March 7, 2016

 

Hey Momma! 

I can't believe that (that it was his 20 month mark)! Wow! Me and Elder Beebe just are shocked of how fast the weeks go but it's because we are staying busy and got good work here. So! Lots of great miracles from this week. So! We saw J and his wife last night. We kind of had to really lay everything out for them and how they really got to start progressing better if they want to get baptized and they took it well. So we will see what happens but they are doing well. So we went to go teach N, and she had read 5 chapters in the Book of Mormon which was a miracle! Her doubts went away about what she came across and she is progressing very well. Now we just have to get her to church and she will definitely be baptized. So we are very excited for her. Everything just makes complete since to her. So we were not able to see that 16 year old kid and his name I believe was J. H and F did not come this Sunday! Z usually goes and gets them but idk what happened. We are seeing him tomorrow though. But yesterday there was this guy who is a friend of a member. His name is E. So she had given him a Book of Mormon and told him to start reading it and to pray to know if it is true. So she calls and is always following up with him. He has started reading and really wants to know and believes he will receive an answer! He is golden! So we are seeing him this week. He will definitely be baptized! No doubt. We did an exchange this week also and we stopped by some less actives but they ended up not being home. As we were leaving a really felt like we needed to knock some ones door. So we went in up to the 3rd floor and knocked it. She was Hispanic! I talked to her and she hasn't been here long in the U.S. She is from Colombia and just super solid! So we are starting to teach her. Her name is A. The spirit definitely was guiding me in that one. I mean it was a very very strong impression to do it so I did. Cause the other Elder was just a little worried cause it's an apartment complex but I did not care. He thought it was super cool too cause we just were really guided by the spirit that day. The only one that came this week was E.

 

Yea I feel I have really learned how to comprehend and study better. At least I hope! I really want to work hard. I realize how lazy I was. It's just truly that natural man. I really was thinking about that the other day. So we were in Priest quorum and Bro. R is the young men's president. He gave the lesson and talked about the atonement and how Christ took three of his apostles with him to the Garden of Gethsemane and told the to wait and he would be back. One of them being Peter. And when Christ have come back and so worn down and tired also, even after just having had eaten, he came and found the asleep. And so I thought, you know, I feel Peter wanted to wait and stay awake but he was just so exhausted it kind of just happened. His heart and spirit were in the right place maybe but as Christ said, "the flesh is weak." We make mistakes but we learn and move on and become better. So I really liked that a lot.  I feel I have just gained a lot of very helpful knowledge.

 

I know every day goes by fast over here for me! It's crazy. 

I'm about to finish it again. I am in 3 Nephi right now. It is just sad of how wicked the people become again after having seen the signs of Christ birth that Samuel had testified of. But it happens. Laman and Lemuel! Same thing! But it happens to ourselves. 

You know something that I thought about from that testimony is if you could maybe write a testimony and I can translate it into Spanish so I could hand them out. You and Dad could both do it. Just something to think about! But I love ya momma and wow I feel I wrote a lot so hope it's good. Talk to ya soon again!

Love, 

Elder McArthur 

 

                                        Helping Brian with the shirts he makes.