Surprise! I don't have that much time to write this week either haha. I still have the same amount of time to write as before, but not as much time to write you guys. It´s all good though. I´ll get good at summarizing my weeks and make it the most interesting that I can!
This week was a great one and I had a lot of great experiences. First off, I had my first zone conference as zone leader which means I had to train the zone for like 45 minutes with my companion. I was pretty nervous about it to begin with, but it honestly went really well and I feel like it helped not only us, but the zone as well.
This week was also crazy because my son, Elder Parma, did six baptismal interviews for us here in Flores! Now... This doesn't mean that we will have 6 baptisms this week, but that is the hope! They´re all super great and I´m super excited for them. If everything goes well we should baptize a lady named Virginia and her two daughters named Kimberly y Luz. And then we hope to baptize three brothers named Widelban, Harold, y Junior. Harold and Junior are super great but they still don't have permission to get baptized yet. Their parents are super great people, but the dad just wants to ensure that his kids are making the right decision. Please pray for them so that the dad can soften his heart and let Harold and Junior get baptized! While all of this was happening, I was in the area of Belen with my grandson, Elder Muñoz! It was super fun and it was great to get to know him better. Even though he only has 3 months in his mission, he´s a super great missionary and I´m a proud grandpa! I was able to do a baptismal interview for them as well and it was a really great experience.
For my spiritual thought, I´d like to mention what our training was about in the zone conference because I think it can apply to all of us! We talked about how all of us here on the earth have a purpose, and how important it is that we use our time wisely to complete it. What is it that God wants YOU to do here on the earth? Why did He put YOU here? I know and testify that all of us here have a purpose, and that purpose is to return to live with our Father in Heaven. Now, how is it that we accomplish that? I´ll give you a hint, it´s not just being a good person and believing in God and Jesus Christ. It´s a lot more than that. At one point, our time here on the earth is going to come to an end. And we have no idea when that is going to happen. BUT, if we know our purpose, and are doing everything that we can to complete it, we know where we´re going. If you don't know what your purpose is, or where you´re going, I invite you to call the missionaries up and find out! You´ll be glad you did!
Love and miss you all!
Elder Smith
pics: shooting hoops last p day, my son and grandson haha, zone conference!, the temple
Hola Elder Smith! Soy Cristel de su primer área 😁 , lo sigo en el blog, se le extraña y aprecia Elder 😊
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