Hey family!
so to start off let me tell you a little
about the weather. Here it is cold, humid and cold. All day long I can
see my breath and it gets really, really cold at nights. We now sleep
with electric blankets and with like 3 blankets on top. This week we
need to buy a heater for the house because we haven't had one! It is
not that great when you can see your breath during personal study in the
mornings. I am also looking in the next few weeks to buy a coat here.
So
like I promised last week I will explain the picture of the
little bear dressed up like a missionary. Well his name is Elder Donoso. Elder Lazo and I made him. He is a missionary that every week after
sacrament meeting we send him home with a family and a backpack full of
materials. The family then has to share all the stuff in the backpack. This activity is a good way we get the ward to be more involved and to
get new references.
This past Monday
we were walking down the street and on a small corner store I saw one of
my contacts. I decided to turn around and go talk to him. After talking
to him for a bit he told us about a friend of his that needs help. We
got to meet him that night and we have been working with him for the
past week, his name is A. He is 36, he has some big problems with
drinking and the poor guys family left him and his mom died not to long
ago. He has some pretty bad depression. Almost every day this past week
we have been visiting him and trying to help him. He is a really great
guy who just hit rock bottom. We brought him and his friend, my other
investigator to church yesterday. Throughout church he started to cry at
times. I could see how hard it was for him to sit there and think about
all that he has lost. I just sat there with my arm around him all of
church trying to give him some comfort. He turned to me at one point and
said he would love to bring his son here to the church, so we put that
as our goal with him. His journey will be a hard one, and a lot of times I look at us, just 2 19 year old boys with ties. How can we help this
dude? In reality we are the only ones who can really help him. We were
set apart and given many gifts for this exact reason. We are the only
people who can help this guy get the exact kind of help that he really
needs.
It was this week that I was really able
to see the potential and the good that missionaries have. I hope that I
can use my full potential and be able to really help this guy the way he
needs help.
Well everything else here is
good! Not much to say. Changes are next week, so chances are I will be
writing you from another sector. I have been here in this zone for 3
changes. It's not looking good for another change in El Monte, but you
know where ever I go it will be where the Lord wants.
Love you all! Have a great week and enjoy the warmth!
Elder Anderson
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