The weeks go by faster and faster every time! We taught some great lessons this week, but there were also some really slow days with not much success in finding/teaching people.
I gave my first Sacrament meeting talk in Spanish on Sunday! That was pretty fun. Also, I will be the pianist for our little branch now! My trainer who got transfered was the previous pianist, and nobody else can play! So I've been trying to find time here and there to practice haha.
My Spanish is coming along little by little. Sometimes I get impatient and frustrated that I don't understand everything right NOW, because I feel so limited in speech and in comprehending what others are saying. It's pretty humbling to be put in a position where you really have to work hard to just communicate with people. Overall though, I'm super grateful to be able to learn Spanish out here on the mission.
Spiritual thought for the week, from Alma 18: In this chapter, a man named Ammon offers himself to be a servant to King Lamoni. He and the other servants are sent out to stop the Lamanites from scattering the king's flocks of sheep. The Lamanites do scatter the flocks, which scares the servants, leading them to think that their king will slay them. Ammon is glad when he sees the other servants frightened, because he sees this as an opportunity to show the power of God through himself! Ammon gathers fights the enemy Lamanites, and literally chops off the arms of all those who came against him. So epic. The arms were brought back to the king as evidence of what happened. This leads into verses 8 and 9:
8 And it came to pass that king Lamoni inquired of his servants, saying: Where is this man that has such great power?
9 And they said unto him: Behold, he is feeding thy horses.
How cool is that? Ammon could have bathed in the glory of the awesome thing he just did, but instead, he continues his work. He continues carrying on doing the things he had been commanded of by the king. He didn't ask for a great celebration, or seek praise, he just went out and fed the king's horses. There's a great lesson in humility, responsibility and discipline, among other things. So even when we single-handedly win the battle in a heroic fashion, don't forget to feed the horses.
Have a great week!
Elder Pettit
