The weeks seem to be going faster and faster. Today is my two month aniversary of being out in the mission field! But who's keeping track?
We have a brand new church here in Cotacachi! Almost. We were able to have our baptism in it last Saturday, but it isn't open quite yet. The dedication is the sixth of October, open house and cultural presentation on the seventh, and assist on the eighth. Just in time for my birthday and it is a great gift to recieve!
We had the baptism of our familia Rienoso! It was solo the parents that were baptized. Elder Alvarado had the privilege to do so. It so awesome and the Spirit was so strong. We also had a lot of the members show up which was absolutely awesome!
If anyone knows anything about me is how much I like to watch sports. Here in Cotacachi, they have very different sports. The one that is really big during this month is Trompo. If anyone gets the chance to look it up, it is very interesting. I also realized that this is the place for me. The entire country is dedicated to music. They have two huge festivals, one in June and one in this month. They also have a lot of statues, drawings, and ads for different music stuff. A lot of the people here, also, either are, were, or have family that was a musician. I love it!
I had an interesting thought this week as the spouse of one of our investigators told us to never come back. The mission isn't just teaching people. The mission is pulling, lifting, and dragging people into a little bit of the light to hopefully have them see the light in it's plentitud. It is a battle against the darkness and against Satan. The hard part is that Satan has been around these people longer than we have. He has more experience than we, as missionaries, do. He is also very powerful and influenceful. But, as missionaries, we have the truth. We have the Spirit. And most importantly, we have the help of God. Missionary work is a lot different in this perspective. And it's not only something we deal with as missionaries, it is also personal. Stay in the light. Don't stray from the light. If you can, and I plead that you do, help others into the light as well. The time is soon at hand when Christ will come again. We need to do all we can as knowers of the truth to help our fellow brothers and sisters.
Sorry for no pictures, The computer snatched them all...again. I'll figure something out with that. Love you all and hope you have a great week!
--Elder Ogden--
Here is one picture my awesome companion sent me!
Here is one picture my awesome companion sent me!
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