You are a valiant son of Heavenly Father

WOW. Tons to write this week. The first thing I wish to tell is that we had a hardcore Bible bash a few days ago while in another area on divisions, and it really surprised me how reading the Bible alone closes off the hearts of those who listen to our message. After a while, I called it quits with fighting against the Spirit and decided to just open up and read the Book of Mormon. I have been devising a grand scripture chain for those who are more inclined to really study hard what we leave them, and it includes many scriptures that allow us to know which things come from God and how we can be sure of it. The atmosphere completely changed when I began to flip through those precious pages and the good brother realized that to know what we teach he will have to read the Book. I put my arm on his shoulder as we left, and apologized for not having gotten to know him better and promised that the next time that I come that I would learn about his life and help him in whatever way that I can. I felt much better after that, and that night marked a great change in the way that I view the work. I have begun to really try and enjoy my time with the people here. Working often comes in the form of a good laugh and a sincere and genuine interest in the lives of the people. As we spent fifteen minutes getting to know our Golden Family, la familia Godoy, their friends showed up and we said a prayer with them and left to show that we really don´t want to just impose ourselves in their lives. As we left, the brother expressed real intent in learning the gospel, and in a few hours we should be helping him and his family to understand exactly how the gospel will flip their lives around for the better. They are just great. Please pray for them. The Bishop is ready to just haul away at the task of reactivating and retaining the good members that we already have. Some of the recent converts are slipping away, and we need all of the visits to be done. Each member should be visited personally in their home at least twice a month (Fast offerings and Home teaching) and the sisters should have an extra visit from the visiting teachers. As we put these principles in to action the ward will flourish as righteous units are wont to do. Oh, and Elder Bethers is Hannah Siebach´s cousin, for those of you who might know Hannah. We learned that yesterday while eating lunch with the Elder´s Quorum President and his wife, and it really blew my mind. Now Elder Bethers and I have a lot to really talk about in those moments where even with all of the planning and organizing that we have to do there is extra talking time in the streets. And then there is Sergio. What a great man. He has been coming to church four the past four weeks and technically lives in another area. In short, he is Guillermo´s wife´s mother´s boyfriend, and he is reading the Book of Mormon and recognizing the Spirit on a regular basis. He also wants us to go places with him on P-Days, but today we had other things to do. If I stay for another transfer we should go and have a good ole time helping Sergio to feel the love that we have for him as we extend a commitment to get married and baptized here in the near future. I Love This Work. The Savior is real, and He loves us. You are loved. Don´t give up. He will help you with YOUR personal trials and troubles as you learn to turn your will to the will of the Father. Oh, how great the joy that comes from being the instrument of happiness for others! In Christ, Elder Lindsey 2 Nephi 2, 9, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33 Alma 5 Alma 32 Moroni 7 Moroni 10 3 Nephi 11, 12, 15, 27 Ephesians 3, 4 Hebreos 1, 7, 11 I Corinthians 12 2 Peter 2 2 Corinthians 2 These helps us to understand a ton about why our message is true, and really how important it is to have the revelation from God to lead us along the way so we don´t get lost! The Savior is the chief cornerstone of this church, and the head of all things we preach. Everything else is only an appendage to that part of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.