Week 47 Email: Exchanges and Forgetting a week...oops

From: Christian.garcia@missionary.org
Date: Monday, May 9, 2022
Subject: Exchanges and Forgetting a week...oops

Bonjour tout le monde!! J'espere que vous allez tres bien! This week was a week of a lot of work and many tired days but it was all worth it 100%.

On Tuesday we had our first District Council and that was great! The sisters are very insightful and I learned quite a bit. We were viited by the Zone Leaders and they gave us a training on finding people and teaching and how we can teach as we find and we can find when we teach too! I love the Zone Leaders and my district. I am very excited for the rest of this transfer and what it is that I can learn from the members of my district. I went on  an exchange with Elder Hansen and that was a party! Elder Hansen is seriously so hard working and I learned many leadership qualities when I was with him. 

On Wedesday I was still in Agoe with Elder Hansen so we finished up our exchange and taught many lessons and walked many kilometers. (I don't know what the conversion for km to miles is so I don't know how many miles it was) Elder Hansen let me lead some lessons and then gave me many pointers on what it is that I can do better. He is seriously so awesome you guys! I'm pretty jealous of his companion because he gets to work with him everyday haha. We got lots of rain on Tuesday night, like all night long. So we woke up to a chilly/gray sky morning. 

Thursday it was so slow here in Sanguera. All our lessons fell through and all of the amis that we tried to call weren't free so we went and walked and talked and tried to find people.  Elder Mulamingu and I were able to talk to some members to hopefully help us this coming week. 

Friday was pretty weird. It wasn't crazy hot or cold in the morning it was kinda nice haha. Like a small breeze through the apartment. Almost like waking up in Hawaii minis the sound of the ocean haha. We were able to do our weekly planning and set our goals for this coming week and we were able to figure out what we could do to realise our goals for the rest of this last week. We didn't have a whole lot planned out for Friday but we made it work. We visited a family and talked to them about the Plan of Salvation for a second. Elder Mulamingu wasn't feeling well so we went to the apartment to get some medicine for him and then when he was feeling up to it we went back out to sector. 

Saturday was like a sick day so I got to do lots of contacting and calling people from the apartment. Elder Mulamingu is feelings lots better though so we're chilling haha. 

Sunday was very special. Every missionary in our mission fasted for help to open the border to Togo and to have that powerful spirit this month as I fasted was just amazing. 

This past week I have been studying in the Doctrine and Covenants and The Saints volume 1. I highly recommend it. But it just opened my eyes to how much faith the founders of this church had at the beginning of this dispensation. I love reading the spiritual revelation to specific members and how the Lord knows each and every one of us. I know that with all my heart. 

Week 2:

Hey y'all sorry that you didn't get that last week. Must not have sent. Here's the highlights from the week

- Elder Johnson went to Agoé :/ but we got a new elder in our apartment! He's from Congo too!

- We got asked by 3 people when they could get baptised!!! 

- Got stormed out one afternoon :/ but the colder weather felt great for a small change

-Found a cool "jungle" area with my companion 

- I gave my first baptismal interview and I loved it!! The people here are 100% prepared by the Lord and His servants!!

- We went as a stake and talked about our problems with each ward/branch and how we could fix it (I'm really hyped and looking forward to what's coming up y'all) 

- We had a new record of how many is came to church!!! 

This week while I was in my studies I found myself really digging into my testimony of the Book of Mormon. I thought I'd share that with y'all this week.  I know without a doubt that it is 100% the word of God to the ancient people of America. I know that there is no other way that the Book of Mormon could have been translated other than by the power of the Lord. Joseph Smith did find and translate ancient plaques. I, like Moroni, invite you all to read the Book of Mormon and to pray with a sincere heart and a real intention, having faith in Jesus Christ -- to our Father in heaven and ask if the things written in the book are true. I know with my whole heart that they are and that they will change your life. They will teach you and they will help you. 

Thank you all for reading this week! And sorry that you got a big one. If you send me an email I promise I will try and get one out to you as soon as possible.

Beaucoup d'amour, 

Elder Garcia

Photos:

Walking out of the "jungle"

Exchanges with Elder Hansen 

Last taxi with Elder Johnson