Dear Family,
How are you? I am well—I received my new companion this week, Elder
Henry from Calgary!
I left La Quebrada on Tuesday, after working for two days with Elder
Ferro, and on Wednesday, after a training meeting, companions were
assigned. We were hoping to come back on Wednesday night, but, there
wasn't a bus, then we wanted to come back on Thursday afternoon,
but... we missed the bus, and then, we finally set out on the six-hour
trip on Thursday night at midnight! Thus we've been away from home a
bit, but we were able to help the Elders in Cordoba, and I got to help
out the Elders in the mission office while Elder Henry went out to get
his visa arranged—I spent the day updating lists, and checking orders,
etc!
We're working hard to find people that we can teach, and to help
those that we are teaching to keep progressing and learning and
feeling the Spirit! One thing that President Salas taught us about
while we were in Cordoba this week was the idea of 'the pipeline.' If
we have a pipe of water with air pockets, it will come out in spurts.
Likewise, if we entirely focus on a couple investigators until they
get baptised, neglecting finding other people, or teaching them, we
end up with an air pocket, as it were, as soon as they join the
church! Thus, we're trying to be able to have investigators in all
stages of progression in order to be constantly busy—what we do right
now, today, will affect the state of the work here in a few months!
Other points this week include setting goals that will actually be
reached, and considering what exactly is required to achieve the
goals! In training material that we received this week, we are told
that our missionary purpose is to increase the number of people who
are exercising faith, repenting, being baptized and receiving the gift
of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end, by following the guidance
of the Holy Spirit. Thus, goal-setting becomes an important way to
achieve the goal of doing more of what we do.
I was excited to hear about the baptism in Ottawa, and that young
women's camp went well, and about the Pageant. For the driver's
license, I think that it will be best to cancel it. Thus, I'll fax a
letter to the SAAQ to that effect.
I hope that you have a good week!
Love,
Elder Schlachter
P.S. Also, Elder Henry is from the same stake as the Lawlor family and
he knows them!
