Como anda?

Hey Familia,

 

This week was another one for the record books! Im just loving life and loving the mission. I had the chance to go running this morning to get some excersize with my comp and I was thinking about how many great things Ive seen in my time as a missionary. It almost been about a year and a half and I have so many great experiences and have learned so much. It is crazy to think about all the experiences and things Ive learned from my mission so for. What gets me even more excited is to know that I still have more time to learn, grow, and progress. I love being a dicsipulo of Christ and to where His name along with my own.

 

Some great things are happening here in my area. Its called Cinco Saltos, which means 5 jumps. The members here are helping out like I have never before seen in my mission. They are inviting us to teach their friends and asking to come teach with us. I have no idea what we are doing to see so many great miracles from our Heavenly Father much I am sure thankful for every last one of them. 

 

But the miracles dont stop there. One of the families that we are teaching has given up drinking and smokin. The husband, Gabi, went from smoking one and a half packs of cigarrets daily to maybe 1 a day or not at all. This is the family that I talked about not to long ago that was really prepared to hear the gospel. I am so excited to see what will happen with them but one of the thing I have learned is to be patient; Heavenly Fathers has a time for everything. 

 

Friday my comp, Elder Merrell and I gave a training for the missionaries in our zone. One of the things we talked about was sacrifice. Something that hit me in preparation for this training was the importance of all the small and simple sacrifices we can make in our lives to have the spirit with us. Its like the scripture in Alma 37:7 that says by means of small and simple things Heavenly Father does great things ( im translating the scripture from spanish to english in my head so bear with me jaja). And that so true. Life is made up of little descisiones everyday that either invite the spirit in our lives or not. Of course we will always be faced with big desciones in our lives but based upon our little desciones in the past we will be bettter prepared to cross the big bridges in life when they come. 

 

I am so thankful for this gospel in my life. I am so thankful to be representative of Jesus Christ here in Argentina. I wouldnt change this opportunity for any other....even playing football at BYU. I am grateful for the prophet Joseph Smith and know he restored the gospel. I love you all so much and if you find yourself in a hard spot in life, go back to the basics. 

 

Have a great week!

 

Love 

Elder Nobmann Riddle

Reprisentante de Jesuscristo

 

Ps Go with faith!