Week 27

Week 27

Hello!

Monday: Totally normal day. We cleaned the apartment really good so we could do good on inspections. It was a relaxing day!

Tuesday: So President Egbert lets us watch 1 movie a year and we chose to watch “It’s a Wonderful Life”. That movie has become one of my favorites of all time. It is so good! We also went to an orphanage afterward and played with some of the kids there. At first they were shy, then they really opened up to us and it was really special and spiritual.

Wednesday: FULL DAY TEACHING. We again didn’t have any fall throughs. It was so good. Also we are going to have Satie’s baptism tomorrow!

Thursday: Satie passed!! So exciting! We also painted buckets for Tanya. It was really fun to do service. We don’t get to a lot because the people here would rather do it themselves. But that’s ok. Oh yeah, 6 months today!!

Friday: LOL the whole world flooded today! I was up to my knees in water outside of our apartment. It was so bad! It was also super fun! Pres Egbert said to stay inside if it was too bad. We went to the Christmas party and had a good time there, then went home. It was a very relaxing day.

Saturday: Satie’s baptism was today. It was so good! The spirit was so strong! It was special for me because Satie is the first person I found, taught and Baptized. She is so cool! Its only taken 6 months! Never give up on someone! After that, we went up to Carrington and I had the chance to go out in the ocean to be a witness for Hannah’s Baptism. It was really cool! After all that we went around reading Luke 2 with all the peeps.

Sunday: 12:00am we opened the package! It was so much fun! I recorded it and I think I was drunk. Haha It was really fun! Then we had church and did some teaching! We talked to our families! It was such an awesome experience! I love it here so much and I love you guys so much!

Monday: We just hung out all day at the apartment because everything was closed. I also learned that the Word of Wisdom is a gift, not a curse! I had a really spiritual experience teaching Delina, our neighbor across the street, who is 11, about the POS (Plan of Salvation). I explained that the plan is all about love! It was really cool!

Tuesday: Today we had all of our lessons fall through. Yay! It was still good though! We taught Sarah about how important she is! It was very spiritual. She is a daughter of God. I am a son of God. We are all sons and daughters of God who loves us and is here for us!

This week was very spiritual. And it all started with “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Our lives may be hard, they may flat out suck. BUT we all have Jesus Christ who will always be there for us. He cannot forget us. And we also have each other. 1 Nephi 21:15-16

This week I found a quote. “To ease another’s heartache, is to forget one’s own.” -Abraham Lincoln. This is so true! I have a lot of heartache, but when I look outside of myself and help others understand that Jesus is their Savior, my pain goes away. I know Jesus Christ lives! He was born 2000 years ago and still lives!

I love you guys so much! Stay strong!

-Elder Andrus

Flooding!

Skyping on Christmas Sunday!!