Week 61

This first week as an assistant has been crazy. We took all of the missionaries who finished their missions to the airport and, just after that, 27 new missionaries arrived and we were able to welcome them. We took them around the office for the day and helped them get everything ready and the following day they met their new companions. My new companions are Elder Anderson, from Utah, and Elder Paris, from Chile. I participated in my first conference as an assistant. It was a fun experience. I still really don´t have any idea what I´m doing, but I´m sure that the Lord is there to help me in every moment, as long as I trust in him and do all that I can. We went to the Andes today. It was absolutely beautiful. It is incredible what the Lord has created. I am so grateful for all that He has done and continues to do.

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Week 57

Hey, everyone! I haven´t had much time, but things are going great here in Victoria! We had a baptism this past weekend. Alejandra Vásquez Vásquez se bautizó! She has had a lot of difficulties with her husband, but she still came through! She´s a great example for me. It´s been amazing to see how we experience so many difficulties when we come closer to God. I know that we need to experience challenges to progress and that we can have a solid foundation to overcome all things if we trust in the atonement of Christ. If we put that first, nothing can shake us.

Elder Reynolds

Week 56

This was my last week in Labranza. I was informed this week that tomorrow I will be heading to my new sector, Victoria. It is about and hour and a half north of Labranza, so I won´t be going too far. My new companion´s name is Elder Braga. He is from Brazil. I´ve worked with him a few times, so I know that he is a good guy. I´m looking forward to what we can accomplish there. I have enjoyed my time a lot here in Labranza. I have met many friends that I will always have thanks to the gospel. I am leaving feeling like I was able to do what I could here. This past week, I went to Padre Las Casas to talk to a lady who is investigating the church there. Her name is Alicia and she is awesome. Her daughter is a member and is serving her mission in Ecuador. Everytime I have talked to her (this wasn´t the first time), I felt as though I was teaching my own mother. I know how her daughter must feel and the prayers she must be offering so that her mother can become a part of this gospel because I do and feel the same way. It was an amazing experience to get to know her and to teach her. I know that she will be able to accept the gospel before her daughter gets home from her mission. That is the very same hope that I have had for my mother since I left almost a year and a half ago. There are many things that don´t go our way and many things that don´t happen in the timetable that we have, but God has a perfect plan for each and every one of us. Many times, we just have to stop and realize that His ways are higher than our ways. We have a very small perspective and many times what we see is best, actually isn´t. When we learn to let go and accept God´s will, we will truly know what happiness is.

Elder Reynolds

Week 55