, the word of God “which healeth the wounded soul,”9 and the sanctifying influence of the Holy Ghost, then here you will find them. In this age of waning faith—in this age when so many feel distanced from heaven’s embrace—here you will find a people who yearn to know and draw closer to their Savior by serving God and fellowmen, just like you. Come, join with us!''. We all know that the Church is perfect, but we also know that we as humans aren't perfect in any way. We will never reach perfection in this life. But through the atonement of Jesus Christ, we will be able to gain that perfection after we are resurrected.
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters—my dear friends—please, first doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith.8 We must never allow doubt to hold us prisoner and keep us from the divine love, peace, and gifts that come through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
--Pres Deiter F. Uchtdorf
¡¡¡Les Amo MUCHO!!!
Elder Daugherty
Spiritual Experience for the week:
So yesterday, Sunday, the young men in our ward didn't show up on time, like they do every Sunday. So the Branch Pres asked Elder E and I to bless the Sacrament. I felt a bit nervous due to the fact that my Spanish lately has gotten a little lazy and I slur my words together and I didn't want to mess up the sacrament prayer. Anyways, we went through the process of breaking the bread and saying the prayers. After we were all done, and after we had sat back down, I realized that I haven't had the chance to bless the Sacrament for about year!!! In the Singles ward before I left, I didn't really do it because I was never called on to do it. And I never really did it that much while I was in La Dalia. I felt really blessed that I had that chance to use my priesthood to help everyone else in the chapel to renew their covenants that they had made at baptism, to help them become clean of their sins that week.
So due to the fact that I didnt have the chance to watch Conference last weekend, i downloaded it on my iPod and I have been listening to the talks throughout the week. One of my favorite talks is by Pres Uchtdorf during the Saturday Morning Session. He talks about the many reasons why people join the church. He talks about how people may think that they cant fit in to the church with us because they are so different. He invites all of those that are different to join!! And due to all the difference that we shall gain, we will be able to grow even better together. He states, ''If you expect to find perfect people here, you will be disappointed. But if you seek the pure doctrine of Christ, the word of God “which healeth the wounded soul,”9 and the sanctifying influence of the Holy Ghost, then here you will find them. In this age of waning faith—in this age when so many feel distanced from heaven’s embrace—here you will find a people who yearn to know and draw closer to their Savior by serving God and fellowmen, just like you. Come, join with us!''. We all know that the Church is perfect, but we also know that we as humans aren't perfect in any way. We will never reach perfection in this life. But through the atonement of Jesus Christ, we will be able to gain that perfection after we are resurrected.
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters—my dear friends—please, first doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith.8 We must never allow doubt to hold us prisoner and keep us from the divine love, peace, and gifts that come through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
--Pres Deiter F. Uchtdorf
¡¡¡Les Amo MUCHO!!!
Elder Daugherty
Monday, October 7, 2013
October 7, 2013
Hey!!! I hope everyone got to enjoy conference!! I should would have if I would have had the chance to watch it... I just downloaded them so I can listen to them during the week. Its kinda sad that I wasn't able to see it but as a missionary here in Nicaragua, if I didn't have anyone to bring with me to Conference, I'm not able to go. We worked super hard all week to be able to take people to Conference but at the last moment, everyone decided to run away, hide, lie, or straight up not want to go. We had about 8 families that we had prepared to go with us and every single one of them fell through.. It really sad that these people lost out on the chance to see the Prophet speak in person. I know that they get to see him again in 6 months but this is a special chance that they get 2 times a year.
Well the spiritual experience this week....
We went to teach E and M this week to see how they were doing. Well only E was there and we decided to see where he was in reading the Book of Mormon. He is in the 24 chapter of 2 Nephi. So we read a chapter with him, explained it, and asked him if there was anything we could do to help them. He then went on to tell us how the President of the Relief Society has been visiting them and seeing the help that they need. She brought them a bag of food the night that they happened to run out. They saw the blessings that the Lord provided them and continues to provide them when they follow the commandments of the Lord. I truly love this family. I've said that a lot but I cant describe the way I feel for this family.
To make matters a bit more crazy for this week of Conference, the power and water decided to go away all day... Well that made it even harder to bring people to church when they hadn't bathed yet or cooked their meals. That didn't help. We also had a baptism planned in the afternoon but because there was no water, we weren't able to do it. We tried to do it today and that didn't happen either because there still isn't water in the chapel in Tipitapa or in the other chapel closest to Tipitapa. Sucks!! But We did our very best to find all the other different ways we could be able to baptize this weekend and we couldn't do anything about it. Even if we do our very best, if the Lord doesn't want it to happen at that time, it isn't going to happen. So maybe tomorrow is the day. I guess we will find out!!
Also, the fan that I was using to sleep at night to cool me off, decided to die off and leave me sweating and miserable during the night. That's how I slept last night and the night before. The mission is trying to fix some things in the mission so who knows when I will be getting another fan.... Hopefully soon. My comp hasn't had one for about a month. I don't know how he has been able to sleep without a fan but he does it. Now we both don't have a fan and we will suffer together!!!
It is recorded that Jesus was made perfect through suffering. If he was made perfect through suffering, why should we imagine for one moment that we can be prepared to enter into the kingdom of rest with him and the Father, without passing through similar ordeals?
--Brigham Young
Les Amo Mucho!!!
Elder Daugherty
Well the spiritual experience this week....
We went to teach E and M this week to see how they were doing. Well only E was there and we decided to see where he was in reading the Book of Mormon. He is in the 24 chapter of 2 Nephi. So we read a chapter with him, explained it, and asked him if there was anything we could do to help them. He then went on to tell us how the President of the Relief Society has been visiting them and seeing the help that they need. She brought them a bag of food the night that they happened to run out. They saw the blessings that the Lord provided them and continues to provide them when they follow the commandments of the Lord. I truly love this family. I've said that a lot but I cant describe the way I feel for this family.
To make matters a bit more crazy for this week of Conference, the power and water decided to go away all day... Well that made it even harder to bring people to church when they hadn't bathed yet or cooked their meals. That didn't help. We also had a baptism planned in the afternoon but because there was no water, we weren't able to do it. We tried to do it today and that didn't happen either because there still isn't water in the chapel in Tipitapa or in the other chapel closest to Tipitapa. Sucks!! But We did our very best to find all the other different ways we could be able to baptize this weekend and we couldn't do anything about it. Even if we do our very best, if the Lord doesn't want it to happen at that time, it isn't going to happen. So maybe tomorrow is the day. I guess we will find out!!
Also, the fan that I was using to sleep at night to cool me off, decided to die off and leave me sweating and miserable during the night. That's how I slept last night and the night before. The mission is trying to fix some things in the mission so who knows when I will be getting another fan.... Hopefully soon. My comp hasn't had one for about a month. I don't know how he has been able to sleep without a fan but he does it. Now we both don't have a fan and we will suffer together!!!
It is recorded that Jesus was made perfect through suffering. If he was made perfect through suffering, why should we imagine for one moment that we can be prepared to enter into the kingdom of rest with him and the Father, without passing through similar ordeals?
--Brigham Young
Les Amo Mucho!!!
Elder Daugherty
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