In honor of Inside Out 2 coming out (I want to see it so badly), life decided to cause us to experience every emotion possible this week!
But for real, this week was incredible.
We started out with Leadership Council and it was lit seeing a bunch of good friends (I miss you Elder Evanson) but also I learned so much from President McClellan. Basically, I received a lot of guidance and motivation to do a lot more to complete my responsibilities and just give more to the Lord. I have been a lot more tired and a little more stressed this week but wow I have seen an unreal change.
Had exchanges with the APs and I went with Elder Gailey to his area and it was so fun. Completely different terrain (hills and dirt roads) but such a fun energy and a bunch of youth from the ward walked around teaching with us. Almost every lesson fell through but we ended the night teaching a catholic family all about temples and they were so interested! I then witnessed Elder Perry capture a possum in front of the mission office as a mega storm started to POUND down on us. Proud son moment. 🥹✊️
We had interviews with President in his house which is always awesome and it was really cool just to analyze the zone and how we can work to help lift up everyone.
Big sad news. We don't know the reason, but Sheyla texted us and told us that she no longer has the desire to be baptized now nor in the future and that she no longer will receive us. A very sad moment for someone who has had such powerful experiences with the Spirit and such a strong desire to be baptized and serve a mission, but I know that she will not forget what she has felt and that the Lord will continue to work with her.
Yuk Shan, our friend with an upcoming baptismal date, is struggling so much to stop drinking coffee but she is doing it! She actually stopped drinking it BEFORE we taught the Word of Wisdom because she is just a baller like that. Please pray for her that she will continue to be strong and overcome each temptation!
Yesterday, we did an activity with some of the youth in the ward and these kids impressed me. We set up a table in front of the church with lemonade, cookies, teaching pamphlets, and copies of the Book of Mormon and we talked with every person that passed by. These kids fearlessly approached countless people and shared simple testimonies and the light of Christ and we were able to receive a lot of contacts from a lot of interested people! Being completely honest, this is something I could have never done at 14 years old and seeing these youth (all of which are converts to the church) do it with so much enthusiasm really showed me how important the gospel is in their lives. They truly are the Hope of Israel here in Honduras. It humbled me and opened my eyes to the importance of the work we are doing as missionaries. I am really excited to start teaching these people but a little scared where we will find the time to do it! (A problem every missionary secretly wants).
Stuff:
---Ran back to the house on multiple occasions to make it home in time.
---Had stake conference and President McClellan dropped absolute bars on missionary work and how the members need to use the topic of the temple to share the gospel.
---Played basketball which was lit
We had a lesson with a man that Elder Dávila and I contacted over a month ago that will be hard to forget. The man is 60 years old and veryyyy stubborn, however very faithful at the same time. Most of the lesson was him doubting what we were saying and a little bit contentious, but once we opened up the Book of Mormon and read a whole chapter together, everything changed. He felt the Spirit and he saw the goodness of the Gospel that is in that book of scripture. At the end of the lesson he said, “it is hard to believe the whole story of Joseph Smith, but denying it would be denying the expanse of the power of God. There is nothing wrong with this book. I will come to church to see if what you're teaching is true, and I will bring my son with me.” This was a very humbling moment for me. My words are not enough. The scriptures will ALWAYS have more power to change hearts– to convert hearts. Yours and mine included. Pray for Jamil that he will feel peace in church and allow his heart to be softened to be receptive to the Spirit.
What I learned this week is that I have grown to love being humbled by my God. It is the greatest evidence that He loves me.
With so much love,
Élder Snyder
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