HEYO FOLKS IT'S YOUR FAVORITE MISSIONARY, ELDER SPANGLER.
This week was a grind, we had to really push through it. We hit some lows and we hit some highs, but overall it was a good, successful week.
Since we can't go out and eat meals with the members, they have taken it upon themselves to make food for us and have us pick it up or they drop it off. We called the member that had told us she was going to bring us food to ask when we could expect it, and she had forgotten so she just told us to go pick up the Little Caesars she had ordered for us. We got to the store and she had ordered us 4 boxes and 2 containers of chicken wings, for 4 missionaries. Literally a pizza per missionary. Needless to say, I've eaten pizza for lunch for the past 3 days, it's been wonderful. We also had a member call us and ask, "hey what are your in-n-out orders," then showed up and dropped it off for our lunch one day. For some reason it tastes so much better when it's free. Don't worry though, I am eating real and healthy food every day.
I had to take a driver's test this week. I passed with flying colors, so I am now legal to operate a mission owned vehicle. Too bad we don't have one registered to our companionship ):
We finally found some people to teach! One of the people that I baptized in Ecuador, Reynaldo, messaged me and said that he has some friends that are going through a rough time and that he had been sharing the gospel with them. He was asking for some advice and so I gave him a few tips, then suggested that we do a video call. He thought it was a great idea, so we set up a call and were able to teach a family of 5 that I had actually met once while I was in Ecuador! Since there are no missionaries serving in that area right now, we have permission to work with them until there are full time missionaries again. It was an awesome miracle and I was stoked to hear that the people I taught in Ecuador are sharing the gospel.
I found an awesome quote this week from a BYU devotional. It says, "Our perfect Father does not expect us to be perfect children yet. He had only one such Child. Meanwhile, therefore, sometimes with smudges on our cheeks, dirt on our hands, and shoes untied, stammeringly but smilingly we present God with a dandelion—as if it were an orchid or a rose! If for now the dandelion is the best we have to offer, He receives it, knowing what we may later place on the altar. It is good to remember how young we are spiritually." I love this quote because sometimes as a missionary I feel like I need to be perfect or that my offer or work isn't good enough, but this reminds me that God still loves and accepts all that I do, He just wants me to do my best. So that's a little reminder for all of you, just do your best.
I totally forgot to add pictures last week, so I got some goodies for you all this week.
Love and miss all of you, have a splendid Memorial Day!
Elder Spangler
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