So this
week was pretty crazy. First off I had to say goodbye to Elder Aguirre. It was
super sad to see him head off but the nice thing is that I get to see him once
a month. He's now down in Othello and I got Elder Cannon! Elder Cannon was
serving in Yakima for the past six months and I am honestly so excited to be
his companion. He is so devoted to working hard and finding people prepared to
receive the Gospel and I am super excited for this next transfer. He's
originally from Springville and sort of knew Elise. He played football and ran
track in high school.
We've been working with
some cool people. If you remember from last week I talked about Jose Rios. He's
doing super well. He's read more in the Book of Mormon but he didn't come to
church yesterday. We also have been teaching this cool little family, the Ortiz
family, but the problem with them is that the father is super lazy. The 9
year-old daughter and the 13 year old son have both read what we've given them
and they've both prayed. It's been super fun to teach them but it's been sad
because the father is holding them back so much. It's been a good learning
opportunity for me though. I've come to see just how important it is to make
sure to be the example for your kids, especially when it comes to spiritual
things.
Let's see, we have also
been teaching this guy named Rafael who has been reading in the Book of Mormon
and this week we have set up a church tour with him. He's a regular at the
Catholic Church, so we're hoping that when he gets the chance to see the inside
of one of our buildings that it will really help him have the desire to come to
church.
I think that may be all
the updates for the week. This week has been a lot of fun, but it's not been
filled with a whole lot of stuff.
Oh, one last thought.
Yesterday we had Stake Correlation with the Stake Presidency and I always come
away from those meetings feeling soooo motivated to do the work. Being around
them I always feel the spirit so powerfully. They have such an awesome vision
for the stake and I love getting a chance to learn from them.
I love you all! I know
the church is true! Make sure to study and pray every day and life will be so
much better.
--
Elder Miles
Washington Yakima
Mission
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