This week was really good and flew by so fast. I feel like I was writing this email the other day. This week we had the opportunidad to fast for 2 purposes: 1. To obtain the conversion here in the mission and 2. to achieve our goal of 100 baptisms as a mission each month. It was so awesome to be able to do this fast because we know that the Lord is watching over us and is aware of our needs. We had great success this week as we found several new investigadores and we also found a family of 6 people that the missionaries had taught a while ago. In this time the missionaries have not visited them they have read almost all of el Libro de Mormón. We were so happy for the chance to find them and we are going to see what we can find this week. We also had 5 investigators in the church and 2 of them were ones that we have struggled to get them to the church. I was so happy to see that the Lord is really watching over us and is with us every step of the way.
This week I have continued studying the Book of Mormon and I love it. This week I really learned a lot about the importance en la obediencia. There are usually 3 types of obedience. One is for love the other is for fear and the other is for convenience. Which one is the reason for why we obey? We had a lesson over that and we need to think about why we follow the commandents. We do it because we love our Heavenly Father, because we have a fear that we are going to be punished if we don´t or because it is something that is easy and that we already do and expect a reward from it. I have learned in the scriptures that the best way is through love for our Heavenly Father. We should not expect a reward but it should be a habit that we have to show our love towards our Heavenly Father. Obeying with exactness is so important and I have learned that those who are obedient love and enjoy the life so much better. The commandments are there for us to enjoy life and to be safe. The Lord wants the best for each of us so that is why he puts commandments in our lives.
Today was a lot of fun for Pday. I am so sad but happy for Elder Clark as today was his last Pday in the mish. He has been such a great friend and was my first Zone Leader as well. I am going to miss him for sure but this friendship will definitely continue after the mission. Today we played basketball and ate tacos. It was a good day and I am grateful for everything that Elder Clark has taught me here in the mish. I am enjoying my time here in Benito Juarez with Elder Alamea and I am so excited for the Conference this weekend and for the opportunity to listen to the prophet here on Earth and his apostles. I invite everyone before entering the conference to go in with a question because I know that it will be answered. I am so excited for this weekend! Hope you guys have a great week!
Elder McCain
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