What’s up!

So this week was Temple P-day so that is why I didn’t email yesterday. But I got to go to the Newport Beach Temple. There are only two zones in the mission that get to go to that temple. And I got to go!!! It is a sweet temple and the area around the temple is super nice. Its a really small temple compared to LA (so is most temples haha) but it was beautiful. I love the opportunities that we get every 12 weeks to go to the temple. It is so amazing. My companion went last transfer because a member was going through for the first time so they went with him. This meant that I went with a couple English Elders. It was great and the member who took us took us out to Ihop afterwords.

This week was fantastic!! I am loving every moment of my mission. We have been working hard in our area and I feel like are making progress. We have been working really hard the last couple weeks and I have learned so much.

This week I have learned a lot personally and really strengthened my testimony. I was a little discouraged with my Spanish because I was in the habit of comparing my Spanish to others and I got a little down when I constantly see others who came out at the same time as I did who have Spanish that is better than mine. I thought of the scripture in Ether 12:27 and I knew that this was one of those weaknesses that I had and I was waiting for the day when it would become a strength.

27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.

I thought that I would magically become fluent in Spanish. I reread that scripture and thought about it a lot. I then realized that I needed to ask God for the help. I had an experience in a lesson where beforehand I prayed really hard and asked for help to understand and speak freely and it came. Then we went into a lesson later and I could not understand a thing. I realize now that God is my strength. That it is only through him and trusting in him and asking for his help that I can do this. I still have that weakness but now I know how to overcome it. Because of that weakness it has made me trust in God more and more which is where true strength comes from.

I love being a missionary and love serving the Lord.

Also we moved apartments this week so that was fun… haha not. I now live in the La Paz apartment complex 17375 Brookhurst in Fountain Valley.

That’s pretty much life.

Its really hard to focus right now so sorry if my letter seems scrambled. It is always so hard to focus when writing home… I don’t really know why.

I love y’all

Elder Bryce the Younger