Yes, I have switched
languages. Not really. But I'm actually learning a little bit of Spanish. I
actually made a street contact in Spanish. The guy was really old, and didn't
speak English. So I kind gave him some SpaniGuese. One of our zone leaders
taught me some spanish, and I used that. It was legit.
It's nice to see you are
all busy and well! I hope all is well in the house and with the Taylor Family.
Dad, that has got to be really cool to see the immense power of the Atonement
work on someone who has been excommunicated. The power of the Atonement is
real. I know it. And NO ONE is ever out of the reach of God's grace. BUT, they
must repent and do what he has asked.
It's just been a party
down here by the border. It's really weird to think how close I actually am to
Mexico.But then I look around, and I say, "yep. I'm definitely close to
Mexico." (there's a lot of Mexicans. And it makes me want to speak
Spanish.) I do like it here. There is just something weird about Casa Grande.
Like really, there's some weird stuff here. Just random things that happen that
make you wonder what the Heck is in the water here. But it's great.
DJ!!! I am so excited
for this guy. It's so cool to be sitting and teaching people who also just
graduated. He is 18 and he now goes to CAC. Central Arizona College. Which
doesn't make sense, AT ALL. We're not even close to the Center of Arizona.
Anyway. He's been doing missionary work since before our first lesson. After
our past YSA experiences, we made sure he had already told his parents. He
invited them to his baptism after our first lesson. He is waaay ahead of us. We
invited him yesterday to invite his friends to his baptism, yeah he had already
done all that too. And did I mention he is the Heir to the Chief of Samoa?
Yeah. He is the next chief of his village and his village is the head village
of Samoa. He is also bringing us Thanksgiving food. He said, "you have not
had Thanksgiving until you've had a polynesian Thanksgiving." He's awesome.
Other than DJ, we
haven't had any progressing investigators. My companion calls it "the
non-committal generation." We really need to work on making contact
everyday so that our investigators remember their assignments. We don't give
them just to give them. We give them because they are inspired principles that
will truly help them. It's hard to get them to really understand that.
We have a cool
experience in the works. It will happen. I know it will. We met with Bob this
week. Last week, Bob told us we could talk to him, and he would believe us, but
we won't be able to change him. Challenge accepted. Our lesson with him went an
hour and a half. We talked a lot about the restoration. He really likes to go
on tangents. Mainly about how much he dislikes Obama. It's funny. But he
wouldn't really commit to anything, so I pulled out a Book of Mormon and just
said, "I want you to read this. And pray and really ask God if it is true.
Really ask him and find your answer." He gave the classic "what if I
don't get one?" I've been scared of this. It seems that some people don't
get it immediately, so they feel they don't have one. But I looked him in the
eyes and just said "you will. I know you will." And I know he will.
And I expect a call soon, asking when he can be baptized.
We also had an awesome
experience on Thursday. Before interviews, President Toone talked about the
Gilbert Temple and the Open House coming up. Sadly, we as missionaries are not
to be seen at the Open House. They are treating it like the Salt Lake Olympics,
where they are welcoming, but do not want people to feel as if they are being
tricked into meeting with missionaries. But, it will result in Missionary work.
He said "it will be a pentecostal experience." Meaning we will
literally feel the presence of God as this temple is being dedicated. I am so
excited. I still can't decide if I wanna be here for the dedication. That's 6
months into my mission. Crazy. It would be awesome though.
Tem uma boa semana minha
familia!
Good luck with all! Know
that I am praying for all of you! and I am so grateful for your prayers.
Love, Elder Scott
Jackson Taylor
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