So apparently it is Thanksgiving this week and I completely forgot about it. I guess that after so much time of eating beans, tacos, and tortillas you kind of forget about the huge roasted turkeys and parties with the family. I cant believe that is was a year ago that I was in the MTC listening to Elder Holland talk to us on Thanksgiving day. It seems like it was yesterday. Alot of things have happened in the past year that I am so grateful for.
Anyway since you guys hardly did anything this week I will tell you a little bit about my week. It was a normal week here in Estancia. We started off doing divisions with the assistants which was pretty good. Elder Banks and I worked all day and found several people. They couldnt make it to the church though so we will be going with them this week to see if they are baptizable. We also had an activity on sat. name the trip to hawaii. I focused on the Plan of Salvation and had to do with an airplane crash and the people learning about the life after death. They all ended up in the Celestial kingdom where all of us were dressed up in white and we had a baptismal service. So it was a really espiritual experience. Today we had the opportunity to go to the temple so that is why I am writing on tuesday. It was awesome to be able to go into the Sacred place and feel the spirit so strong. Sometimes as missionaries that is what we need. A little break to be able to meditate and think about what we have learned and experienced and how we have grown. That is what I was able to do in the temple and I think this time I learned more than any other time I have gone. I loved it. I was also able to do divisions with one of the areas in my district and that was also very good. It was good to work in a different area and help some of the missionaries. The only downfall was that I left the house in the hands of 4 mexican missionaries all under the age of 20. I came home to a house completely hammered. I had to have a talk with my companion cause the kid just doesnt want to grow up. He teaches well and works well as a missionary but when we are home he acts like a little 4 year old. He always pulls his pranks while we are showering and takes peoples stuff without asking and when I tell him that all he needs to do is ask permission he says stupid comments. I was about to strangle him in the morning. I still dont know why the mexicans can leave on the mission at 18. O h well 2 weeks left. The good thing though that I loved about the week is that once again it hit me how grateful I am to be able to testify the truthfulness of this Gospel. Whether or not the people accept me I know this message is true. I know this church is the only true church on the earth today and that Jesus Christ is at the head. He loves us. Heavenly Father loves us. I know that we have all taken a true baptism and that the Lord is willing to take away our sins. I know that this is all true. I know that we need to serve the people. That is another thing I love about being here. I love serving the people. I love the feeling I get when I see someone smile because we helped them. I love seeing the lives of the people change. I love it all. I love you all and am so grateful for you. I am grateful for everything I have and most importantly for Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ. I love them both. I love Joseph Smith and the things he suffered so we could have this church. I love it all! Well yeah now I am bouncin. Have a great thanksgiving!
Elder Burr
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