Week #6!

This is Week #6, I believe.  I brought my journal this time, and I won't mess up! Haha.  The ending of last Thursday, I was feeling pretty frustrated.  Elder Simmons and I taught our investigator, Pedro.  We were talking to him about baptism, and he seemed like he was accepting it pretty well.  But, then we shared a scripture with him, and it kind of rubbed him the wrong way, and the lesson just bombed from then on.  I felt really frustrated because I thought I was explaining everything fine, but it all made Pedro even more confused.  And, even though Elder Simmons and I have tried to teach him, he still just doesn't understand.  That all happened Thursday night.  Then Friday morning I was still feeling pretty terrible, but the day went on to be actually really good.  Saturday was the opposite of Friday.  The morning I was feeling really good and then Elder Simmons and I went to teach Pedro during the night.  Pedro was still focused on baptism and why it was necessary for him to be baptized once again (he is Catholic).  The lesson was alright, and we kind of made some gain, but not much.  After that class was over, Hermano Hardy (who really is Pedro) pulled me aside and said that all missionaries are hard on themselves, and he doesn't know why.  He told me that I just need to have faith in Jesus Christ and everything will be a lot better.  And he was 100% right!  I have really tried to do that since then, and it really does work.  I know the Lord blesses his missionaries during their trials because he wants to succeed.  Then, on Sunday, I was called as District Leader!  It was kind of by default, since Elder Simmons, who was 1st DL, can't be it again, and the three other Elders in my district, Elders Call, Harrison and Nealy, were called as the new Zone Leaders the week before.  But, being District Leader is still pretty cool.  That Sunday Devotional, The BYU Men's Choir came and did a musical program and it was AWESOME.  They are the biggest college choir in the world!  Nothing happened on Monday.  On Tuesday, Elder Simmons and I taught Pedro again.  We taught him about Jesus Christ and how he is our Savior and his love for us.  Then, we asked if he had any questions, and he went straight back to baptism!  We just can't seem to get off that subject... For Tuesday Devotional, the General Young Women President, Elaine S. Dalton, came and spoke.  She, and her husband, are such great speakers!  And Tuesday is when I got your package!  Thanks so much!  It's awesome!  I am excited to open each present!  And I promise I only open one a day :)  Yesterday was Wednesday, and I love Wednesdays.  We have service, which I think I told you about already.  Then Gym, which is the BEST.  And we also have TRC!  It's like Home Teaching and it is such a refreshing break from teaching the investigators.  And that brings us to today.  As a district, we went to the temple super early this morning.  And had breakfast in the temple which is SO much better that MTC breakfast!  And that's my week!  How was your week?!

It turns out that I can't call home on Christmas in the MTC :( I guess it's a rule they have because they don't have enough phones for every missionary to call home.  However, when I leave to the airport on January 10 (when I leave the MTC) I am able to call home from there!  I don't know what time it will be then, but hopefully I will be able to call someone.  Elder Nealy's girlfriend and her family send letters to him all the time.  That is one of the big reasons he found the Church.  I have seen Elder Cipriano quite a few times actually.  Mostly at dinner, and in the mailroom.  He is a DL too, so he gets to pick up the mail for his district, like me! :)

Ever since I became set apart as a missionary, I have never been able to sleep in past 6 AM.  It's crazy!  Even without an alarm, I wake up around 6. I do use my alarm though ;)

Well, don't have much time left.  Hope to hear back from you!  Hope you got my package as well!

Love, Elder Hunt