Week 55

Hola Everyone!

This week was a really good week. It's a dang tough area that I'm in because finding people to teach is super, super tough! Usually they like to hear the Word of God and then we make another appointment with them and then they're not there or they don't want anything to do with us. It's tough, but also a good thing. As D&C teaches, "many are called but few are chosen." We can quickly tell who are the chosen people here in the mission field!

So we started out the week super awesome in our District Meeting! We were able to all share our testimonies with the missionaries in our district. The spirit was strong! The spirit helped me recognize that yes, I'm a good missionary, but that I can be a lot better missionary as I try harder and harder this next year and the rest of my life! I know that I'm not a perfect missionary and the spirit helped me learn and recognize that very well this week. But he also helped me recognize that it's not necessary to be perfect, but to do all we can on our part to be better and to become better every single day! Just like in sports. I remember so much how we were always progressing and trying to do better than we were yesterday, because if weren't progressing, we weren't going to be able to beat those teams that were progressing!! It's the same in this life. We have to continue progressing so that we can beat Satan - Every - Single - Day!!

To finish up the week, we received a new Branch President here and it's President Lucero - the member that I confirmed the Melchizedek Priesthood to. He hasn't even completed a year as a member and they called him as Branch President. It was so dang awesome and I felt the spirit very strong! This Branch needs a leader and a big change so that they can progress and the Lord blessed us with a new leader!!!!

Also this week, despite all of my weaknesses and wrong doings, I was able to feel forgiveness for my sins through partaking of the Sacrament. What an experience that was!! I love you guys all so dang much. I know this church is true and I know that the only way we can return and live with our Heavenly Father again is through the ordinances and covenants that we makes as members. And as we learn in 2 Nephi ENDURE TO THE END!!!!!!!!!!

ELDER BLAKE