Hey everyone!
This week went by really fast, and I know it's only going to get faster.
Update on my Spanish! I'm starting to be able to recognize and use common sentence structures, which is basically knowing where to put each word without making it sound awkward. Sometimes it's hard because there aren't direct translations for most expressions, but so it is with any foreign language.
Right now we basically have one family of investigators and one other investigator. The family is the Morales family. They like our message but don't accept the priesthood as necessary, so we are working on that. One of the children (who is 19), Mauricio, has been really receptive and says he wants to learn more!! He's been doing great with his commitments. The other investigator is Genaro, but we still haven't seen him in a while because he works so much. :(
Conference was the bomb of course!! Two talks that meant the most to me were by Michael T. Ringwood and President Uchtdorf. Both of them talked about preoccupying ourselves with what others think, and also sent a warning about pride. One weakness I discovered of myself very quickly in the mission field is that I worry too much about what others think. If I'm focused on that, I become bashful about the message of the restored gospel, and I am offended way too fast by comments about my Spanish ability, rejection, and things like that. As Elder Uchtdorf said, the praise of the world meant absolutely nothing to Christ. We can't ever get to that point as humans, but with his help and love, we can feel content with our progress.
I love you all. Have an awesome week!
Mucho Amor,
Elder Burns
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