Hello everyone!I feel like recently I haven't been sharing the good parts about the people here, which is tough when you are seeing the side where a lot of the pressure is put on them and I have probably been a little small in my perspective. Really, they are a general good people, Friday night when our bus passed for the second time without stopping to get us home on time, a couple of guys had stopped a little bit away and called us over for a free 20 minute ride to our house. They weren't investigators or anything, just lived across the street from one of the members and saw us on occasion. When we tried to pay them, they told us to just keep them in our prayers. Nice guys. I failed to be able to see that they have their beliefs as well as I and just because it is my calling to talk to them and try to share with them my testimony, it is not my calling to get frustrated or discouraged when they continue in their own faith.Before we left for the area to try to catch the bus, we had an hour or so to wait because we had taught all of our lessons and were just wanting to do some more contacting. We found a local cancha or soccer court and some kids were playing again. Some of them knew me when I came last time and started calling me 'Lewandowski' probably because it was the only other German fútbol name they know and it was easier than 'Allgaier'. We played for a bit until it was time to go and we talked a bit about who we are as missionaries and invited them to church. They asked when we could come back to play again and we told them about our real purpose, also that if they all came to church, we could play all day. Not sure if President McCarthur would like that, but a few of them actually said they would come and accepted what we do as something really cool. We have cards this week with the address and time of the church so they can actually come, but wow, fútbol is awesome. With the 15 kids that were there, if just 5 of them came with their parents and even just two continued to be baptized, how cool would that be to say that it started with Elder Berryhill and I playing fútbol with them.So for the invitation this week, play a game of fútbol... Just kidding, that's extra credit and I will give you a Mexican high five if you actually do it when I get back. I want to extend the invitation to watch a few videos on Mormon.org or mormon channel on youtube about how to strengthen the family at home, escpecially with the relationship between Parents and Kids. Happy 6 months!! Love you all!Siento que no he estado compartiendo los partes buenos sobre la gente aquí, que es difícil cuando vea el lado donde mucho de la presión esta sobre ellos y tal vez, he tenido un perspectivo pequeño. La verdad, son personas buenas en general. En la noche de Viernes cuando nuestro camión pasó para la segunda vez sin pararse y no pudimos llegar a la casa en tiempo, unos hombres han parado un poco más adelante y nos llamaron para un ride gratis de 20 minutos a la casa. No fueron investigadores, solamente viven en frente de un miembro y nos vean en ocasión. Cuando tratamos a pagarles, nos dijeron a orar para ellos. Hombres amables. Yo fallé a poder ver que tienen sus creencias tal como yo, y solo porque es mi llamamiento a hablar con ellos y tratar a compartir mi testimonio, no es mi llamamiento a llegar a ser frustrado ni desalentado cuando siguen en su propia fe.Antes de salir el area a tratar a tomar el camión, tuvimos una hora mas o menos para esperar porque hemos cumplido todos de nuestras lecciones y solo queríamos hacer mas contactos. Encontramos una cancha local y unos niños estaban jugando otra vez. Algunos de ellos me conocieron de la ultima vez y me empezaron a llamar 'Lewandowski' tal vez porque fue el único nombre de fútbol que conocen y mucho mas fácil que 'Allgaier'. Jugamos por un rato hasta fue tiempo para irnos y hablamos un poco sobre quien somos nosotros como misionarios y les invitamos a la iglesia. Nos preguntaron cuando podremos regresar para jugar, y les dijimos de nuestro propósito principal, también que si todos de ellos vengan a la iglesia, podamos jugar todo el día. No soy seguro si Presidente McCarthur le gustaría eso, pero unos dijeron que iban a venir y nos aceptaron que hacemos como algo cheedo. Tenemos tarjetas esta semana con la dirección y tiempo de la iglesia que puedan venir actualmente. Pero, hijole, fútbol es maravilloso. Con los 15 niños que estaban allí, si solo 5 vengan con sus padres y solo dos sigan a ser bautizados, que cheedo sería a decir que lo empezó con Elder Berryhill y yo jugar fútbol con ellos.Entonces para la invitación esta semana, juegue un partido de fúbol... Estoy bromiendo, es crédíto extra y le haré cinco alto mexicano cuando regrese. Quiero invitarles a ver unos videos en Mormon.org/spa o canal mormon en youtube sobre como fortalecer la familia al hogar, especialmente con la relación entra los Padres y Hijos. ¡¡Feliz 6 meses!! ¡Les quiero!
Mexico Monterrey West Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Monday, September 7, 2015
September 7th, 2015 -- Weekly Update
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