January 18, 2010

Hey everybody! How are you all? Is it starting to warm up back home because it is here! I´m trying to think back on everything I did this week. Well, last Tuesday I had to wake up at 5 so we could walk to the train station and catch our train on time to head to our Zone Conference in Murcia. It was a great conference. I feel so blessed to have President Hinckley as my president. Its a ton of fun to listen to him. I learn so much everytime. It was also a pretty emberrassing conference. I got called up to the front of the room with my companion because my birthday is this month and my companion had to say something nice about me. It sounds like I´m in elementary school huh? Well I really don´t like being the center of attention so I was already a little emberrassed, but then this is what he said. Elder Langston, where do I start, he is really good at spanish and everybody loves him, in fact, sometimes the girls love him a little too much. Are you kidding me! Everybody was laughing and I just turned bright red. Then sister Hinckley said she could feel an emergency transfer coming on. So that was my glorious moment in the spotlight in zone conference. I would have preferred something like a hard worker, or a good teacher, but hey I can´t complain right? Right now we are focusing on working with the ward and branch leaders and becoming unified with them so we can see even more baptisms this year. This last week, an inactive member died in a tragic accident and it has really hit the branch. I think they have been reminded of the importance of sharing the gospel and always looking out for other members. It hit me pretty hard too. There was such a strong spirit in the chapel yesterday. The first counselor gave a talk and he was really close friends with the man that died. He actually came to know the church through him. He said something that really made me think. He said, if God called us today, if our time on earth was up, would we be ready? It made everybody, including me, look in the mirror and think about everything I´m doing and what I could do better. I know every single one of us can always get better. We should never settle for just going through the motions. This life is so important. Its a test. I think we forget that a lot and tend to live in the moment, but if we have an eternal look on life everything makes so much sense. I just want you to know that I know God lives and Jesus Christ is our Savior. We really are children of God and He has given us this opportunity to live on earth to progress and become like Him. To have everything He has. What greater love is there? I love you all and I´m so thankful for all you do and the roles you play in my life. Have a great week! Bye bye. Love, Elder Langston