Elder
Mardo and I went with Sasha to the temple on Saturday and she was endowed. She
said that it was a lot of new stuff for her, but she left talking to the ward
relief society president (who was her escort) about how they could get the
sisters from the ward to go to the temple more often so I think it went
alright. There were some new things indeed. They took us out to eat after to a
buffet of tacos. Tomorrow we're going to spend the day with President, but I
don't know what the plans are. Wednesday we all travel back home.
As I think
about the "best" experiences that I've had my mind turns to the
moments where I've been able to see that people have changed for the better or
have endured well through difficult moments. The gospel is all about hope and
change and I've been happy to see how much the little things can make all the
difference as well. Some of the hardest moments were when people turned
away or rejected the gospel due to fear, misunderstandings, or indifference.
One thing that I've understood more plainly that will help me a lot from here
on out is that the gospel is more than just a list of to-do's and not-to-do's.
It is life's most important pursuit and it requires extra effort, attention,
and sacrifice. I'm bad at remembering funny things without something that
reminds me of the experience, but I'm sure that you'll hear a story from this
week at some point.
Love
you,
Elder
Finlinson
El Tajin with Ivan (one of the guys we baptized).
I didn't really tear my pants, it just looks like it in the picture.
Baptism of Oswaldo
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