Hello Everyone!
I can't believe how crazy fast this week went by! It's interesting how days seem to blend together out here... Alright. Highlights from the week:
1) Another incredible lesson with Eric last Sunday!! I've never seen someone so prepared for this gospel. Excited to be teaching him more this week :)
2) Had a rocking day doing flips and such on the sand dunes again! haha my form is terrible, but it's getting there... slowly but surely!
3) We double hit the area with the Zone Leaders for a couple of days! Elder Thompson went with Elder Udy; I went with Elder Beuce. We went traveling down a dirt road I hadn't been on for a long while and had an interesting experience with someone we met.... The further out of K-town you get, the more primitive setting people live in. There's a fantastic member here; Sister Young, who lives in a little hogan, which she's lived in her whole life. It's incredible. It's completely waterproof, and they actually have a gas line built into the wall! Supah cool. Also got to teach Coleman again-one of the smartest people we've met since coming out here! He's progressing, just has some things he needs to take care of.... Hahahahaha we were teaching him Alma 47: The principle of never lowering your standards, or else there can be drastic consequences. This story uses Amalikiah as the main antagonist, and upon hearing how he secured command of the lamanite army, Coleman remarks: that clever b***** XD he's working on language, but it was the funniest comment I've ever heard for that story.
4) Actually had a rocking district meeting! Centered it around our calling, and the principle of exact obedience and how it can bless and change our missions. Hopefully there will be changes in the district; will be following up in this coming week. The elders in this district have so much potential!
5) Elder Udy and I are starting anew our efforts to become spiritually and physically stronger: we're in a race to see who can drop 10 lbs fastest. (without pulling any tricks from wrestling season)
6) Got to have an incredible lesson with Dwayne; he's so ready for baptism! He gets excited every Saturday for what he'll be learning in church that Sunday! You don't meet many people who value the sabbath day like that... it's fantastic :)
7) Went on a transfer to Chilchinbeto with Elder Hunter again! It's one of the deepest rez areas in the mission; it's interesting to see how the work is out there. I'm convinced that there's not a place in the U.S. more poverty stricken than some areas in the deep rez... There's literally a family of 5 who live in a small, hollowed-out shell of a trailer. Regardless, they're a phenomenal, happy people. Goes to show that happiness in life doesn't come from owning things...
Thought for the week: when it comes down to it, everything important in life deals with relationships. This gospel is centered around building your relationship with yourself (learning who you are, where you came from, where you're going, why you're here, what your weaknesses are, how you can continually improve each day), others (the family: a proclamation to the world, your ward family, everyone is your brothers and sisters... One of the most fantastic things about this gospel is that it makes it so the relationships we form here, our families, etc. can be perpetuated beyond the grave! We can be with our families and loved ones FOREVER!), and God ("this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true god, and jesus christ, whom thou hast sent.” We build our relationship with God and Christ through emulating them, through prayer, through scripture study, etc. One of the major purposes of this life is becoming like Christ, which we can more fully do as we get to know Him more, through His atonement).
So yeah! Pumped for this next week!
Love you all!
Hozho nana
Elder Kraus
P.S. Apparently, I sound more and more like a navajo when I speak and tell stories during lessons.... not sure how to feel about that, but it's cool :)
Have an incredible week!
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