Familia mía,
This past week was a tough one! We committed over 10 people to come to church, but only 1 of them actually came! AH! It is so sad to see people miss out on blessings simply because they don´t want to wake up. Sacrament starts at 11 and people here still can´t get out of bed for it. It is weird to me haha. But, nonetheless, I will continue loving them. We probably walked over 60 kilometers this week, because we walked at least 10 each day. We had to find new investigators and make contacts.
The area we are in is the largest in the zone. Our area is almost triple the size of anyone elses, because the houses are more spread out. That means walking is inevitable. My nice shoes are actually holding up pretty well. I decided to just keep wearing them until they wear out because I don´t want to carry around an extra pair of shoes for two years, just to wear them on special occasions. And yes, the picture with the muddy shoes is pretty normal. If it rains, that is how we come home every day. If not, they are so dusty by the time we get back that you can´t even tell the shoes are black! Haha it cracks me up. I´ve never been so dirty in my life. I have a newfound appreciation for streets that are paved instead of dirt and gravel!
We are teaching a nine year old boy right now and he is our number one investigator because his baptism is scheduled for September 3. His family is interesting because they are all members, his dad has the melchizedek priesthood, but they aren´t active. So we are trying our hardest to not only teach him but to also reactivate the family. So far the mom is active again and she goes to church with him, but the dad is tough because he doesn´t want to make the changes in his life to be worthy to baptize his son. That is so sad to me because as a father it is his responsibility to make sure his son is doing what is right, and he is failing! But, slowly we are seeing a change in his heart, which makes me so happy!! If we can get them all active again, baptize him, and keep them strong in the church, I´ll be so happy! Just seeing people´s lives change for the better is something truly amazing. I really didn´t understand the scripture in Doctrine and Covenants 18 until now. There is a real joy in seeing people come unto Christ and be baptized! I´ll keep you updated on him.
The language is coming really well. I still make mistakes quite frequently, but I can basically understand what the people are saying, which is awesome because I´ve only been here for a month! The more that I speak with the people, the more they respect and admire me, even though I make a lot of mistakes because they can see that I really care. I have lost all my fears of the language, and that was the biggest impediment to me. So this last week I feel like I learned a ton! My companion is a huge aid to me too. We did better this week at loving the people and not getting frustrated with them when they wouldn´t accept our message.
I am still doing awesome! I´m in a groove now and the days are going by so fast. I gave a talk in sacrament meeting last week, with 5 minutes notice. The bishop asked me to speak because one of the speakers didn´t show up. So I did! And I definitely felt the spirit guiding me along during my talk because I had nothing planned. The spirit is the biggest aid that I have. Without him, I´d be so lost!
I love you all! I hope that you are doing really well! I pray for you and think about you.
Tu hijo,
Elder Biggs
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