MEXICO # 9
11/25/13 (KFC)
Dear Familia,
Pues, me encanta Mexico.
Realmente. La comida es rica y la gente son bueno. Les amo
much. Este Semana fue muy duro, estoy muy agradecido por su amor y su
apoya. Por favor, lo necesito su ayuda mucho. No puedo hacer este
obra sin mi familia.
Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! New
babies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO
COOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well where do I start with this
week? I guess with answering questions:
Well Dad, I am in my same
apartment, which I love. They view is so crazy! I can see the
Temple, the Mexico MTC, a soccer stadium, a race track, and my whole area from
the roof!!! Mexico City is cheating when it says it's one city, mainly
because it's probably about the same size of Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley, and
...Logan? I'm not sure which one it is, but it's that big! It truly
is amazing! There are so many people here! The metro gets "tan
feo" with people! Ok other questions, Cassidy, no it really isn't
cold here, and when I don't wear a jacket people think I'm weird and call me irresponsible. (I think that's what they're
saying...) and the food here is so good! We eat with members everyday and
they feed us really well. It truly
humbles me. These people have almost nothing and they are offering us
seconds! Wow!
Ok, Spanish: Well now that I’m
starting to get a hang of the language.
(I really receive the gift of tongues DAILY!) I am finding that it really is such a beautiful language.
The way that it sounds when you understand it, it sounds so pretty.
I love it...when they're not swearing at me!)
Ok ,P day: Today we cleaned the apartment for
about two hours because the house was very unorganized, and it was hard to feel
the spirit with everything everywhere. Then we went and had lunch with some other Elders and
went to Walmart! Walmart! It's like America in there! I loved
it! And I realized I love buying “post its” and things like that...I
guess I'm just super weird, but I Have Lucky Charms!!!!! Yes!!!!! Oh
and for Christmas, I am grateful for anything thank you!
Ok, well we don't really have that
much time to write today. I need to be better on that. Guys just so
you know I think I’m getting a little lax with the rules. I'm not going
to blame it on my companion. I would really like it if you helped me out
with being obedient. Just tell me your expectations, and please help me
to live up to them.
Well this week was really difficult
in terms of my testimony. For most of the week I was so worried that I
couldn't do this. That I would have to give up. I felt terrible in
my spirit. I felt as if I was a terrible person, and that I had no
business wearing the name of Christ on my heart, but that's when my companion
helped me. I expressed to him my feelings. He then told me a very
simple thing. Our message. Our message is for ALL people, not just
the certain select. It truly is amazing. I had always believed in
the Savior, but I had never internalized that belief. I had acted, but
without proper faith. I had faith, faith to act, but not faith to really
take the Savior into my being. I am trying now to really understand the Savior
and Heavenly Father and the Spirit. One thing that kept coming into my
mind is faith without works is dead. The truth is, it works opposite
also. Works without faith is dead. If we do all that we can but we
don't really have the truthfulness of the gospel IN our souls, what is the
point. That's what I want to share with you all today. We can use
our agency to choose to believe, and like Alma says, if we CHOOSE to believe,
that believe will grow if it is true. I feel that belief growing. I
love it.
Another scripture I found this week
was Enos 1 12.
It states that after we do ALL that
we can we will be blessed according to our desires, following our faith.
Family, please help me grow my
testimony. I want to grow in my testimony of my Savior, and please help
me to do that!
I love you all!
Elder Clayton Rodney England
(Lunch at Walmart!)
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