Hey everyone! Hope you are all well!
Well first off, I got transferred! That is to say that I bid farewell to El Parron, and embraced my new sector of Ochagavia, Clara Estrella. I must say, it was hard to leave El Parron, and I can´t imagine how hard it will be too come home in 1.5 years. The ward there is really awesome, the people, the members, everything. But also I felt it was time to go, as did the Lord. Bittersweet. But Clara Estrella seems pretty awesome! Physically, it´s like El Parron, and actually not too far.
My new comp. is Elder Manzano de Mendosa, Argentina. I'm seriously excited to work with him! He´s a great missionary, really wants to work, and seems to really love the people. He likes to repair things, he´s going to weld professionally, and likes to work out and eat healthy! That should be good, I´ve been wanting to do a little better there.
This week I memorized Mathew 11: 28-30. I feel so blessed to be able to serve in the mission, which could potentially, to an outsider's point of view could sound weird. But of course, we know that not only is the mission a commmandment, but a huge huge blessing, for those we serve and for ourselves, and our families and future families. And to be honest, doing the Lord´s will only brings what you truly want and need, although at the time you may not realize it. I look at how I was when I arrived in the mtc, El parron, etc. , and how I am now, and am so grateful for what the Lord has done for me. Lose yourself in the service of others, do something nice for someone, just act, do it for Jesus. Analyze how you feel, and if it was good in anyway at all, repeat the action. As the scripture says, we´ll find peace, happiness, and eternal life in these things.
I read about the strippling warriors this week. In Alma 56: 7-8, the parents are about to break a convenant, a promise that they made with God, becuase they needed to fight. But Helaman didn´t let them, and they put their trust in the Lord. They had their afflictions, the same with the people of Ammon in Mosiah 24: 13-15. Every day, we are in some way like these people. We´ve made covenants with God, that actually, we cannot fulfill by ourselves when the affliciones come, and they do come. But in both of these stories, the people persevere with faith. The pray to God to help them, and then go forward. God doesn´t take away our affliciones, but he strengthens us so that we can overcome them. In the case in Alma, the solicione were the 2000 warriors, and ultimately, for their parents choice to trust in God and keep their covenants, they were blessed with the opportunity to do what they did, and how great were their testimonies, their expericnes, and more fully their conversiones because of that chance that they had! God will always help us, and strengthen us through our trials. In all things. This week, When it gets hard for me, when I'm tired or hungry, I'm going to do my best, to concentrate on helping the people. In listening to them, and doing my best to love them as Jesus would. And I know that I will see miracles from this according to my faith and diligence. I guess this is the easy part, to type it. But next week I´ll write about an experience that we had.
Do the same in your lives. When you have a trial, trust in the lord, act with faith, turn outward in the service of others, and great will be your joy.
I love you all! Thanks for the letters and such!
Elder Tasso
Ps, I heard some Beatle´s songs today, they made me happy. Also I put up a bunch of photos, the most recent of which is my companion Elder Manzano.
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