WEEK 8: Rain, rain, and some more rain!!
How is it goin everybody! I hope ya'll have had a great week. My 2nd week here has been awesome! A lot better than the first week. I think it is like that with all missionaries, haha, but I am getting much more adjusted to the life of a missionary!
This week it rained and it rained a whole lot. I should probably get used to that now that I am living in Uruguay haha. One morning it rained so hard that it was just rivers on the sidewalks and lakes around everyones houses. We still went out to work, but sadly didn't get much done during it as most people didn't want to even open their door because they'd get wet haha!..but thats alright, we still got to do the Lords work!
This week our zone had a big goal of how many new people we wanted to find and start teaching. Our zone is full of some studs and we did it! We got a nice breakfast as a reward from President Olsen this morning because of it! We all worked our tails off for it and as a result so many more people now have, and are having, the chance to hear the message of Jesus Christ that we share. Two of the people we are teaching right now are two 16 year old guys. They are awesome and so fun to teach. Their names are Cristian and Sebastian and they just love coming to church and seminary and having lessons with us. They are a huge example to me. I thought to myself when I was their age I would not be doing the things they're doing just out of their own free will and desire like they have. They are going to be baptized in 2 weeks and I couldn't be more excited for the two of them!
Missionary work really is such a satisfying job and it helps and blesses so many people. I am just thankful that I get to have this opportunity right now! Sometimes while sitting in a house teaching a lesson all of a sudden I think to myself, "Am I actually here right now? Like am I for real sitting in some random cement block house talking to some dude about Jesus right now?" haha it is a weird feeling that is hard to describe. But it has been such a good time as a missionary and I cant wait for the future, especially once I am fluent in Spanish!!! Ciao!
This week it rained and it rained a whole lot. I should probably get used to that now that I am living in Uruguay haha. One morning it rained so hard that it was just rivers on the sidewalks and lakes around everyones houses. We still went out to work, but sadly didn't get much done during it as most people didn't want to even open their door because they'd get wet haha!..but thats alright, we still got to do the Lords work!
This week our zone had a big goal of how many new people we wanted to find and start teaching. Our zone is full of some studs and we did it! We got a nice breakfast as a reward from President Olsen this morning because of it! We all worked our tails off for it and as a result so many more people now have, and are having, the chance to hear the message of Jesus Christ that we share. Two of the people we are teaching right now are two 16 year old guys. They are awesome and so fun to teach. Their names are Cristian and Sebastian and they just love coming to church and seminary and having lessons with us. They are a huge example to me. I thought to myself when I was their age I would not be doing the things they're doing just out of their own free will and desire like they have. They are going to be baptized in 2 weeks and I couldn't be more excited for the two of them!
Missionary work really is such a satisfying job and it helps and blesses so many people. I am just thankful that I get to have this opportunity right now! Sometimes while sitting in a house teaching a lesson all of a sudden I think to myself, "Am I actually here right now? Like am I for real sitting in some random cement block house talking to some dude about Jesus right now?" haha it is a weird feeling that is hard to describe. But it has been such a good time as a missionary and I cant wait for the future, especially once I am fluent in Spanish!!! Ciao!
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| Braxton with his companion Elder Smyers earlier today before District Conference. |
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| Braxton & Elder Smyers receiving a surprise package from home on Saturday! |
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| Elder Shoemaker last week in Montevideo. |
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| A 'selfie' of Braxton in his bedroom. |
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| A picture of the bridge at night, near Delta Del Tigre, that Braxton and his companion cross over multiple times a day. |
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| Braxton with his first package from Home on Saturday! |
