Dear Family and Friends,
I had another great week as always and how it always will be as a missionary. Little by little I am adjusting to how things work here. I am so blessed to be trained by Elder Limao here really is a good guy and I am not just saying that because he is sitting right next to me. So far I haven't found anything about him that bugs me so that is good and we like a lot of the same things. Before the mission he studied English for a year and can speak very well. We are kind of both learning Spanish but he definitely knows more.
The work is good here. This week Gustavo came to church which is exactly what he needs to do in order to be baptized and this week after we asked him what he learned from reading 2 Nephi 32 he said that he really understands the need to be baptized how Jesus was baptized. We had splits this week and I was able to see actually a big difference between our area and the area of Elder Wilson and Elder Petty there are a lot more people but they are less open to talking about the church which is the opposite of how we have it here in my area. I am so grateful for my area and the people here. If you can imagine with dogs barking constantly, chickens cock-a-doodle-doodling, kids crying and screaming, the cars on the streets it is hard for me to feel like I am teaching with the spirit with so many distractions. That was something I worked on this week, I really put my head down and focused exactly on what the investigators were saying and what they needed to hear. Always always always something they say will allow me to turn it into a gospel truth that can be applied to their lives. I just need to listen. I need to listen and understand in both the Spanish language and the language of the spirit. I am continually trying to be a worthy servant of the Lord, I know I will forever be indebted to Him the least I can do is give 100% of my time for 2 years.
I love all you guys and this church is true.
Elder Ben Craythorne
