December 30, 2013

Wowziers what a great week :) Firstly, christmas was awesome to talk to everyone and hear your voices and smiling faces and hear your laughs and advice :) Couple things i forgot about christmas that are funny-- christmas eve....fireworks the WHOLE night. It was crazy. In serious a constant boom from about 11 at night to 3 or 4 in the morning it was insane! I didnt have any problems with sleeping but elder Hernandez didnt sleep. and at 2 in the morning a ward missionary, joven called us and wished us happy christmas and we were like WHAA why are you callling us at 2 in the morning. I was freaking out because i thought it was presidente or a lider saying there was changes or somthieng! Tehe. One thing i remembered from the call was porcause. Im laughing right now. Hilarious. [he's referring to our family skype session on Christmas.  He was having a hard time speaking English clearly and he said "porcause" a mixture of english 'because' and spanish 'porque'] My mind gets confused a times--mixing because and porque. Pretty funny. But no worries im not feeling even a lick of homesickness its all good and im stoked for a whole complete year of the obra de salvacion :) A whole year of being a missionaary. Awesome. 

So we have been trying to visit every ward member and train them, or teach them. (not quite sure how to explain it in english:) tehe i dont know the word in english sorry) But yesterday we received a whole boatload of referencias. It was seriously the cooles thing every. And another kid walked up to us in the street and asked us if we could teach him! :) We had a couple other people in the street stop us and ask us questions. So so cool seeing the Lords hand in his work. We are going to work with and teach the members that gave us the referencies and go visit their friends and neighbors. So excited. Elder Bednar said that the members are full time look forers. searchers (buscadores) y the missioneros are full time teachers. The work is truly WITH the members. Real work is in and through the members. There is not 2 teams of the work of salvacion, members and missionarys. There is one team, one objective one work. To open the doors of the celestial kingdom for other people. It is the same vineyard of the Lord. And i also testify of that the Lord is working side by side with us in His vineyard. I have no doubt about it. Good work with Ed, he can tell there is a little something. Keep it up :) I sure love you guys a whole ton! Remember to work with the Elders and the Lord in His work of Salvacion. 

Hurrah For Israel

Elder Burrup

P.S. No worries with Elder Hernandez, everything is fine and good :) we are working together and all is good :) I remembered the advice from Bishop Nelson and it helped me. Love you all :)