Another week as a missionary has come and gone, it's crazy I can't believe that it is July!! Time is the weirdest thing out here! The days drag on forever, the weeks fly by, and you can never get these two years back! it's incredible. This has probably been one of the most inspiring weeks of my mission, and it wasn't because of the work or anything crazy miracles, it was because of the three awesome missionaries I live with. I know that I've been called to this mission, and to this area, to serve with these Elders so that they could help me through these rough beginning months. I really am grateful for them.
So we are still teaching Robert and it is very hard because of his mentalness. He forgets things a lot, we have to explain the apostasy and the restoration of the priesthood through Joseph Smith probably two times every time we go over there. He said this week that he prayed and asked Heavenly Father if he should go to our church or if he should just keep going where he's going and he said that he felt like he needs to keep learning about our church. Which is really a cool thing for good ol Robert!
We met this lady Sarah a while back when we were riding home one day and talked to her about the Book of Mormon and the restoration and we've stopped by her house multiple times in the past couple of weeks and just barley got back in touch with her yesterday. She said that she doesn't think that she could change what she has believed her whole life to become a Mormon. It's really sad to see how closed people are to reading the Book of Mormon. Out here A LOT of people I have met base all of there beliefs in god from the bible and if there is any other word out there it must be false. So it's hard to get people to read the Book of Mormon out here.
Dad you would absolutely love the thunderstorms we get out here!! Me and Elder Kay got caught in one riding back home for dinner. We were only in it for about 3 minutes and we looked like we had just jumped in a pond, we were completely soaked!! We always get a bunch of storm warning texts from the mission office, We get flash flood warnings, severe thunderstorm warnings, and tornado warnings!!! but we have yet to have a tornado!! I have here the tornado sirens out here thought and that is a pretty scary sound!
Mom I can totally appreciate the feeling of wanting to give up when I wake up in the morning, and it's so hard to drag myself out of bed! But I do it!! because i can do hard things! I've probably been more tired out here on my mission then I have ever been in my entire life. When I get home at 9:00 all I can think about is how extremely exhausted I am. I don't think the heat helps either.. I'm bound to get heat exhaustion one of these days. You should probably start praying that I won't have a heat stroke!! :) but seriously..I probably shouldn't joke about that cause it would probably end up happening.
We had a baptism this week! Well the other elders in our house did, but we've helped them teach a lot so it's still a cool thing for us. The closing Hymn was Families Can Be Together Forever, I can't hardly sing that song without crying, especially the part that says " I always want to be with my own family" because that is all I want right now, but I know that if I fully submit myself to the will of the lord he will make all of the anxiety, all of the homesickness, and all of the hard times worth it!!!
Tyler- Today i'm going fishing..... so i will have a lot of time to write you a letter if you remember how much I love fishing!!! love ya buddy keep strummin' :)
Jessica- you should be getting a letter to!! and you should also be prepared to lose again because for me it is not an option!! ;)
That is crazy that Ethan will be coming to the mission right next to me!! I've heard that that is a great mission!! I can't wait to hear where everyone else is going!!! It's crazy everyone is going on missions!! sooo awesome!! It's crazy to be a part in this work!! and i'm grateful for this opportunity!! I love you all soo very much!! and I hope you have an Incredible week!!!
Love, Elder Sahagun
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