10/6/2014

HELLO MY WONDERFUL PEOPLE :)

man i miss you! but i am loving this place more and more :)

this week was pretty tough for me on a couple occasions, but it was also one of the best!!! i got to go on exchanges twice! once in my area with elder sanchez from el salvador and once with elder kristensen in his area again! it was awesome! most of the time during those days we just went to investigators and inactives houses and gave out invites for conference. but when i was with elder kristensen he also taught me a lot as we went, he has 22 months in the mission so he goes home this December, but he is super smart and I'm glad he shared his methods with me.


and the conference!!! holy goodness that was wonderful!! i was able to watch in English, but i chose to watch the native Spanish speakers in Spanish and that was awesome!!!!! i LOVED how they spoke in different languages in conf. that was sweet!!!! but did you all here what pres packer said???? i don't have my notes, but basically he said, "our church is growing and will continue to grow, but it don't matter how big we are, or how many members we have or how many languages we speak, all is measure by spiritual strength." that was sooo cool to me!!! cause honestly, will it matter to have baptized 3000 people if none of them really understand or feel that its true? NO. as members and missionaries, we have the sacred responsibility of not only sharing what we know, but demonstrating what we know. that is the best way to teach. we HAVE to become like Jesus Christ. its a commandment. and most people say, "oh yeah its a commandment, but no one can really do it, basically it means try your best" you know what i would have to say about that? id say "excuse me but only Joseph smith translates scriptures, and it actually means what it says" GUYS! God has given us the capability to become EXACTLY as our brother Jesus. its called agency and the atonement. God does not give commandments to the children of men save he shall prepare a way. ITS TRUE. we can become perfect even as he is. you just gotta pray for strength and pray to obtain all the attributes of Christ. God and the Christ are one, God is in His Son. and i know that His Son can be within us, and we can share His love, with ALL the world. its a wonderful responsibility.


AND YESTERDAY!!! holy cow!!! sooo cool!!! guess what hno arroz!!! WE WENT TO GUATAPE! soooooooo sweeet! for those of you who don't know, remember that picture of the huge rock with the stairs in it that i posted on my facebook a few months back? THAT'S WHERE WE WENT!!! ill send the pictures.. but that place was AMAZING!


AUTUMN! te amo! yo oro cada dia, y yo se que es importante a incluir nuestro padre celestial en cada momento durante la dia. tengo mucho animo para tu y tu compañero porque sus area esta en la costa! quierro ir a la costa aqui en colombia! le extraño muchisimo! pero yo se estamos haciendo la obra de Dios, y esta maravillosa :)


I LOVE ALL OF YOU GUYS!!! remember kade (and everyone) to read in pme the chapter about the attributes of Christ. right now I'm working on knowledge and faith. read 1 nephi 11:17. and remember that a desire to have knowledge is wonderful, but it isn't necessary in order to have faith and trust in God.


Elder Bigelow


ps 1Nephi 11:8...... HOW IN THE WORLD DID NEPHI KNOW WHAT SNOW WAS?!?!?!