This week was another
quick one because we spent time traveling to San Luis.
We started the week having a zone
conference with President and Hermana Goates, as well as the assistants. During
the conference I had one of the most spiritual experiences I've had on my
mission; one I'll never forget. President Goates talked about
"self control" with the mission rules.
He reemphasized a
couple of the rules we have and then he talked about finding more people to
teach. Years ago, South American, and especially Argentina, was booming with
investigators and baptisms. It used to be much "easier"
to find people who were interested in learning about the Church. He made the
comparison that missionaries in the past were like fishermen whereas today,
missionaries are much more like hunters. He encouraged us to hunt everywhere
for people who need our message. President Goates really pumped us up and he
brought back memories for me of Coach Benson's pregame speeches.
LOL! Hermana Goates
talked about listening to the promptings of the Spirit in every situation. Of
course, we should listen to the Spirit while teaching lessons, but we should
also listen to it during planning sessions and while knocking on doors. I don't
know exactly what it was but, the conference was a real spiritual high for me
and it was a great way to start the week.
Along with the Elders Quorum and the
Young Men we held an unusual activity at the ward building this week.
We played soccer!
We were able to get a decent sized crowd to the field and it was a great for
our missionary work because some investigators and people who aren't very
familiar with the Church came to play. On the outside of the ward building
there are some awesome lights that illuminate the field so we were able to have
our own "Friday Night Lights!" and it was way fun. We cooked up some
chorizos, which are basically like brautworst, and had a great time.
Some of the older
guys in the Elders Quorum came out to play and a couple of the 40-50 year-olds
put me on ice skates. I managed to score a couple of goals so
I feel pretty good about the night, but my goal is to become a Latin with my
soccer skills, so it's still a work in progress.
Our investigators are making great
progress and we were able to set some baptism dates for a couple of them. Our
friend Jorge introduced us to his daughter so we are teaching them together,
which makes our lessons much more spiritual and easier to teach because it
allows us to focus on the family aspects of the Church. This week when we met
with Jorge we had planned to set a baptism date with him at the end of the
lesson. But, in the middle of the lesson he said, "I have a question.
What do I need to
do to get baptized?" It was one of those moments that I will never forget!
Jorge went on to explain that he wanted a change in his life and he was looking
for something more. Missionaries are always looking for
people like Jorge and what a blessing it is for us to have an investigator ask
us if he can be baptized instead of us asking the investigator.
This week we also learned that we are
going to host another "Open Chapel" here in 25 de Mayo. We were able
to schedule a couple of baptisms with our investigators for the same day so I'm
really excited for that.
A cool experience we had this week was
giving a blessing to one of the young men in our ward.
It was a blessing
of comfort because he is starting school this week and preparing to serve a
mission so his mom
The weather is slowing growing colder
and it has been so wonderful to be in the streets all day without sweating like
crazy. Soon it will be sweater weather!
"Behold, I will send for many
fishers, saith the Lord, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for
many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every
hill, and out of the holes of the rocks." Jeremiah 16:16
Have a killer week!
Elder Roderick
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