Cant believe it's
already August...
We had a good week! It has been brutally hot lately! It's insane! I don't know how these Nicas do it...?
We did a bunch of
baptismal interviews, helped out other companionships, and did the normal
mission stuff.
(
The bus ride from
Jintotepe to Rivas. Twenty-four people smashed into this little bus and it's like a 1 hr and
15 min bus ride. One word, miserable...)
On Thursday, we were walking through the forest on a little dirt
road and came upon a tiny little shack, so we contacted the lady.
She's a single
mom with three kids. A boy that's six and twin girls that are four.
We just taught her a
quick lesson, and then told her we would come back on Saturday. So we passed by
on Saturday and helped her get the water out of the well.
Then we macheted all
the weeds in her yard.
This lady might be one of the most humble ladies I have
ever met in my life. She literally doesn't have anything, and she still fed us
some gallo pinto (a Nica dish made of rice and beans). But too bad, she lives super far away from the church and in
the forest so its super hard for her to go to church. We will see what happens,
pray for her: Maria Oneda.
We have another investigator named Nathalia who's 15. Her brother that's 20 got baptized in February but hasn't come back to church
since his confirmation... But Nathalia is super cool. She has her answer and
not only reads her Book of Mormon but marks all her favorite versiculos! She
will get baptized on the 15th.
We have some other good people but nothing giant
has happened with them yet to write about them. But I'm doing well, the district
is doing well, also. So at the moment, it's all good other than it's blistering hot!
So one thing for this
week, be happy and grateful for what you have and serve others. It's much better
to give than to receive. That's one thing I have learned on my mission. I love
serving people now in all aspects, from doing something small like getting
water out of a well to baptizing someone. Doing service makes you happy every
time. Because we have been given much we too must give. Mosiah 2:17 is a great
scripture also about service. And Luke 12:48 where much is given, much is
required. Remember that.
I always read conference talks. One that I read this week is called, "You matter to Him," by Pres. Uchtdorf. Kinda pounds us, but it's great. The Lord uses a scale very
different from the world's to weigh the worth of a soul. "Always retain in remembrance the greatness of God and your own nothingness" -Mosiah 4:11.
But He says, "The worth of souls is great in the sight of God" -Doctrine and Covenants
18:10
One thing he said that I love is, "COMPARED TO GOD, MAN IS NOTHING; YET WE ARE EVERYTHING TO
GOD."
What matters to Him
is that we do our best that we can, that our hearts are inclined toward Him, and
that we are willing to help those around us. If we do the best we can, all will
be well.
1) God loves the
humble and meek, for they are greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
2) The Lord entrusts
the fulness of his gospel to be proclaimed by the weak and the simple unto the
ends of the world. He has chosen the weak things of the world to come forth and
break down the mighty and strong ones and to put to shame the things which are
mighty.
3) No matter your
calling, you're not invisible to your Heavenly Father, He loves you.
4) What you see and
experience now is not what "forever" will be. He will neither forget nor forsake
those who incline their hearts to Him.
Learn to love your
Heavenly Father and become His disciple in word and deed.
"Eye hath not
seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things
which God hath prepared for them that love him." -1 Cor. 2:9
May we ever believe,
trust, and align our lives so that we will understand our true eternal worth and
potential.
YOU MATTER TO HIM.
Hope you all have a
good week, serve someone.
Love, Elder Copeland
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