November 9,
2015
Well seeing
as there has been a lot of news from all of you guys out where you are, I felt
like first off I would say... GO GRANDMA BURKE!!!! I asked her to give a big, wet kiss for my
little brother Alex and she did more than just that. She went the whole 9 yards to give him a ton
of kisses and give my brother probable PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).
ja ja. I died laughing when my mother
told me what happened. So its heartwarming
to know that my family is still its crazy old self. Also I hope that all my family members know
that I love them so much and that I will forever be grateful to our Heavenly
Father who gave His only begotten Son as a sacrifice, that we may see our loved
ones yet again. May all my love and
comfort be to those who have lost dear family and friends. The Plan of Salvation is a perfect plan, even
for the most unseen and brutal and harsh mishaps and passings that this world
throws at us. Stay strong, and hold firm
to the rod as have thousands of Disciples of Christ.
If my words don’t
help, I hope that the words of Jeffery R Holland can help:
 |
| gospel principles class |
This week I
have never seen such a great success in our contacts as I have had before in
our mission. It’s amazing and especially for Corrientes. We are constantly waiting for the spirit and
if we feel like talking to someone then we just do it. God is good and never will we become tired of
doing good unto others. His spirit
guides us to do good, so if the impression is to do good it’s of the spirit and
of God. So don’t question it and just do
it. We have had a lot of new people to
talk to and even other people who are people I have met when I was here before .
Now I am enjoying the blessings of the good impressions we have left on other
people.
Matias didn’t
come to church again and it was because he had other things to do but said he
could come for an hour. But as usual we
are just being patient and we teach the blessings that people can receive if
they do what we invite them to do. Of
course it will be a bit different and maybe uncomfortable at first, but isn’t
that how it is with everything different and new? It’s what we feel. Basically it’s like working out for the first
time. You go to a new gym and even do
things you’ve never done and even after you are sore, but then you are
strengthened and then ready for bigger weights, bigger goals and better health.
So we are working hard with him.
We found Rosa
Flores again and we couldn’t talk with her again but we said we would pass by
next week. As we were returning to our
pension after walking for a long time we were passing by her house. There is a main road close by and there is an
elevated sidewalk on the side. On this
sidewalk were many horses grazing in the front lawns of people. Usually we hear them so that they can move for
us but before doing anything we heard a man yell from the street below. He stopped on his motorcycle and was pointing
to the group of horses there and helped us see that the 1 year old granddaughter
of Hermana Rosa Flores had wandered from her house without notice and was
literally 6 inches from being kicked by a full 500 lbs. horse or worse trampled
to the ground. A calmness over took me as I advanced, walking silently within
the group of horses. All were faced away
from me eating, and one startled noise or movement could have frightened the
horses to kick me and possibly injure or take my life. But as I moved quietly and normally, I picked
up her granddaughter and took her to safety at her grandma’s house just a
couple of yards away, without anything happening to the both of us. I feel like it’s in moments like these where
God tests us, to see what is more important, our lives or the lives of others. Those who accept Christ and die in Christ will
have a better life than those who pass away without him. I felt an assurance that our loving Heavenly Father
would guide and protect us both, even if it seemed crazy to do such. But having faith in Christ and everything
gives us protection and even the power to do good in this world.
We have been going
with Joaquin and Sandra a lot, visiting many people and they are awesome as
always to help us with our investigators. Just yesterday we went with Joaquin and Juan Romero
to see some people and their skills and talents have helped us come closer to the
investigators that we are teaching. So
my testimony is huge in that members do make the difference. If you are a member I challenge you to do what
I wished I would have done when I was back at home; go out one day with the
missionaries and just be around them. Help
them in their appointments, and even get to know them. You will see just how big of an impact you
will make with giving one day with visiting people, or even 2 hours. Go, do it when you have a free day or even a
couple hours and see how great the gospel is.
I cooked
sloppy joes for Elder Montero and he really liked it. I loved it and also we have been working out,
as hard as you can in a garage with only your own body weight as a weight. It’s hard but when I get home I’ll be in the
gym super-fast. ja ja.
I love you
all and hope that you are all well!
Love Elder Burke
 |
| teaching a family outside and it started raining |
 |
| Birthday lunch with Hermana Mara |
No comments:
Post a Comment