Yup Still Alive
woah hace mucho tiempo verdad? Yeah no need to worry guys I am still alive!
I always feel like i have so much i need to write about and then i get here and my mind goes blank and im like "what did i even do these past weeks?"
-Elder bragg of the Seventy came to speak to our mission! We talked about the hacer vs saber of the gospel. Hacer means to do and saber means to know. What we need to know vs what we need to do
- had two awesome exchanges with hermanas moon and demordaunt which were so fun. On my exchange with hermana moon we had 3 lessons and all 3 of them went over an hour and 15 minutes because our friends just talk so much! And on my exchange to Paso Robles with Hna Demordaunt we taught a lesson with a full Mixteco Mariachi band playing next to us. It was awesome
- accidentally had a first lesson with someone be the Law of Chastity and Word of Wisdom. We were teaching our friend over a phone call and at the end he goes "oh yeah my friend was listening to this entire lesson and he loves everything and wants to learn more"
- we had such a powerful lesson with our friend Jesus where he told us about these reoccuring dreams he's had about what happens after we pass away where he described exactly what happens in the plan of salvation! Lets just say we were all crying
- a man we contacted owns a plant nursery and gave us plants for free
- discovered the most amazing sandwich place ive ever had in my entire life. My life has been changed. That felt important to include
- this past week at least once a day we had someone comment on how good and impressive my spanish is
- please pray for our friends the Hectors! And that the rest of our friends can come to church!!!
K my spiritual thought might be a little silly but I thought it was cool so
So last week an elder and I sang for the YSA talent show, and before I was SO NERVOUS. I dont know why but I felt like I was gonna hurl.
And then someone told me that when you're nervous and excited, your brain releases a combination of chemicals. But, the brain can release similar chemicals in response to both positive and negative experiences. For example, adrenaline can be released in response to both excitement and anxiety. The context and intensity of the experience can influence which chemicals are released and in what amounts.
So when you're nervous your brain releases the same chemicals as when you're excited. He said
"Youre worried about all the things that could go wrong instead of thinking about all the beautiful things that could happen. It could move people to tears, you could have a really fun time, or have something to laugh about later"
So my invitation for all you folks is to think about all the beautiful things that could happen this week. Write down 3 (bonus points if you email them to me)
Pictures! I have so many and im only slightly sorry
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