This week, I've been trying to be like Paul, more on that later though.
I've officially completed my first week in the field. Just to give everyone an idea about what Mexico is like, I'll start by describing my area.
My area covers an area in Ciudad Obregon about the size of Palmyra. I walk everywhere, dirt is everywhere, The sun never truly sets, and cockroaches think that the bathroom is the greatest place to be. I've loved every minute of it.
In all seriousness though, my area has a lot of potential. We have a lot of awesome investigators that could get baptized soon if they kept their commitments.
As for how I've been trying to be like Paul, I've been thinking a lot about his missions lately, and the trials that he went through. I get that In my mission I haven't been stoned, or cast into prison, or flogged (yet), but my mission has come with it's own unique set of trials. And like Paul, I can choose to either fold under them, or rise above them. I hope to do the later.
One thing that is unique about my first area is that it technically is my first two areas. I'm working in Ciudad Obregon in a neighborhood named Valles, but I've also got an area that is about 20 minutes outside the city called quechuweica. Don't ask me to spell it twice, it is just pronounced "catch-u-way-ca". It only has about 15 members in the entire town, and hasn't had any missionaries in about five months. I{m really excited to open it up to the work.
One other thing that I learned this week is to never take for granted the value of a priesthood member in the home. I went to church twice yesterday, and only saw at most 15 priesthood age men. And this includes the less active member we committed to come yesterday. Holding the priesthood is a privilege that should never be taken lightly.
That's all for this week. Remember to email me if you have questions
Elder Gooden
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