Letter #25

Superrr bonita sunset😎
Little taste of the work down here🔥
Super cool multi-ward futbol tournament we had, (had a team of missionaries, didn't quite kick butt, but don't worry, we just let the other teams win fsfs😂)

Hey everyone, como estamos?? Sorry it's been a little while, life has been superrr busy down here in Moncagua, I'll try to remember where I left off the last time😅

Just a couple things that have happened in the past couple of weeks:

We've been finding people like crazyyyy, it's been awesome! People are super accepting here, and Elder Bringhurst is an absolute beast at finding people that are willing to accept invitations, so we've seen a lot of miracles with that. 

This past week especially we had a really cool miracle; a couple weeks ago we found and were teaching a 7th Day Adventist family but stopped because all they wanted to do was bible bash (for some reason, there's a lot more bible bashers on this side of Moncagua, not exactly sure why, it's such a time trap though). So we dropped the family but got their numbers, and out of the blue one day decided to call one of them. This lady lived in a different house, let us come over, accepted our message, and her and almost her whole family came to church this last Sunday too!! This was hugeee, I've never had a friend come to church just after one lesson, it was incredible!!

Something that's stuck out to me spiritually recently is the importance of humility. I like Jacob 4:10 which says:
10 Wherefore, brethren, seek not to counsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand. For behold, ye yourselves know that he counseleth in wisdom, and in justice, and in great mercy, over all his works.
Life is hard, that much is obvious. But when we humble ourselves and accept the council we receive from the Lord, recognize His hand in our lives, and not bible bash😅, we'll be happier and make better decisions, I can testify of that!

I'll probably just leave it at that for right now, sorry, I know it's been a while since I've sent an email out. You guys are awesome though, thanks for all the support!! The Lord loves each and every one of you, don't ever forget! 

Salud pues🫡

Élder Bagley

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