2011 Feb 7

2011 Feb 7

Hey Guys!

This week was pretty awesome! We had changes on Wednesday and I got changed to Las Rosas 2 (I was in 3) Elder Xovín got sent to Quiche and my new companion is named Elder Alvarado and he is from El Salvador. He´s a cool enough guy, I guess. I´m what they call his padrastro (because he is only on his second change. Padre=whoever trained him and padrastro=the 2nd change). We´re up by ourselves near the church in a house that also has a really nice shower. The day after changes, we had a campamiento con everyone in Xela (3 zones) and that was way fun. We slept overnight in a tent (Freak it was cold. I couldn´t feel my toes until around 11 the next morning) and got blasted by the Spirit. President Lorenzana is a freaking stud. All sin is based off of orgullo and orgullo is the sin favorite of Satan because it was because of pride that he fell. So humble yourself and you will be alright. Also, Satan is not going for your well-being and Alma 30:60--Satan will drag you down to hell if you are not careful. We had to botar all of our investigators because none of them are progessing and that was something that the president emphasized a lot of during the conference. So we are starting on a clean slate and we are trying desperately to visit members and share a spiritual thought and then ask if any of their friends would like to participate in the blessings of the gospel that they have had the opportunity to have. So far nothing, but we will see. We´re being extra obedient and everything so that God will be able to bless us.

Here is gets to "5 below 0" whatever that means in Fahrenheit, like 28 or something. So it´s not like Colorado or anything but it´s still pretty cold.

And it´s so crazy to think that in just 2 years so much has happened with Dad´s job and the life of everyone in the family. Ryan was on a mission two years ago and I was still in my senior year in high school. Something else that has been boggling my mind is that I will hit 5 months tomorrow! Which means that I will be almost a quarter of the way done with my mission! How crazy is that! I have so much to do and learn and... Ahh! I´m not baggy though. I´m sad that it will be coming up so soon! Pero está bien.

And I have loved all of my companions because they really have all been really great people. I think that it was just a really big shock to find out on my mission just how much of an impatient and intolerant person that I was. So I told the Pres that that was my goal in my letter to him this week--to develop as much patience as I possibly can before the end of my mission so that I can be ready for later in life. It´s just hard because I sometimes think that it would be way easier to just stay a little pile of coal dust but, you´re right-- God wants diamonds not coal.

But (I don´t remember if I already told you this) we are trying hard to be obedient and have the spirit so that God can bless us. We are going to fast tomorrow too.

Hey, I love you guys and remember that the gospel is true (if you don´t think the gospel is true or any part of it is not true, read and pray about Alma 32:26-27ish)!! And thanks for your prayers!

Love,

Elder Froelich