Elder Hale: two missions, one God

Some things that happened . . . Elias said that he had some questions that he knows he will be able to find answers to now that he knows how to receive personal revelation. That was a special experience to give to him. Just looking at the foundation of the lesson plans and the sequence of them leading up to this point I can see God's hand in it. He now has enough faith to start looking for new work so that he'll be able to come to church on Sunday. when he went to work this past Sunday he felt something inside of him telling him that this was something that was good for him. He's also been texting or calling us almost every day to send us memes or tell us about his day. Everyone is my brother or sister, but Elias truly acts like it.  When it was 4/20 we #glazed it. Ate donuts with our friends Roxanna and Cecilia. Cecilia previous set up an appt with us but lost her phone! We thought she just bailed. Anyways, we had a lesson with Roxanna and when the first vision was recited...

 Dearly beloved reader, this is a love letter... It is also a mass email so don't get too excited A quote: "True love...  That beautiful arrangement That dream within a dream"  - A Bishop What I am learning:  To me true love is flexibility, selflessness, & vision.  Three behaviours of love I've identified that I am trying to apply - recognizing the efforts that someone is already making and complimenting them on it! - inspire. Recognize something that someone doesn't know how to do and demonstrate it in an environment where they can see the good consequences of said behavior. (It's hard to argue with results)  - Allow people to be themselves. We're not here to make people feel certain things, but to help them recognize and interperet what they are feeling.   Some Highlights: Got a referral of someone named Ricardo and had a quick call to get to know him and he told us about some of the trials he's facibg including addiction. He lived far away ...

Joe's Crab Shack was a good time. I didn't realize how good shrimp was until I had the high quality stuff. It was paid by an anonymous donor who sent me gift cards. That's cute. I hope that they have a good life. Random acts of kindness really inspire me to do the same.  The day before his baptism, Jairo texted us asking for us to pray for him because he felt something strongly urging him not to be baptized. He asked us to pray for him because it was frightening for him. We went inside the nearby church knelt and prayed, asking an angel to be sent to him. We texted him letting him know that we just barely sent him an angel and asking him what difference he's recognized. He let us know the next day that in that moment he received a random text from a family member that he hasn't talked to in quite awhile. They said some things that gave him hope for the future and peace with his decision to be baptized. It feels good to be a part of Jairo's life.  Met Octavio. He...