Email Update 07.26.10 & 08.03.10

I am teaching mostly Haitians and African Americans with a few Hispanics who speak more English than Spanish. We have only seen about 30 white people around here, and they were all in our ward.lol

The storm that was supposed to drop in never really did, we got some rain but nothing too much. And we got 72 hour kits as well as a Hurricane emergency kit, in case of an actual hurricane.

Ok, on to the spiritual side of things:

(Clears throat here)

Well once again I came upon the whole trust aspect of the Lord. I have told you and written in my journal numerous times that I need to trust in the lord. But what and undertaking to really learn to trust the Lord, right? How do we trust in the lord? Well, usually by exercising faith which is done through our actions and experimenting upon the Lords words and following His commandments He has set forth, which, when done our soul will gradually grow into something more. But I don’t think that is all. We have been having many discussions about knowledge in trainings and talks by General Authorities.

Now it can’t be just on knowledge but spiritual knowledge, something that the Holy Ghost has confirmed to you, or led you in your search, it has to be something spirit to spirit. Sometimes there is anger in the home or with companions. Or possibly there is just something wrong. Could it be because we don't study the scriptures? It is said if you want to talk to the Lord then pray, if you want to hear from the lord then read your scriptures. So true, with added knowledge we then get on another plane of thought and faith. How can we experiment on the lords words if we don't truly understand them (I'm not talking about fully understanding the lords words lol because I don't know if that is possible) but gaining more knowledge. Which will expand our faith, which will allow us to grow, and then trusting in the Lord becomes a lot easier. I think there is a reason that the lord asked all of us to study the scriptures diligently. So in conclusion we need more knowledge, but not just any knowledge but pure knowledge led by the Holy Ghost, i.e., spiritual knowledge.

And that is the spiritual thought of the month lol.

So I am doing great, I feel good, I have no idea if this arm will ever heal, and I want to rip this cast off every day. Florida just isn't the place to have a cast.

I'm not sure why I am driving; I just do it because the paper they give us said I have to lol. I think Elder Zubia would rather drive also :)

The companionship is good and Elder Zubia is a great missionary. I like serving with him, I am learning a lot from him, he is quite the student of the scriptures.