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