OK so I have to explain myself and why an email didn't come from me last week. So I had typed out a very long Email about how everything went the first week and then I added photos to the email and pushed send and I think that the email was to big so it didn't send the email but sent the pictures instead. So now I have to retype everything from the past two weeks. So I'll do my best to remember.
OK so I'll have to start from Tuesday morning. We had Elder Neale and Elder Yorgenson come over the night before to check to make sure elder Terry was ready to go. We'll right before they were about to leave elder Neale pulled out his guitar and sang God be with you till we meet again and everyone was crying. Anyways that next morning we said goodbye to Elder Terry and then he was gone. Hernan Ramirez our recent convert gave him a ride to the airport.
So while Terry was getting ready to salir we were headed up to the temple for the new trainer training. When we got there they gave us a 30 minute training and then the new missionaries came into the room and they announced who would be their trainer. So it got announced that Elder Benavides would be trained by elder Gibbons. So they let us get to know each other for about 5 minutes. And then after that they let us know what we should do to find success within a companionship and then we got his bedding supplies and suitcases and then we were off to the area. Elder Benavides is from Arizona and is one of the funniest jolliest guys you'll ever meet. I'm super excited to be able to train him and be his companion. So when we got back to the apartment I made sure we went right to work. I decided to give him the classic first day experience so we knocked a lot of doors and we contacted a lot of people. We basically did a mini KO😄😄. Well as it turns out we met some of the crazies from Panorama City. We met one guy who stared directly in the sun for like 2 minutes to show us that he could do it. He also told me that I'm more of a business man and told Elder Benavides that he is a true follower of God (I was kinda like what the heck?) and then he turned to me again and told me that I would be in hard drugs and alcohol in 5 years. So I'm not sure what I did but for some reason he didn't like me very much🤣🤣.
Since we've been together we have a done a lot of role plays and a lot of practicing to help him learn Spanish and the lessons pretty well. The cool thing is that before the mission he went door to door selling pestacides so he is a naturally born pounder. (that's what they call missionaries who like to knock😀). He's an amazing teacher as well. Training is a super fun experience and we have a great time.
So something that I'm trying to do within my district kinda like an initiative is I'm focusing a lot on finding. On Friday of this week we were able to do a creative finding activity in Balboa Park where we went around asking people to come to the booth that we set up, where the people could watch the light the world videos. We then would talk to them afterwords and try and set up a return appointment. Then on Saturday we were able to serve at the Northridge Fashion place mall by helping them wrap gifts. However we also were asked to carol because they had to many people there helping. So in the middle of this huge mall a couple of us started singing Christmas hymns. And then by far my favorite activity I have done is we went actual caroling door to door last night. We helped so many people and were actually able to get a return out appointment out of it. I was able to bring my ukulele around and was able to play as we sang😀.
I have a strong testimony of music and the power and spirituality it has. I have seen hearts be softened by the affects of the hymns and the power that music holds. It's one of the many ways that the spirit speaks to us and thus answers our prayers. I love the Hymns!!
So I was able to get all the packages from you, the Belnaps, and from grandma and grandpa Gibbons. Thank you so much I really appreciate it. A lot of the gifts that are sent to me I give to others we are teaching or families in our ward who don't have very much because I feel that they need it more than I do however I do still enjoy the many things that you send the cards and letters always bring a smile to my face.
So the plan for tomorrow is that we will call around 5 or 6 (I can Google hangouts you tomorrow to see what time will work best for you so we won't be completely In the dark just make sure that your phone is on and stuff during that time that way I can chat you. I'm so excited to be able to see you guys again and I can't wait to talk to you.😀
Something I read recently was the story of Samuel the Lamanite and his story of preaching to the wicked. He tells them and warns them of the saviors coming but they don't listen. In fact they start to try and kill him. However we know that the savior did come and that the wicked feared that terrible fate that they had in store. I though a lot about it and we all as members and missionaries are like our own Samuel the Lamanite and we are trying to prepare others for the saviors second coming. I would invite you all to remember the importance of the savior in your lives and realize that we are here because of him. I know that this church is True and that the savior has established his true church on the earth again. I know that the book of Mormon is true and that in we can find truth and light. I know that the light of Christ is real and that we can share that light with others. Sigan fieles y feliz Navidad de la ciudad sin nieve🤣 ( here it's going to be 72 degrees). Les amo.
-Elder Gibbons
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