Sorry, we had some complications with the car yesterday and ended up passing all of P-day stuck inside a Pep-boys :( So that's why I didn't write! I don't have a ton of time today, but in answer to all of your questions:
1. Yes, we are fine, no storms are even close to hitting the island ;)
2. We haven't gotten to see the broadcast from the church yet, but I have heard about the Saints book. I've read a few of the chapters that they have been posting in the Liahona but I would love to read the book if idk, someone like wanted to send me a cool September present or something....
3. Yes, they just came out with a new version of PMG where they changed a lot of terms in it (like investigators) and they changed the whole planning and schedule and numbers scheme that it use to have and now we don't use. They only have the new PMG in English though, so we haven't gotten to use it yet here in our mission (Spanish life).
Good job to Seth on asking her out, I don;t know her either, but that'll be fun for him. How does he have Hillcrest friends? LOL But hopefully he does good on the ACT too. I'd say I'm praying for him, but its already to late for that, the test is taken and I'm sure he did fantastic. Here's to hoping he beat me!
Now for the prophets' visit! It was super cool to hear and see them. It was like way incredible! We didn't get to shake their hands or take pics with them or anything like that, there was just flat out too many of us there and they would have been trampled!
But Hna and Eld Gonzalez talked first (the area president and wife who are also coming to our mission for a mission tour this week!).
Then Hna and Eld er Renlund talked to us. Sis Renlund talked about our commitment as members for how we live our lives taking upon ourselves the name of Christ. How our actions and attitude should reflect that we carry this name with us. Then Elder Renlund talked about seeking guidance from the lord in all our actions in life, and being humble enough to follow what He tells us. In the last decade or so the church in Puerto Rico has suffered significantly from a lot of the really strong members moving away from Puerto Rico to the states in search of better jobs or living situations or whatnot and it has left a lot of the wards here without strong leaders, so he tried to talk against this practice.
Then President Nelson talked. And he brought down the roof! He is so cool, just the way he talks and interacts and jokes with the interpreter and brings the spirit soooo strongly!!!! In both the Saturday conference just for missionaries and the Sunday conference for everyone, he talked about the Abrahamic Covenent and the Gathering of Israel. Way dope stuff that I am starting to understand on a whole new level!
He spoke about how the congregation of Israel is a Literal Spiritual Congregation. That we are United in One faith everywhere and in our own lands (or Zions) promised to us from God. He read a scripture that said that the Jews would be gather unto Zion in Judah and that the other Israelites would be gathered unto Zion in Israel. He than said (kinda touching on that same issue that I mentioned that E. Renlund addressed) that Zion was to gather to one heart and one mind in our own lands or in his own words: "the Japanese with be gathered in Japan, Brazilians will be gathered in Brazil" and, he didn't say it directly but everyone got the message: Puerto Ricans will be gathered in Puerto Rico!
so that was just a chispa of what he taught. I've got a lot of notes written that y'all can read in like a year when I get home if you want tho :)
Hope everything is good back home.
I love you all!
Blessings!!!
Elder Bailey
Here are a few silly videos that Landen sent us. Looks like he is getting along well with his companion and is as goofy as ever!
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