I hope you had a great week, sounds like you all are doing awesome.
So the main news for right now is that Elder Mower got transferred and I have a new companion here. His name is Elder Galeano, I always think of Galileo, probably will just call him that. He´s from Nebraska and is in the same group as Elder Mower, so about 4 or 5 months I think. His parents are Latino, and I haven´t really heard his Spanish yet but I´m guessing and from what I´ve heard, he´s basically already fluent. I´m really really excited for this transfer, I struggled a bit with Elder Mower, he personality was so different from mine. But he was a good missionary, I learned a ton from being with him. I´ve learned how to be a better leader, and how to lead more by example and with love.
So, another big thing that happened was on Saturday we went to play futbol with members/investigators like we normally do, but it was raining and they play on concrete so it can be really dangerous. I didn´t want to play, but Elder Mower was like, well okay but I still want to play. So we went, and I was just watching them play (and keep in mind Elder Mower can get pretty aggressive) and he was chasing a kid for the ball when he slipped and fell on his back. He slid pretty far, close to where I was, and then I heard him say ´Elder I think I dislocated my shoulder,´ but I went over and felt his shoulder and it sure didn´t feel right. I felt the shoulder and right below it you can usually feel something in there, but it just felt super squishy. So the ambulance was called and we went to the hospital where they eventually got it put back place. The doctor was really cool, and of course the whole atmosphere there reminded me so much of going to the hopsital with dad, hanging out there while he does his rounds. I am really grateful for you dad, being a doctor. We always have that inside ticket haha. Ok, moving on. So Elder Mower is fine, little sore I think, but he´s doing alright. It was a big lesson learned though, its important to remember we´re on missions and who we represent.
Real quick to finish up, we have a really cool investigator named Lucho, from Ecuador. He is 21 and super cool, we´re really good friends now. He has a true desire to learn more and has told us he will get baptized! We didn´t set a date becuase his schedule is pretty crazy right now but it will for sure happen.
So the main news for right now is that Elder Mower got transferred and I have a new companion here. His name is Elder Galeano, I always think of Galileo, probably will just call him that. He´s from Nebraska and is in the same group as Elder Mower, so about 4 or 5 months I think. His parents are Latino, and I haven´t really heard his Spanish yet but I´m guessing and from what I´ve heard, he´s basically already fluent. I´m really really excited for this transfer, I struggled a bit with Elder Mower, he personality was so different from mine. But he was a good missionary, I learned a ton from being with him. I´ve learned how to be a better leader, and how to lead more by example and with love.
So, another big thing that happened was on Saturday we went to play futbol with members/investigators like we normally do, but it was raining and they play on concrete so it can be really dangerous. I didn´t want to play, but Elder Mower was like, well okay but I still want to play. So we went, and I was just watching them play (and keep in mind Elder Mower can get pretty aggressive) and he was chasing a kid for the ball when he slipped and fell on his back. He slid pretty far, close to where I was, and then I heard him say ´Elder I think I dislocated my shoulder,´ but I went over and felt his shoulder and it sure didn´t feel right. I felt the shoulder and right below it you can usually feel something in there, but it just felt super squishy. So the ambulance was called and we went to the hospital where they eventually got it put back place. The doctor was really cool, and of course the whole atmosphere there reminded me so much of going to the hopsital with dad, hanging out there while he does his rounds. I am really grateful for you dad, being a doctor. We always have that inside ticket haha. Ok, moving on. So Elder Mower is fine, little sore I think, but he´s doing alright. It was a big lesson learned though, its important to remember we´re on missions and who we represent.
Real quick to finish up, we have a really cool investigator named Lucho, from Ecuador. He is 21 and super cool, we´re really good friends now. He has a true desire to learn more and has told us he will get baptized! We didn´t set a date becuase his schedule is pretty crazy right now but it will for sure happen.
We went to the temple on wednesday,
got up super early and rode the train to the temple. I was so happy to
be back there, brought back lots of memories from the MTC and just a
peaceful and happy feeling. We did the 8:00 session and when I got to the
celestial room I just sat in the super comfortable chair and thanked my Heavenly Father over and over and over again for all of the blessings I´ve received, to live in this dispensation, to be a missionary right
now, for everything! I just felt so happy and peaceful there. I like to
think of the temple as the pavilliion like Isaiah talks about, the
shelter that we can gather in to protect us from the storm. In these
days there are so many things against us, if it were a physical storm I
imagine it being a huge hail storm only with big bricks falling down,
like in Home Alone haha. The temple stands strong and provides perfect
protection from the storm. We watched the new movie as well, which I just
loved. So amazing, I feel like I understand Satan´s power a little bit
more and how driven he is to make us fall. But the Lord is always
willing to help us, and his light can never be hidden by the darkness.
Missionary work brings so much gratification, I am so happy, so overwhelmed with joy sometimes because of the things I witness or experience here. I am learning many things, and I have grown spiritually and mentally, and yes physically as well, as much as I hate to admit it haha. The Lord is hastening his work, and he´s got over 15 million soldiers fighting the battle :)
Missionary work brings so much gratification, I am so happy, so overwhelmed with joy sometimes because of the things I witness or experience here. I am learning many things, and I have grown spiritually and mentally, and yes physically as well, as much as I hate to admit it haha. The Lord is hastening his work, and he´s got over 15 million soldiers fighting the battle :)
I love you all, have a great week!
Love Elder Franson
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