Called to Serve: Trials and new neighbors

Dear family,

Well this was a long week for me here, I mean it went by way fast just work wise, because it seriously has rained non stop here all weekend and that kills the work! Because no one is out in the street to talk to and those that are, are running to their destination so that they don`t have time to talk. When it rains here also no one wants to leave the house for anything, one because they don`t have cars so they have to wait in the rain for a bus and get soaked and the other is they sick pretty fast here it seems like...so these past few days as I have been studying, I have studied trials and challenges and how to cope with them and understand better the plan that our Heavenly Father has for us. I would like to talk with you guys about it and share what I learned and understood, but I do apologize if it doesn`t make sense, one because my English is bad and two most of the times it make sense in my head but when I try and put words to it, it doesn`t come out how I had it planned in my head..so I do apologize ahead of time.

As the mission has it hard weeks I try and find the good in it all, or what I can change to make it better? or what can I learn from these trials? As we read in Ether 12:27 it says ¨he gives us weak things to make us stronger¨ So that we we will humble ourselves and ask for his help and succor to his will not ours. So that was rather interesting that we need to humbly ask for his help, so that he can make us stronger, but then how we ask also could make all the difference just like how Nephi when his brothers tied him up as they were coming back with their new wifes, he asked for ¨Strength that he could break the rope¨not that the Lord would do it for him. So sometimes we may need to just ask for patience, or strength to get through the trial to break the bands that Satan has on us when our faith is low or when we think why me? Why now? He gave us a plan so that we can learn and grow, so that some day we can be like him, just like it teaches in the Bible that we are to become and try be like our Master. If we didn`t have these trials we would never grow we could never return to live with him again. Of Course he knew we would fall and be weak but that is why he sent his Son to die on the cross and suffer for us so that way he can succor us and know what we feel and how he can help us. He has a plan for each one of us, it was created before we came to this earth. (Jeremiah 1:5) I bear my testimony that as we succor to His Will and use the Atonement to grow and humbly seek the help of the Lord in times of trial that our faith will grow, you will show your faith in Him and His plan that he has for us. Trust in the Lord, He will never let us down Philisones 4:13. ¨For all things through Christ will strength me¨ I love you all so much and you all have my word and promise that the Lord will always do his part if we first do ours DyC 82:10. Know that I love you guys and I thank my Heavenly Father ever day for the blessing I have to be apart of this family! I am truly blessed to call you family. I love you mom to the moon and back and then some, I love you all, have a great week, and I say these things in the name of our beloved Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Con todo el amor esta en mi corazon,

Elder Leatherow

P.S. I have had some new friends, that have made my home their home check them out(;