October 15, 2012

Hey Guys,

We are really having a hard time. I feel like we have been obedient and diligent but we are not seeing the results we want. After working all week I was not expecting to see anyone in church. Thankfully an investigator we thought we lost showed up on her own. And another member brought a friend so we scheduled a lesson for this week. Two miracles but I still feel like we need to find more prepared investigators. I feel like Elder Rivas and I improving as a companionship, I just hope thing start improving this week, I am starting to get really tired. Oh before I forget my package is here. I haven´t seen it yet but Elder Navarro went to the offices this week and said I have to sign for it. Maybe for that reason it took so long. They have to send me the thing to sign in the mail then I have to send it back so one week from tomorrow I will finally have it. 

Something that I have been thinking about a lot over the past few weeks is the Scripture D&C 121 "many are called but few are chosen". And I have been thinking of this as I look at some of the great missionaries in the Mission, then at some of the not so great, and then just the regular ones. And I am trying to figure out what is  different and obviously there are huge difference between the great and the not so great. But between the great and the regular, what do I lack to be great missionary. Sometimes I wonder about the decisions I have made before the mission and maybe they had something to do with my preparation then I think about my desires.  There is a great talk by Elder Ballard called Creer Éxito(Believe Success) Maybe?. I am trying to find it.  It is super good. I gave up trying to find it and I lost my train of thought. 

Hey you should put money into my account. I really don´t have shoes for sports or p-day anymore they have kind of been destroyed after a year of soccer. Last time I looked I had like 100 bucks. Also Elder Oaks in 12 days it is going to be sweet. Also I had a cool experience on Sunday. First Elder Navarro called me Saturday night to tell my President was going to visit my ward. That kind of freaked me out a little because I didn´t know anyone who was going to church, and was about to do contacts in front of the church to get someone there. But anyway it was one of the most spiritual testimony meetings I have been in in a long time. I don´t really know why but it was super good. Anyway also The Crawfords were there. The Senior couple who is in charge of the offices and housing. They are from Elder Bradshaws ward in Utah no sabia.  Anyway Elder Crawford doesn´t know anything about Spanish.  After the final hour in priesthood he asked me to translate for him. It was super cool experience. The spirit was super strong as he expressed his feelings about the ward and the priesthood. Then I was able to say it in Spanish, was super cool.  But really that is about it form here. I hope your week goes well. 

Love Elder Wray