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Monday, October 3, 2011

Cool Pictures and 10/2 Letter

Home Sweet Home

Its not trick photography, how did he do that?

Great Pic!

A unique feature of Chilecito, Rio do los Dos Colores

10/2/2011

Thank you for the letter. It was very helpful. :) Thank you for your prayer to notice the gift of tongues. What day was it because there were a couple days this past week where i could talk to everyone and pretty much understand everything they were saying. It was amazing. but then the other days i really struggled. ok hm...

phew... now to explain about this week.... well we have been without electricity in our apartment because the elders before did not pay the bill two months in a row so... I have been writing in my journal by candlelight and studying. but no fear!!! i am an engineer and i did make some light inventions so it hasn’t been too bad. It was just another thing that added to the crazy week.


Speaking in Spanish all the time is a little difficult. But i am learning. There is definitely a culture difference too. And my companion has a very hard way and his way of thinking. So we have had a few contentions and it makes it difficult because he says everything he is thinking and i cant. Because we are contending i don’t have the spirit or the help of the spirit to speak... I have been trying very hard to figure out what to do. Made me think of the win win stuff and what not. I have actually started this one neat thing that i think you would like. It is called the purification fast. So basically you start with a day of fasting. While you are fasting you specifically look for things that "poke" at the spirit or drive the spirit away in any little bit. At the end of the fast you should have a list of things that poke at the spirit. for the next 40 days you do a fast of these things. There is a way good promise at the end. So i am doing it. I started on Wednesday and will see how it goes. It is difficult but i can already feel the spirit in abundance. If you are interested i invite you to do it.

General conference... phew.. ok so as a mission we had the goal of having 500 investigators attend general conference. Basically 5 each companionship. We have 12 people committed to come.... no one came. I know i was giving my all. but i´m not sure what i missed. I am being exactly obedient. The two hours before the last sessions. I ran from house to house of each of our investigators trying to get someone. i covered all of chilecito in two hours (i feel a little bad for my companion but oh well) but no one answered. i was patient at every door, had a prayer at every door. but nothing. I spent a good 30 during conference in a separate room praying for someone to be touched and to come. but nothing... It was very discouraging. In addition i couldn’t understand much. I dont think i have ever enjoyed the songs so much (because the were the only thing that i perfectly enjoyed). I definitely paid more attention to what i was feeling during conference than to what i was hearing. I might be able to understand when i get the liahona because i will be able to spend my time translating the words... I dont think my soul has ever needed to hear the word of God so badly. at times it hurt. I wanted to know what the prophet was saying but i couldn’t understand it completely. but i continue :)

Keep me in your prayers. I know this is the Lords work and everyone has their agency. I know this is what the Lord wants me to go through. Its just difficult at times. I think Sunday was the most up and down day i have ever had in my life. This is the work of the Lord and it is marvelous. D&C 31 has been my support and hope this week. I love you all very much. I hope all is well with the family. I send all my love and regards and will press forward. les quiero mucho

Con Amor
Elder Rowse


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