Week 36

 Villa Juana!!

I made it here to Villa Juana!  

This place is awesome, there are tons of people progressing and 6 people could be baptized right now, but the problem is that they need to get married lol.  For those of you who don't know, here in the DR people live together for 20 years and have tons of kids but they never get married.  Why? Because it costs a lot of money to get married and even more to get divorced. So the people are scared of the commitment because they don't want to lose a lot of money.

Met the new comp- Elder Ford, he's an absolute beast and we had a killer week (shout out Elder Ford)

I loved conference this week.  I loved in particular the talks that talked about Alma 36.  When it explains the joy that comes from Jesuc Christ.  And from repentance.   In this verse it explains it perfectly

 

21 Yea, I say unto you, my son, that there could be nothing so exquisite and so bitter as were my pains. Yea, and again I say unto you, my son, that on the other hand, there can be nothing so exquisite and sweet as was my joy.

Sinning brings a lot of pain in our life, it really does, but as it says in the word of God.  There is nothing as sweet or exquisite as the eternal joy that comes from repentance.  The current prophet of God, Russel M Nelson has encouraged us constantly to repent every single day so that we are always filled with the light of Christ.  I know that it is the best way to turn around your life and to be a disciple of Christ, but we are not in this alone.  Christ is there, he's real and he is your Savior.  

For those of you who didn't know, before my mission it is quite possible that I wasn't making the best decisions in life, and maybe wasn't the best person.  I wasn't happy.  Living life not keeping the commandments.  On the mission I have really learned that true happiness comes through Christ.  And what does that mean?  It means..

20... press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end.  Ye shall have eternal life.  

It doesn't matter where you are in life.  It really doesn't.  Follow Cristo.

Deuces, EL