I look at the weaknesses i have now and how i would never have known they
existed without my mission. I don't pray like i used to. I sit and talk with my
Heavenly Father, i practice teaching lessons with him, and he gives me feedback
and new ideas to try. I have two very special notebooks, one to carry and one on
my bed in which i write revelation. I have my study journals, but when the Lord
speaks to me i write His words in my little notebooks. He loves me.
I had a really neat experience with general conference. I was struggling
with my accent recently. Because people were not understanding a word here and
there and they were commenting more and more about it... I thought of moses and
how he stuttered and couldn't even teach his people. in exodus 4 the Lord
teaches him a very valuable lesson in the form of a question: "Who made the
mouth of a man? Was it not I?" We have to trust in him that his spirit will
overpower our accent and empower our words and testimony. At general conference
for the first time i noticed the accent of President Dieter F. Uchtdorf. did you
guys know that he is from germany and english is a second language to him?
haha. He says some words incorrectly and has an accent, but He was called by God
and when he speaks, he speaks with POWER! Elder Gonzalez of the seventy from
uruguay speaks with a very heavy accent as he teaches a strong message. the
message is filled with power and as i cried to myself during that session (we
set up a tv to watch in english) I knew the Lord had called me to speak in a
different language like he had called those inspired men.
'And if men come unto me, i will show unto them their weakness. And i give
weakness to men so they might be humble... "e minha graça basta para
todos"
I got zacks package and it came at the right time. I had just run out of
peanut butter haha. Thanks a million zack and the abbot family. Thank you for
your pictures and testimonies. Thank you "Sister" abbot for your thoughtful
card.
I would love a pen drive! that would really simplify my life. Also, more
peanut butter and reeses peanut butter cups... just that for now :D
I love you guys so much!
Listen to president uchtdorfs talk again and then listen to elder
holland's. Do we love our families?... do we really love them? Mom and Dad I
love you guys Brady, lexi, jake, cake, livi, leevers, gerr gerr, bella, landon
and addi (thought i forgot you huh?) i love you guys to. I hope that you know
it, like the savior knew that peter loved him.
i love you guys!
-Élder Grondel jr.
ps: this week was great. we had counsel with president in floripa... eight
hours from here by bus. we missed the bus.... got a taxi and chased down the bus
hahahaha. We forgot our suit coats... but there are extras in the office haha.
We taught some crazy people, made some funny contacts - "oh you go to that
apostasy on the hill? next to that big field? oh okay yeah i know where that is.
next to the river of dirty water uh huh and it's on the hill so it looks like
it's floating..." haha. or -
"have you been to the church of jesus christ?" -elder grondel
"no i go to the matriz (catholic)" - potential investigator maria
"You go to the matriz? How come you don't go to the church of jesus
Christ?!" -elder grondel
"... ? ..." - ex potential investigator maria
hahaha
:D
We left a training that was awesome with the elders at our zone meeting. I
made an I'M IN sign and used a axe i broke a month ago doing service for a less
active member. I used D&C 24:12 and explained that WE ARE TRULY
IN the Lords work when we work so hard that we break the axe. It wasn't
until i concentrated every fiber of my being on cutting the wood that i broke
the axe. i painted it red- find, yellow- teach, blue- baptize, and white-
confirmation
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