Week 42: Unexplainable

GOATS

What up what up

Such a happy and stressful week.

Gadiel, Alejandro, Alan, Aaron, and Justin were able to enter into the waters of baptism and it was so special. I love asking each person how they feel as they are dripping wet once we are out of the font and every time no one can express the feeling they are experiencing. The Gospel is real and the authority and power of God is how we can feel this way. Whether it be through baptism, making covenants in the temple, or daily repentance, He blesses us with unexplainable peace and light through His power and Priesthood authority.

Went on some awesome exchanges this week with some day 1s of the mission, Elder Grant and Elder Perry! These two days were so fun and I learned so much from them both. They both teach with so much love and just love everyone. This is something I know I need to improve and watching these missionaries teach with so much power in that way was a great wakeup call and help to me.

We ate really really good this week. Like too good. I'm scared I will get fat here. We went to an all you can eat sushi buffet with the office and I proudly put down 25 plates of sushi. However, my father, Elder Perry, put that number to shame with a whopping 40 plates (a new mission record). Our bishop took us out to eat at a taco place called El Pinche (sorry to all my beloved Mexicanos on this email) and wow it was incredible. They had this electric shock machine that they brought over to our table and it was the weirdest sensation. I can still feel the buzz in my arms.

Other things:

-Found some dope new music in the sacred music app so that was like Christmas.

-Got visited by President McClellan, his wife, and President and Sister Ostler of the San Pedro Sula East Mission at church. It was so amazing to talk with all of them and just feel the Spirit and love they bring with them.

-Sheyla came to church!!!

-Ate Denny's, again

-Played basketball with the stake president and some youth and wow I am so out of shape but it was so fun to play something other than fútbol.

-Had a goodbye party for Brother Richards who has been the construction manager of the temple and the food was incredible. Like I said, we ate a lot this week.

-Transfers are this week and it is going to be so sad to say goodbye to Elder Cano😢

Coming back to the electric shock machine… Elder Cano spoke in church yesterday and shared an incredible analogy. With this machine, there are two handles. If you hold on to one handle and not the other, you don't feel anything. The machine doesn't work. If you hold the two handles, the electric shock is too strong to withstand and the natural instinct is to let go to relieve our muscles from the discomfort. However, if another person holds the other handle and you take the hand of that person, the current runs through the two of you and is bearable. If more people join in the circle, it is easier to withstand each shock.

The gospel only functions in our lives if we take hold of it with two hands, fully committed. However, it is inevitable that being a disciple of Christ will bring its trials, doubts, discomforts, and so on. If we try to live this life alone, we will not be able to make it through. If we take the hand of Christ, our families, our branches, our wards, our neighbors and support each other in the gospel, we can make it through and we can help others who are struggling. The love and blessings that result from this are unexplainable. Incomprehensible. Perfect. Reach out to help and to receive help. People are waiting to take your hand and overcome this world, sin, and weaknesses together.

Love yall

Élder Snyder