Well here we are again with another week down
in Argentina. This week was really crazy and it went by incredibly fast.
I really think it is because me new assignment as a district leader
keeps me way busier than I ever thought that it would! It really is a
great assignment though and I am very blessed to have some really great
missionaries in my district!
Basically what my job entails is keeping
track of the numbers and progress of three companionships. Each night
they call me to let me know their numbers for the day and then we talk
about what they were able to do and what I can do to help them in their
personal progress as well as the progress of their investigators. I then
basically just talk with the zone leaders about what I can see and what
they all need and then the information just keeps getting passed up.
Another thing that I am now able to do is baptismal interviews, which I
did my first one this week! It was honestly the most spiritual
experience of my life. I was able to interview a man named Olas who is
only like 14 days younger than me to see if he was prepared to be
baptized. It is such a sacred experience to be able to stand in as a representative of the church and of Jesus Christ and judge by the
Spirit if one of the children of God is ready to enter into that sacred
covenant with Him. It was amazing and I am glad to say that he was more
than ready to enter into the waters of baptism. I have honestly never
felt such joy as I did when I was able to tell him with all certainty of
heart that the Spirit had confirmed to me his readiness. I will always
remember that moment! Even if I never see him again in this life I am
sure that some day I will see him in the Kingdom of God and rejoice at
his presence there!
Other than that this first week of the transfer went by very well.
We were able to find plenty of new people to teach but the problem was
that not many of them could attend church this week. We will be working
really hard with them all this week and hope to see them all come to
church this next week. Also one of my converts from my first transfer
here will be getting her patriarchal blessing this week! I am really
excited for her and she is progressing so well. She has been assigned as
a visiting teacher and also as a teacher in the Primary. I am so happy
to see her studying and learning and progressing in the Gospel of
Christ. That is really why were are here, to find those people who are
going to LIVE this Gospel and help build up the Kingdom of God in their
own way.
My companion is also really cool. I said that last week he was from
right outside of Rio but I guess that was a lie as he is from Sao
Paulo. He is a really good Elder though and he loves to work hard, which
is the most important thing. Every night when we get back to the
apartment we get right to planning and then he fills out teaching
records and fixes appointments while I call the district to see how
their days went. We have been working really hard together and are
already good friends. I have told him that I want to go visit Rio with
Bean during the Olympics there and he said that he will head over there
and meet up and we can have a good old time haha. He is a really good
guy and I am lucky to have him as my comp especially as I try to figure
out this whole district leader thing.
Well there really isn´t a whole lot more going on around here, just
working, teaching, and loving every minute of it. I have grown really
close to the families in this area and it will be hard when I have to
leave but I am sure that it will be all good and that I will head on to
where the Lord needs me next. Today for Pday we are going to play soccer
as a zone so I really don´t have much time to write. I hope that I
don´t get wrecked as much as I usually do though haha. I am bad at
soccer as it is and then when you put me in with a bunch of Latinos it
just makes me look even worse haha. I guess we will see!
As the subject says I have really learned lately how we just need
to let the Holy Spirit guide us in our lives. He knows exactly what we
need to do and how to do it, and sometimes we just need to listen. I
know that especially this past week I had no idea what to do or say in
some moments but I also know that every time that I needed help all I
had to do was listen and the Spirit helped me know exactly what I needed
to do or say exactly what I needed to say right in the moment that I
needed it. It is really cool to see the promises of God being fulfilled
as I am working in His work here in Argentina. I have come to love this
work and I really am enjoying it. I know and testify that if we just
give up ourselves and just try to do the will of the Lord that
everything will work out just the way that it needs to. As always I keep
all of you in my prayers each and every day and I only ask that you all
keep up the prayers on my behalf because they work! Thank you all for
all that you do for me and I love you! Have a great week!
Love always,
Elder Zollinger
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