Wow so much to tell and so little time. So i´ll try to go fast. Anyways last week I didn´t get to write about a lot of stuff. Last week we taught one of our investigators, Alejandro, and he was drunk. He is getting a lot better, but we cought him at a bad time. Anyways we gave him a short lesson and told him to go to church sunday. We went kiddy corner to a members house to ask them if they would take him. We went there and a Nissan Truck pulls up. Out comes Stake President, Bishop, and President Avila of the Seventy. Well we talked a little and then Alejandro decides to come over too. It was really funny, they were all really nice to him. He kept telling them that he´s going to church tomorrow, and he´s going to stop drinking and smoking, and were the best missionaries ever, and we´re his best friends, etc.
Last week we had a special meeting on sunday. It was for new investigators and President Arnold of the First Quorum of the Seventy was speaking. We had to take a bus to get there, because it was in Asunción´s Chapel. We brought Alejandro, Alex, Nestor, Yrani, and Karina with us too. It was really good, but we didn´t get to talk to them all about it afterwards because the bus was really noisy and crowded.
Now I move onto this week. We have to move out of our house and find a new one. I´ll tell you how that went when it happens. I don´t have a lot of time, but Yesterday was really fun. We only taught 4 lessons, one of which was good. First lesson Good. Second lesson the guy wouldn´t let us talk. He´d ask us what we believe and then talk forever about his beliefs. We tried to teach the plan of salvation, but he doesn´t think that Adam and Eve ate a literal fruit. He thinks that Eve fornicated with Satan. He contridicted his own beliefs several times, but he promised us that next time he will let US teach. Then we taught a guy who says he "Believes" the events in the Book of Mormon really did happen, and that it was translated by, Joseph Smith, and that he was a prophet, but he doesn´t want to get baptized. Why? Because the Book of Mormon has too much war and he believes that it doesn´t matter what somebody is going to do to you and your family you must submit because that´s what Christ did. Our last lesson was a guy who believes that God did not create religion, but you have to understand and follow what the Bible says... Yeah thats impossible. Where do these people get these crazy ideas?
Tell the people for missionary month to learn exact obedience or you will not have success. And ask for references from everybody. Why? Because we got a reference from the missionaries and we taught him. Then we asked for a referance from him and we taught his neighbor, who really likes us now. Then we asked for another referance and got another lesson with a really great guy. 3 references equals 3 new investigators they were all good. Plus Alejandro was a reference from a member. Referances from members especially are critical, because they can help the investigators progress.
Speaking of exact obedience we just got a whole ton of rules from President Callan. Wow he is really strict in a good way. I agree with everything, cuz that is how it should be, but I´m not going to lie... It is going to be Really, Really, HaaaarD! Before President Callan the mission was also very strict. But that was because the missionaries were bad and they were trying to catch them doing bad things. Now it´s the opposite. President Callan knows we are good and so he´s giving us more rules, and expectations, so we can be better. Following the rules is one way to have more success.
I´m out of time, Love,
Elder Zachary James Singson
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