What's goood everybody! Like my good friend James Oborn said in an email I read 5 minutes ago, it feels like I've done it all this week! Don't know how to really explain it, so maybe reading about my week will help you understand.
This last Tuesday, on the 12th of April, I was apart of what I have deemed to be the most successful exchange I will have on my mission. Me and Elder Pace went on an absolute grind and found and taught 11 new people to teach in the course of 8 hours. We have had almost no success in our area for the past 2-3 weeks, and to see our "luck" make a complete 180 in such a dramatic way was incredible. I know that God put us exactly where we needed to be that day. I also know that God has a plan for each and every one of those people that we found, and I am so excited to see what it is.
Buuut funny story is that the very next day I ended up getting destroyed by food/water poisoning! While the little kid that gave me a tall glass of refreshing sink water had good intentions, it did not lead to a great outcome for my fragile American body. I thoroughly enjoyed my night of pooping and puking my guts out hehe
Oh happy late Easter by the way, I had high hopes on Sunday that one of the new people that we found this week would be more motivated to come to church with the whole "Pascua" thing. But nah, 9AM is pretty early for most people here, but we're gonna keep working with all of them.
Other little detail is that yesterday I had the opportunity to speak in Church again! As I was frantically throwing notes late last night (that I ended up forgetting at the house lol), I was drawn to studying the atonement of Jesus Christ. Something that I found interesting was that Jesus went to the Temple two times in the days leading up to his time in the Garden of Eden.
Another thing that I love is that Jesus almost always taught by example. He never taught anything that he wasn't already doing. So, I'm guessing that if The Savior went to the Temple twice leading up to his time of unbelievable hardship, I would say that it's something we should try to follow as well.
This week I challenge all of you to find time to go to the temple! Go and feel the peace that comes from being in the House of the Lord. Unlike Jesus, we don't know always know when our times of unbelievable hardship will come. But, if we try to go to the temple regularly, I promise that we will be able to see the help that we need to to overcome our trials.
Dueces
-E. Winegar
Pics include me taking a pic at 5:30AM during my sickness, taking a pic outside a gas station while my comp buys me gatorade, Breakfast quesadilla party, Me standing in a soccer field, and standing by a sign that made me laugh.
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