I have now the Best companion in the mission, quien se llama Elder Pennington, or Penn for Short, because without a doubt he always has a pen on his ear. We work together so well, he is literally the coolest person on earth and he also has the coolest characteristic that anyone who is on the earth wants....he talks like MEGAMIND...and it is legit....he is so darn funny.
In terms of the Package you are sending, . . . um letters from people in the ward....like Kalani, and Mealii, and Adriana, phoebe, Doug, everyone....mail is what keeps a missionary sane sometimes.
I picked up the old harmonica again, as well as guitar...., and the piano I am starting to teach myself.....but mainly guitar, and the harmonica, you know, the cool instruments.
The past 3 months We have been trying to organize the Area book, that the previous missionaries hadn't ever done, and Tuckett never quite understood, and so we always updated it the way that everyone else did.....which is ok, but, not good enough for me....so this week will be a week of torture for us, because we have 6 area books of nonsense to organize, as well as the online book, we have all of the programs we run here to reorganize, and much more administrative things to do this week, to begin the transfer at the peak of success, where we want to be.
We found a new investigator this week, Whose name is Beatriz, and it was an interesting contact. We went to visit Theresa , and we were pulling up, and there was a parking spot, but a tight one, and so I decided that I can do this, so I park it there, and as I'm backing in, this lady, Beatriz, walks by Elder Pennington. He was not in missionary contact mode, because we were running kind of late, and so he simply said Hola, but she stops and says hi back, and then asked what are you guys doing, and who are you....and then we gave the classic answer, and invited her to learn more, and she accepted, and so we went back on Saturday, to teach her, and she told us that she stopped and talked to us because she could feel and see Gods presence with us, and she wants that.
We also taught Sonya, our investigator whom overdosed a month ago, and it was the Plan of Salvation, and gave her a blessing of comfort, and dedicated her home. She has not been able to sleep for some time, and she has been feeling like the there are some bad spirits in her home. it was an interesting lesson.
We taught William this week as well, we taught him the atonement, and used Alma 34,and it was pretty great, he and his wife were having a discussion about it and it was humorous and wonderful to see them doing that.
With Maria, we stopped by to teach a lesson, and both Sergio and Maria were there, and so we talked about divorce with him from his previous wife, and we were hoping to be able to help him with that, because his wife who he doesn't like is taking advantage of the situation, and making rules...and so we need to go the legal route. but we are waiting to see how he wants to do this. which is pretty great to see him step up to the plate.
The Dominican girls, Amelia y Raisa, we taught last night, after an appt fell through, and we talked about the apostasy, and how God loves us so much, that he has given us the fullness of the his Church on the Earth, and how every other church has some truth in it, but not all of it, and that we can pray to find out,and committed them to come to church and pray. we were going to extend baptism to them, but the Spirit told us NO. it was interesting.
I have been getting frustrated this last week and sad, because the members have been making fun of my Spanish, saying that oh Elder Penn has been out less time than you, and he speaks better, and the fact of the matter is, I served 4 and a half months at the very beginning of my mission in an English ward with a Spanish group that all spoke English, and it is annoying. I'm doing my absolute very best. I don't seem to understand why this has been bothering me so, but it makes me not want to even try the language. The Lord put me out here to learn Spanish and i know that there is a reason, and so i am continuing to try and get better, but it doesn't make it easy.
Its interesting the way challenges can enter into our lives. But one thing that i seem to always be complimented on, especially in the mission by missionaries, is the ability i have to keep a smile on my face. I seem to always be smiling, even when it is blistering hot out, or when nothing goes right, or when all of our appts are cancelled, or when life simply doesnt work out the way you wanted it too... or when you are tired or simply when all is well. Smiling is the way that we can get through "the hard times." Have you ever walked down the hallway or been having a bad day, and somebody smiled at you, and this smile stayed with you and it carried a small ounce of happiness to your heart and changed your day and made it better? smiling is the essence of happiness, and God intends for us to be happy, and he has given us this church, in the which we can learn to be truly happy.
2nd Nephi 9:39 reads "O, my beloved brethren, remember the awfulness in transgressing against that Holy God, and also the awfulness of yielding to the enticings of that cunning one. Remember, to be carnally-minded is death, and to be spiritually-minded is life eternal"
S-piritually
M-inded
I-s
L-ife
E-ternal
Remember to smile, because no matter what we can be happy as long as we focus our efforts into becoming better versions of ourselves that God can use to help his other Children be Happy
Remember to smile, because no matter what we can be happy as long as we focus our efforts into becoming better versions of ourselves that God can use to help his other Children be Happy
I Love this Church, I love God, I love Jesus Christ, I love the Holy Ghost, Love My testimony, My Mission, My companion, and myself!
Cordially
Elder Mason R. Scott
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| a baby Parrot |
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| this is Hermana Maria Melo, or, My Mommy |
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