ELDER DREW CARSON: Year 2, Week 34

Howdy-doo, friends!!!

LECCION DE LA SEMANA: I want to share with you some things I have learned throughout the course of my mission about REVELATION. For those who are scratching your heads because you’re not sure what that means, "revelation" is direct communication from God to YOU. You can begin receiving it TODAY, and you can receive it every day of your life.

To receive clearer/more frequent revelation, you can do the following things:

- Pray and ask God for it.

- Repent of your sins.

- Place yourself in a calm and peaceful environment.

- Ask God SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

- Have the habbit of recording the thoughts and feelings that come to mind as you seek revelation.

- Present your decisions, goals, and plans to God so that He can help you fine-tune them.

- READ THE SCRIPTURES.

- Act on the revelation you receive WITHOUT HESITATION.

- Understand the fruits of the Spirit as described in Galatians 5:22

- Thank God for the blessings you receive as you follow the promptings of the Spirit.

My opinion is that you can never receive too much revelation. Learn to procure and act upon it, and you will live with the calm assurity that your life is in harmony with the will of the Lord.

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This week, Elder Marquez and I travelled to Felipe Carrillo Puerto, to José Maria Morelos, and to Chetumal. It was a crazy whirlwind and a blur, but it was also full of miracles and tender mercies. My favorite part was being with the missionaries with whom I have spoken on the phone and helping them resolve the difficulties of their investigators.

President was injured two weeks ago and wasn’t able to travel, so he asked me and my companion to give the Zone Conference in Chetumal. It was fun to put on aprons and pretend to be Sister Reynoso when it would have been her turn to present. The missionaries got a laugh out of it and ultimately learned a lot. The rain let up just long enough to let us do our unity-building relay-race with them!

With hard work, blood, sweat, and tears, it seems that we are going to achieve 100 baptisms for the SECOND TIME IN A ROW this month! We’re working hard to over-achieve and reach 125, because the velocity with which we move isn’t so important as the DIRECTION in which we’re moving.

Valladolid is home sweet home!! I’m happy to be here, even if only for the weekend. Next week, we’ll be in Chetumal again to work in the zone, finding new people to teach and baptize in JULY.

Love you guys!! Check out the photo of our little convert!!! :)

- Elder Carson

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