How does megan manage to run over her foot with a parked car! that´s pretty hilarious :) i mean, uh, that´s terrible! yeah. I hope she recovers soon. She has had a rough year. But I don´t remember her poisoning herself, What happened there? (she parked the car at the school, got out, saw a rock in front of the tire, pulled it out, the truck rolled forward RIGHT ON HER FOOT! She had to push the truck off her foot to get it out! They think she has a stress fracture and she has to stay off it for 6-8 weeks. Crazy kid! What a year she has had. Broken wrist, concussion from red rover, stabbed a pocket knife through her cheek, poisoned herself, and ran over herself with a parked car!)
And Ellie didn´t make the A team, thats a real bummer. But she´ll be able to help the B team be the best! back in middle school our basketball B team played against the A team and beat them pretty soundly. I think if they work hard, they can do the same!
And Mark Goodale got injured too! How long was he even out for? that really sucks. Just remind him that the best thing for him to do is recover quickly and then head back out. how did he injure himself anyways?
So a little bit more about the wonderful world of Juarez,
This city is crazy huge! Like really really big. I dont really know how else to discribe it. There are different Colonias (Colonies) all throughout and around the city, but I havent really gotten a chance to see many of them yet. Some of them sound really interesting. Colonia Juarez is a Mormon Colony. Loads of Mormons! Another one has a bunch of Polygamists. And there´s even one nearby a beautiful deserty sand dune area! I believe the one we´re currently closest to is called Praderas de los Oasis.
This week my companion and I both got sick. I think it was strep throat, but I really dont know. Sore throat, fever, a bit of a cold, a funky white thing on my tonsil. Yup. But we´re better now! My companion is also now the District leader. This means I have 30 minutes extra to write you guys! Yay!
So we´ve been teaching this guy, his name is Alex. His wife is a member, but not super active. He knows the bible super well and always has a lot of honest questions. Like why dont we use wine in the sacrament? Aren´t all sins equal? and stuff like that. Some really good questions that I´ve never really thought about. Christ said to use wine, so why use water? Answer: D&C 27. Honestly, we could use wine. But it isnt important. Its the symbolism that matters. And the other question, are all sins equal? Answer: Alma 39. The problem here is that he hasnt yet read much of the book of mormon and hasnt prayed about Joseph Smith. Because the doctrine is clear, but the bible isnt. That´s why it´s so important to pray and recieve answers about these things.
Anyways, that was just some intersting stuff I came across this week.
Have fun! Party hard! Remember that God knows you personally and loves each of us more than we know!
Elder Phillips
Dear Everybody,
I´m sorry, but this is going to be pretty short today.
Being a missionary, you teach a lot. You teach a lot of people a lot of different lessons using a lot of different scriptures. However, as a missionary, you learn a lot too. You learn about the scriptures. You learn to love them. You learn that you can recieve answers to prayers.
This week was a learning experience. Nothing huge, nothing profound. I think it rarely is. But by teaching others about these basic principles of the gospel, we come to truly understand them for ourselves. And when we truly understand them, we can better teach and live them. "And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God." (Mosiah 2:41)This week I was able to observe that this is a true principle. Commandments are here to help us, to guide us, and to give us happiness. Not a brief happiness, but a lasting joy that comes only through living righteously.
So Live Righteously.
Elder Phillips
Jacob 5:12
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