over my sickness on Tuesday, and felt pretty good this past week. The
bad thing about sicknesses is that they spread. Which means Elder
Segura was down for a couple of days with the same thing I had. So it
was a pretty rough week once again. Tuesday, we taught Cartoon (yes,
you basically say it the same way, just put your tongue in between
your teeth when you say the "t"). We introduced the Book of Mormon and
tried to focus on the "questions of the Soul." We asked him what he
felt like the purpose of this life is, and he said it's to have
ambition, make a lot of money, have a big house, etc. But then we
asked him "Is any of that going to matter once we die?" He thought
about it for a minute then asked "Do we have to die?" Me and Elder
Segura laughed (and so did he) and then explained that yes, everyone
will eventually die. This made him think for a while, and then we
explained that Heavenly Father sent us here to make good decisions, be
a good person, and do the things that the Gospel of Christ teaches us,
so that we can have happiness in this life and for all eternity. This
seemed to make sense to him, I really hope the Spirit touched him. We
also read a little out of the Book of Mormon and challenged him to
read and pray about it, and he said he would. I hope he does! Pray for
him! That night we had English Class, and yes, the 20 (or probably
more this time) kids showed up again ha. They unfortunately didn't
bring their parents, but it was a fun class. Pretty soon we're going
to split into two classes, one for adults and one for kids. We
would've this week, but the priesthood holders in our branch who said
they would be there didn't show up (frustrating). Oh well, hopefully
tomorrow. Wednesday, we went over to Surin for District meeting, and
then back home. That's when E. Segura started feeling sick, so we
stayed there for the night. Thursday and Friday, he was really sick,
so we stayed at the house all day thursday and most of friday. It was
a bummer not being able to go and work, but I enjoyed the extra study
time. We have a bunch of old Liahonas and Ensigns at our house, so I
read out of a lot of those. I really liked one quote that I found in
an article titled "Voice of the Spirit" by Pres. James E. Faust in the
June 2006 Ensign was "Every moment demands that we choose, over and
over again, between that which comes from the Lord and that which
comes from the devil. As tiny drops of water shape a landscape, so our
minute-by-minute choices shape our character." Even though it's pretty
prevident that that is how life is, it never really hit me that way
until I read that quote. We really do have to choose to do the right
thing every minute of every day. We don't just wake up in the morning
and push a button that decides if we're going to do good or bad that
day, we have to continually choose. It's the small choices that truly
shape our character, because in reality, we won't make big drastic
choices (good or bad) unless we've been conditioned by the smaller
ones. I just really liked that. This week in my studies, I also liked
Alma 5:33-34. It tells that no one is excluded from the option of
salvation. And Alma 7:22-25. It explains our Duty as followers of
Christ. A "duty" is something more. Following Christ is actually more
than just an invitation. After everything he's done for us, it is our
Duty to follow him. Friday night, we went and saw a lady named Bad and
her daughter and son. They all had dates to get baptized last week,
but only the son passed his interview (he is absolutely awesome). The
other two just don't seem to care as much now. I think they were kind
of "converted" to the other Elders who were here before us, which is
really tough to deal with, and sad. I hope we can get them solid
again. Saturday, we finally got to do some solid missionary work
again. We went inviting for a while...with no luck. There were a
couple of people who seemed kind of interested, but they were "too
busy" to listen to us right then. But at least we were working hard!
That night, we went and visited the Branch Pres. He really is a great
guy, and cares about his branch. It's a small branch of only about 40
or so each week, so every member has a big impact. Sunday was great. I
"got" to play the piano again. And the Branch president had challenged
me to be the first person to bear my testimony, so I took him up on
it. It was a really good experience. I love this Gospel. After church,
we went home and did studies, then ate some lunch. at 4, we went
inviting. We got a lesson right off the bat with 3 college kids (1guy
and 2 girls). We did a simple explanation of prayer and left our
number with them. One of the girls seemed pretty interested, I hope
she calls us up and wants to learn more. We didn't get anything else
that night, but one of the members invited us to dinner, so we went
and there ended up being a bunch of members there. It was a really fun
time, and good to get to know some of them a little better. I know
they can help the work progress if we encourage them and help them. We
didn't get to meet with Ooy this week, and she didn't come to church
because she was out of town or something. Major bummer, I think we'll
have to move her date up. Mii came to church, but left soon after.
She's good though. Me and Elder Segura have made the goal to try and
pound out at least 20 lessons this week, so we'll see how that goes.
Pray for us!
Well, gotta go. The Church is True!
Love, Elder Sharp
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