January 10, 2011

First things, since thursday is going to be your birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!
Second well I dont really know what to write, we just keep working and to me thats boring random stuff that happens daily. Not that the work is boring it has its ups and downs of excitement, but its still just like giving a travel log otherwise. We got up, we exercised, we studied, we left, we talked to 10 people we got in to 4 houses, we came home. We got up.

To me what really matters is that I am here serving the Lord, and well just trying to make it by day to day. But I do it with a smile and sometimes I see that smile come onto a persons face as I say hello and pass on by, and it all becomes worth it. I guess that means that everyday the day becomes that much better. Its weird for me to think now that a little over a year ago I was getting off of a plane after 12 hours and had arrived to a country where I understood no one (and frankly no one understood me) and where I had to from there go and do as the Lord had commanded me that is teach and preach and invite others to come unto Christ. Thats the gist of being where I am. I know this work is true. There is no other way that others can come unto Christ, unless I go out there and invite them to come. Well in some ways

Last week we had a special surprise. A woman shows up at church, saying that she had a dream that she had to come to a church on dirt road and that the Lord had guided her to the Chapel. Her name is Elsa and she is getting baptized next week (22) She is great. =)

We keep plugging along here in Rama Liceo. Yesterday the stake president came. We had less than 40 people in church. thats WAY low. but anyways, We said hi, and he was wearing a similar colored tie to mine and to Elder Lorimers, and I pointed it out to him. After his talk he came down off the stand and says (in english) Do like the tie? Its yours. and proceeded to take off his tie. He said that someone had done the same recently for his son serving his mission. It was way funny because he went from there to another meeting with the branch president. He is a great man. Pass on the tradition eh...

Well thats about it. This saturday we get transfers. So I will let you know next monday whats going on.
Love you all
Con amor
Elder Ben