Mon 7/18/2011 10:44 AM
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Buenos Dias Mis Queridos!!!
Well, to start off my email, I would like to tell you that IT’S SO HOT!!!!!! So I keep forgetting to tell you this, but, we are in a car share, which means, we get the car every other week. It doesn't make sense to me at all because we cover all the wards here, and have a bigger area than both the other sets of missionaries. But we have to share. Oh well. Not important. So, this means when we don't have the car, we get to walk everywhere, and take the bus. Only problem is, the bus stops running at 5, and doesn't go on Sundays. So we get stuck in far off areas and have to walk home. And let me tell you, it is hot...... We come home completely drenched in sweat from head to toe. It’s quite gross. I do not like the heat for one, I like the cold more. I don't like humidity for two. I like being dry. So to answer your question, I enjoy the freezing winters more than the disgusting summers! With the cold, you can just put more clothes on. In the heat...you can only strip down so far! And for a missionary, that’s dark pants, shoes, socks, white shirt, tie, and garments. So it’s quite hot!!! I have been drinking a ton of water and what not, so I am being kept quite regulated on that sight. So I hope that it gets cold real soon. But we get the car this week, and I hear that it’s supposed to be in the hundreds. So hurray for me!
The work is going completely great! So this week was a good one. We really buckled down and taught Javier every day that we could get over to South Sioux. But we did it. It is now what I like to call "crunch time." He is getting baptized this Saturday, and I have faith that he is ready to do so. He brought up a concern last week of smoking, and as I was discerning what to tell him, the spirit really spoke unto me and said to give him a blessing after the lesson and that he will make it to his date. So we did so! I know that through the priesthood and his faith, he will be able to drop this habit! During the blessing, another prompting came to me to see a specific person after the lesson. It was 8:50pm, and I was like, but.....we will be home late? Never-the-less we followed the prompting and went to the home to find no one there. So we left a note inviting them to church. I do not know why the Lord wanted us to go there at that time, but I know that by us following what He said, something good will come of it! I love being able to use the spirit to do the work; it is by far, the MOST effective way to be a missionary. We also got in contact with some other people, and they all came to church yesterday! So it was a really good week for us. I am more excited for this week to come. We have zone activity (I planned it, they call me the master planner and schemer). So we have the baptism, after the baptism we have a pioneer activity for the stake, and after that, we are watching a broadcast! So good things to come!
I just want to testify to you, that the Lord really does work through each of us to do different things and having the spirit always to guide us, even for the little things, like your sunglasses, mom! He really does care about His children a lot. I remember a story from last year's Ensign and it has stuck with me my whole mission. It talks about a little boy who got his hand caught in the door at church, and if he opened or closed the door it hurt his hand and it was stuck. Well, a man, earlier that morning, right before going to church had the prompting to grab a wrench, and he was like, “What? A wrench?,” But he followed the prompting and put a wrench in his pocket. Well when he got to church he noticed the little boy with his hand stuck and no one else was around, and pulled the wrench out of his pocket and was able to wedge the door open enough to get the child's hand out. And then he realized what that prompting meant. So at times, we don't know what a prompting means, but we should always follow it, because we could save a life, or help a little child out. I know that the Lord loves us each so much. He cares for us by sending us promptings to help others out or for them to help us. I love you all so much! I hope you all have a grand vacation at Redfish Lake! Tell everyone in the family “hello” and that I love them so much! Give Risa my congrats to finishing! That’s awesome! I love you and miss you so much! Have a great week!!!
Con amor,
El Elder B. "Master Planner" Rigby
Well, to start off my email, I would like to tell you that IT’S SO HOT!!!!!! So I keep forgetting to tell you this, but, we are in a car share, which means, we get the car every other week. It doesn't make sense to me at all because we cover all the wards here, and have a bigger area than both the other sets of missionaries. But we have to share. Oh well. Not important. So, this means when we don't have the car, we get to walk everywhere, and take the bus. Only problem is, the bus stops running at 5, and doesn't go on Sundays. So we get stuck in far off areas and have to walk home. And let me tell you, it is hot...... We come home completely drenched in sweat from head to toe. It’s quite gross. I do not like the heat for one, I like the cold more. I don't like humidity for two. I like being dry. So to answer your question, I enjoy the freezing winters more than the disgusting summers! With the cold, you can just put more clothes on. In the heat...you can only strip down so far! And for a missionary, that’s dark pants, shoes, socks, white shirt, tie, and garments. So it’s quite hot!!! I have been drinking a ton of water and what not, so I am being kept quite regulated on that sight. So I hope that it gets cold real soon. But we get the car this week, and I hear that it’s supposed to be in the hundreds. So hurray for me!
The work is going completely great! So this week was a good one. We really buckled down and taught Javier every day that we could get over to South Sioux. But we did it. It is now what I like to call "crunch time." He is getting baptized this Saturday, and I have faith that he is ready to do so. He brought up a concern last week of smoking, and as I was discerning what to tell him, the spirit really spoke unto me and said to give him a blessing after the lesson and that he will make it to his date. So we did so! I know that through the priesthood and his faith, he will be able to drop this habit! During the blessing, another prompting came to me to see a specific person after the lesson. It was 8:50pm, and I was like, but.....we will be home late? Never-the-less we followed the prompting and went to the home to find no one there. So we left a note inviting them to church. I do not know why the Lord wanted us to go there at that time, but I know that by us following what He said, something good will come of it! I love being able to use the spirit to do the work; it is by far, the MOST effective way to be a missionary. We also got in contact with some other people, and they all came to church yesterday! So it was a really good week for us. I am more excited for this week to come. We have zone activity (I planned it, they call me the master planner and schemer). So we have the baptism, after the baptism we have a pioneer activity for the stake, and after that, we are watching a broadcast! So good things to come!
I just want to testify to you, that the Lord really does work through each of us to do different things and having the spirit always to guide us, even for the little things, like your sunglasses, mom! He really does care about His children a lot. I remember a story from last year's Ensign and it has stuck with me my whole mission. It talks about a little boy who got his hand caught in the door at church, and if he opened or closed the door it hurt his hand and it was stuck. Well, a man, earlier that morning, right before going to church had the prompting to grab a wrench, and he was like, “What? A wrench?,” But he followed the prompting and put a wrench in his pocket. Well when he got to church he noticed the little boy with his hand stuck and no one else was around, and pulled the wrench out of his pocket and was able to wedge the door open enough to get the child's hand out. And then he realized what that prompting meant. So at times, we don't know what a prompting means, but we should always follow it, because we could save a life, or help a little child out. I know that the Lord loves us each so much. He cares for us by sending us promptings to help others out or for them to help us. I love you all so much! I hope you all have a grand vacation at Redfish Lake! Tell everyone in the family “hello” and that I love them so much! Give Risa my congrats to finishing! That’s awesome! I love you and miss you so much! Have a great week!!!
Con amor,
El Elder B. "Master Planner" Rigby
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