Hola mis favoritos <3
It’s so great to hear your updates each Monday! Watch
out, because the Carson family is having WAY too much fun - whether it be here
in Cancùn, speaking Spanish and servin the Lord, or in Bolivia, bread-winning
and looking scruffy (my dad), or at home, wrestling with an army of happy
little cousins (mom), or lady-killin like a priesthood-worthy boss (Stoney). My
other two brothers are growing up so well and being really cute :) Stay tuned -
they’re gonna rock the world.
LECCIÒN DE LA SEMANA: This week, I learned how to be a
better instrument in the hands of the Lord, and amongst all the little things I’ve
picked up in eight months, there are several essencial points I wish to
mention:
- FIRST, be worthy. The Spirit does not dwell in unholy temples. Never fear repentance (nor your ecclesiastical leaders) - it is a gift, not a punishment.
- SECOND, consecrate yourself. Start with a prayer, whatever it is that you’re doing, and don’t get off your kness until you feel something in your heart.
- THIRD, have no fear. It is surprisingly essencial that we act on the FIRST prompting and trust that everything else will work out. Too much analysis causes paralysis.
- FOURTH, glory to God. Give Him all the credit (in prayer) when things go well. It’s a catch-22 situation: WE want te feel fulfilled for the good things WE do, but in order to acheive that, we have to be willing to humble ourselves and accept that it’s not really us. It’s the Spirit, acting through us.
If we consistently strive to follow these steps, we will
lose ourselves and find God in our lives. He wants to manifest Himself to us -
we just have to be willing to do what it takes.
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Last Monday, I bought a pineapple on our way home, and we
had a fruity feast for dinner. Ahhhhhhh you should all taste Cancùn
pineapples.....
We went on exchanges with our district leaders! I went
with E. Vega, and let me tell you, that kid inspires me. He’s only been a
member for a year and a half, and four months of that time have been in the
mission field. He shared his testimony with me that missionary service is a
blessing to the individual as well as the family - HIS family is now preparing
to be baptized this next week, and I could feel the joy in his voice as he told
me.
We also went on exchanges with our Zone Leaders. E. Mun
came to our area and stuck with me, visiting our investigators. It was a blast
to see how he works, but we almost got home late because at the last minute we
realized that the house keys were with E. Coello XD A Jehovah’s Witness
taxi-driver drove like a madman to help us get to the house of the other elders
on time. Talk about good-samaritanship.
We found several families! In particular, our visit with
Hna. Elena and her family inspired me. Her son, Dylan, has a rare degenerative
disease and is progressively losing his functional abilities. The doctors said
he wouldn’t live past 15, but he’s going on 18! They surprised me with their
kindness and faithfulness towards us and God despite the hard circumstance.
We buried Hna. Livi’s dead dog..... that’s not a service
project I thought I’d have in the mission...
NELY CAME TO CHURCH! It was such a blast of joy to see
her family arrive, all dressed up nicely. they stayed for all three classes and
told us they plan to come next week, too :) They can get baptized next week if
they follow through with that committment!!
That’ll be all, amigos. REMEMBER: this next week will be
transfers, so PDay is THIS SATURDAY, not next Monday. Get your letters in early
XD haha.
Love you all. Be instruments in God’s hands. I’m here to
tell you there’s nothing better.
Elder Carson
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The gang just keeps getting better. PURO PALMAS.
Cool tie, cool wheels, happy elder. :)
SERIOUSLY - COME DOWN HERE AND TRY THE FRUIT.
Dramatic sunset photo-shoot...?
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