November 10, 2014: The Guardian

November 10, 2014: The Guardian

There is a man... he wanders our apartment complex, protecting us from the forces of darkness, and repairing our appliances. We call him... the Guardian. He's basically the Hagrid of Jardines de la Fuente, he's a big hairy Mexican with a mysterious cloak.

This week has been exhausting. We had lots of miracles and blessings, and found lots of cool people, but we haven't had a lot of time to work with any of them because of the family that was supposed to be baptized yesterday. They were all doing great until the grandma's boyfriend got out of jail... his angry drunkenness and drunken anger is putting quite a few road blocks in this wonderful family's happiness and eternal salvation. But the trick is to not get discouraged, right? Obviously, God the Almighty wants them to be baptized, and if we do everything we can and help them to show their faith as well, God will take care of the rest.

We also took a trip into the Great White North this week, a chunk of really nice neighborhood just barely inside our stake boundaries. It was fun sneaking into the gated community, "The Plantation." We did a district stampede for 4 hours, and even though it was constantly raining, cold, and nobody got to go inside once, we had a blast. I especially wanna give a shout-out to Elder Wright and Elder "The Meat Wagon" Browning for being such troopers.

We're also teaching a member's husband who has a ton of super liberal free-thinking non-christian views on God and religion in general... And I feel completely unprepared. I mean, I know I've faced all these questions and doubts before, living in Washington and all... but after a solid year and a half of talking almost exclusively to Christians of various denominations, it's a bit of a shock. Is... is this what the real world is like???

We went to the pulga (flea market) today and I got some sick shades, so that's a plus. Elder Thornton got a leather jacket for $12.00. Also, I played the Ocarina of Time through my nose while wearing a jean jacket for a special musical number at zone meeting, which was a blast.

At the Pulga

Galatians 6:9 tells us, "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." And DyC 64:33 says, "33 Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great." Both great scriptures to pump us up when times get tough.

Lots of love, darlings.

Elder Dylan Young

"La Basilica de San Juan"
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