Hey there everyone!
If you've been following along with your calendars at home, you already know that a week has gone by! And, of course, that means it's time for a missionary email! Since I've completely diverged from maintaining any kind of organization in my emails, let's start with the food, why not? On this weeks menu: Chicken sandwiches, Tortas, Carnitas, and more of my new favorite fruit, mangoes. Delicious. I've decided to buy a bunch of fruit and freeze it to make smoothies, because they don't have very good smoothies here. They normally just toss some powder into water and milk, and call it a day. Very disappointing. So that's my new mission in the food department.
As for the Spiritual department, things are going really well. We've currently got three families, the Pinzons, the Villanuevas, and the Britos. They're all super awesome, and we're planning on inviting them all to be baptized this week! So definitely wish us luck with that! I've also really been enjoying my study of the Bible. There's so much amazing historical context that adds a ton to the scriptures themselves. If you ever feel like studying it, I highly recommend using the Seminary and Institute manuals that are on the church's website to help you study. Obviously, the Book of Mormon is still the most important to be studying constantly, but it's been such a cool experience learning about the context behind a lot of the teachings and events. Like the Law of Moses, the Israelites, and all the prophecies of Christ that have been given since the beginning of the world. Super cool.
Other Spiritual things, we had a whole bunch of meetings this week, with a Zone Conference on Friday, a special fireside with Elder Pingree, the Area Seventy who's finishing his service here at the end of the month, and an awesome District Council yesterday with the Zone Leaders yesterday. Zone Conference was unsuprisingly much more interesting when you can understand what is being said. :P It was definitely much better than the last one, at any rate. We talked a lot about how we can better use the Book of Mormon in teaching, which is obviously crucial to our message, as it's really the thing that sets us apart from other religions. The fireside with Elder Pingree was similarly awesome, the message I took from it was that we need to dedicate ourselves to the work, and remember that we aren't here on our time, we're here on the Lord's. And finally, the District Council, where we talked more about the big picture ideas, like why we chose to serve, why we're still here, and what we want to become by the time we finish. It was really nice to take some time to step back, and remember why I'm here.
And that's gonna lead right into my Spiritual thought for you guys this week. Having a purpose is super important in all aspects of life. We need to have something to focus on and remember, something that motivates us, and keeps us going. Especially when things get hard, like on a mission, or when the world shuts down, times like those. All the feelings of being lost, alone, or wandering can all be made that much easier when we have a 'why' behind what we do. I've felt that especially during the hard days down here in Mexico. When I focus on why I'm here, everything is so much better than when I am only thinking about myself. So my challenge to you this week is to take some time and think about your own 'why'. Write it down, put it somewhere you'll see it often, and try to remember it when you're having a bad day.
And that's a wrap folks! I will see you all here again this time next week!
- Elder Blankenbiller
Pictures
1: Chicken sandwiches
2: Special meeting with Elder Pingree
3: Tortas - Only $2.50!
4: The Louis Vuitton x Nike collab everyone's been waiting for
5: And some more off brand stuff for your entertainment
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