Week 16: Conferencia General, Bautismos, And Ice Cubes

Wow. What a week. Absolute roller coaster. Strap in Brothers and Sisters.


We had general Conference this week which was absolutel fire. I have so many favorite talks but if I had to choose..... I'd go with one of the greats, the one the only David A Bednar. Started the conference off with a bang, talking about those of the last wagon and how those who don't receive recognition are just as recognized in the sight of God. That talk was absolutely an answer to prayer, sometimes as a young missionary you just feel along for the ride, and wonder about your contribution to the work. Well I definitely got my answer! The Lord likes effort, but he loves maximum effort. When you give it your all, he will give you peace. 


So the trio lifestyle is very very different. Different bad? Different good? We shall see. So far I like it, but sometimes it feels like there's too many cooks in the kitchen. Time will tell. I like learning new things from Elder Seely though, I love love getting new perspectives from different missionaries. It really gives me a fresh look at the work. 


We've set a pretty ambitious baptismal goal for the month of october, and so we've been looking for those in our teaching pool who are ready for baptism. And the Lord provides. We had a lesson over zoom with our friend Carolina, and we put her on date for oct 21! She's been reading the book of Mormon and it's been so cool to see her change. The gospel is such a transformative concept/way of life for people and it's been one of the coolest things to see happen out here on my mission. Please pray for Carolina! I've gained such a powerful testimony of the power of prayer. God does, he really does listen to what we say to him. If you all could pray for her, I'd be so grateful.


Side note: we tried to put our friend Calendario on date. . . Didn't fly. He wasn't ready. We'll keep working with him!


You might be wondering what the ice cubes mean in the title of this email. Well, I can spell it out for you: it's cold here. Woke up one morning. Looked at temperature. And lo and behold, I saw: 0. It's october. At that moment, I realized that winter is fast approaching, I do not have a coat, and apparently it gets 40 degrees colder than this. I'm gonna learn to love it!


Dang I thought a lot more things happened this week. The weeks are all blurring together, I'm getting adjusted to missionary life, and the work is great! If you're wondering if you should serve, in my completely unbiased opinión, do it. It'll change your life! It's already changed mine.


Nos vemos,
Elder Curtis


Sunrise
Sunset 
My view as I wrote this
Convo with Calendario jajaja
MOON




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